Is there a way to straighten old 35mm negatives that have been stored rolled for many years?

-- Joe Navarro (navcon@aol.com), November 11, 2001

Answers

Yes. Keep them stored flat for many years.

-- George Papantoniou (papanton@hol.gr), November 12, 2001.

Oh men George!....lol....nobody likes a smart ass...lol.... anyhow Joe try wetting them again and hanging them with clothes pins or negative pins at both ends. It was the only way I was able to straighten some negs that I had like yours...better yet, go to large format and you will never have this problem again...:-)) good luck buddy.

-- Jorge Gasteazoro (jorgegm58@prodigy.net.mx), November 12, 2001.

I had some Bergger BRF 200 negatives that were so curly I had trouble getting them in the negative carrier. But after sitting in my notebook of negatives (flattened by the weight of the other pages) for a couple of weeks, they are much easier to work with. I'd try putting those 35mm negs in a plastic sleeve and put them under some heavy books for a week.

-- Ed Buffaloe (edb@unblinkingeye.com), November 14, 2001.