Ah, I love this topic. For some reason, actually, I've been obsessed with it. Some of the details I give below are also covered in
this older RFF thread.
For a long while, I was archiving proof prints and negs in
Safekeeper 3-ring locking binders from
pfile. I have about ten of them, mostly full of prints.
That was fine for awhile, but I realized that I was having problems with efficient storage - the Safekeeper is pretty much the wrong size for a lot of things, namely 36-frame negative storage with sleeves and storing 4x6 proofs in a 2x2 configuration. That's what I was needing, so I had to find another solution.
Enter the
Imagesafe binder. Taller and slightly wider, this is the perfect solution for storing negatives. I've found that I can fit up to ~30 or so pages of 7 strips of 5 frames, sleeved, with no problem and no crushing. Of course, I realize that "7 strips of 5 frames each" isn't your standard method; I actually use Filmguard's
PL24920 pages, which store 6-frame strips, and I cut them down by an inch to fit. You could also use Printfile's Ultima series, but I believe you get more efficient storage with the Filmguard stuff.
Here's an older pnet thread on a similar topic, although the poster was looking for a storage solution for 6-wide negative pages.
As for storing prints, that's another story if you're interested. Check out
this RFF thread for some related details. The short of it is this: I have not been able to find, anywhere, an enclosed binder that will store 4x6 proofs in a 2x2 array. Call me stubborn.
Anyway, sorry for the long-winded prattle. Hope it's interesting.
Cheers,
--joe.
