How To Keep Your Film From Binding Up In Plastic Negative Storage Pages

Strips of negatives often bind up when you insert them in plastic print-file style film storage pages. Fine art photographer Christopher Crawford shows you a little trick you can use when cutting the film into strips that makes the film slide in the storage pages smoothly and effortlessly, without catching in the pages.
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[@robertyoung1777]

Thanks - good tip. Another thing that works for me is rolling new printfile sleeves between my fingers to open and loosen each slot.

[@bragarego]

Nice! Are there any way to prevent film from bending? The negatives were in capsules for a few years and now its bending, turning the printfile sheets into a papyrus.

[@bthemedia]

Have done the same, a bit tedious though! Little film slicer cutter is handy too vs free hand with scissors.