Old rolls of negatives

[Andy Griffith]

Hello,

I'm in the process of going through my fathers negatives and slides in
preparation for scanning them into digital format. I will be using an
epson v500 which accepts two strips of 6 frame negative if I recall
correctly. My assumption is the negatives will need to be cut into 6
frame sections in order to be used in this scanner.

My dad saved some of his negatives in the old time, tall, glass alka
seltzer bottles. He rolled the negatives tight then wrapped them with
several layers of paper and then used scotch tape to seal the roll
closed. He also wrapped the outside of the bottle with several layers
of paper, I assume to keep the light out.

When I cut these rolls lose of course they are quite curled in a roll.
How should I proceed to get these negatives into the three frame
sections so that I can use them in the scanner? Should I unroll the
entire roll and try to hang them up some how with some small weight on
the bottom to get them to straighten out before cutting them into
sections? If I hang them up will they be harmed from the light.

Will the V500 scan these properly if the are sort of straightened out
but still cupped/curled along the horizontal axis? What are my
options???

Thanks
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[Norm Dresner]

| Hello,
|
| I'm in the process of going through my fathers negatives and slides in
| preparation for scanning them into digital format. I will be using an
| epson v500 which accepts two strips of 6 frame negative if I recall
| correctly. My assumption is the negatives will need to be cut into 6
| frame sections in order to be used in this scanner.
|
| My dad saved some of his negatives in the old time, tall, glass alka
| seltzer bottles. He rolled the negatives tight then wrapped them with
| several layers of paper and then used scotch tape to seal the roll
| closed. He also wrapped the outside of the bottle with several layers
| of paper, I assume to keep the light out.
|
| When I cut these rolls lose of course they are quite curled in a roll.
| How should I proceed to get these negatives into the three frame
| sections so that I can use them in the scanner? Should I unroll the
| entire roll and try to hang them up some how with some small weight on
| the bottom to get them to straighten out before cutting them into
| sections? If I hang them up will they be harmed from the light.
|
| Will the V500 scan these properly if the are sort of straightened out
| but still cupped/curled along the horizontal axis? What are my
| options???
|
| Thanks
| Andy Griffith is offline Reply With Quote

If they were mine, I'd let them soak in very good (deminalized, not
necessarily distilled) water with a touch of Photo Flow or other wetting
agent for about a day, then hang them up to dry with weights on the bottom.
This is what I've done in the distant past when I found curled old negatives
I wanted to print.
Norm