Hama 25 Negative Archiving Sleeves, Glassine

These sleeves are exactly what I needed for storing and organising my 35mm negatives. The plastic feels sturdy but not too thick, so you can still clearly view the frames without taking them out. They fit standard strips nicely and slide easily into binders without bending or catching. I was especially impressed with how clean and archival they feel no weird smells or cheap, cloudy plastic. Great for long-term storage and keeping everything protected from dust and fingerprints. If you’re scanning or shooting film regularly, these make life so much easier. Simple, reliable, and good value. Would definitely buy again.

For the filing and storing of 35mm negatives these 'glassine' paper negative sheets are about the best type available in my experience. Normally I cut my negatives into strips of 6 frames but if I've managed to get 37 frames out of a 36-exposure roll of film as I sometimes do, these sheets allow me to cut a few strips of the film (or the whole film) up into strips of 5 frames and still accommodate them all. The glassine paper material from which these neg. files are made has a kind of very soft and smooth quality about it making the sleeves ‘anti-scratch’ and they are not only archival and kind to your negatives but the glassine also facilitates easy loading and withdrawal of your negatives. These Hama sleeves, which are actually manufactured in Germany, also provide excellent protection for your negatives and of course they can be used with ANY A4 Ring-Binder Folder for storing (I personally don't normally buy or use the folders deemed to be for Photographic use as you're expected to pay a premium price for them). Finally, these Hama neg. sheets also represent great value for money - and if you purchase a pack of 100 Sheets rather than a pack of 25 Sheets, they are exceptionally good value for your money.

Negatives? What are they? Well, for you youngsters, before digital cameras and phones, us oldies used a camera into which you fitted a roll of film. You shot 24 or 36 photos onto this film before getting it processed and turned into prints. The by-product of this was that you got several strips of negatives which was the developed film. I have a box full of these negative strips and got a scanner for my birthday, so I have been scanning them into the computer and storing them in these archiving sleeves. They provide a great way of keeping your precious negatives clean and protected and can themselves be stored in a ring binder for safe-keeping. They are not clear, but are reasonably easy to fit the negative strips into. Most strips that I have contain 4 negatives; some have more, others less. These sheets will hold strips with up to 6 negatives, and up to 7 strips per page, allowing for a maximum of 42 negatives per sheet. I find that each sheet will comfortably hold a 24 exposure film, and I need 2 sheets for a 36 exposure film because of the way my negatives were cut. I would recommend this for storing negatives.

Excellent product. Easy to use and good quality.

good stuff for a fair price

How great that in these days of digital photos it is still possible to buy negative storage sheets. These are of excellent quality and perfect for sorting (and then archiving) prior to scanning.

Very nicely packaged. Good delivery.

I've been using these for years and continue to shoot film so they were an ideal purchase. Past experience is that they last for a very long time and keep the negatives pristine. Perfect design for function. Easy to insert negatives and a perfect size / fit for most negative albums such as the Hama.

Deve ancora arrivarmi ma l'ho già compato più volte. E' il miglior prodotto (rapporto costo-qualità) per archiviare i negativi 135. Dura un'eternità. Bravi!

I have used them for years, protects your negatives well.

Fast shipping great quality

Portanegativi in carta pergamino di ottima fattura. Utilissimo e sicuro per proteggere e archiviare i negativi sia a colori che in bianco-nero

Excellent. Works great also fits the folder nicely.