so how do you guys store your slides?

I was thinking of double ziplock baggin' it, and then sticking it in the fridge. Good Call?

-- ken kwok (kk353@yahoo.com), March 05, 2002

Answers

I use high-quality "archival" plastic slide pages designed for 3-ring binders, and then store the binders in a cool, dark cupboard. Really, really important slide sheets could be put in a good fire safe with the same effect, I suppose.

I wouldn't suggest, however, putting finished slides in the fridge - even in double zip-lock bags. Aside from the fact that you'd be taking up a lot of space in the fridge, I don't trust zip-locks to not be gas-permeable. Considering some of the things that have come to life in my fridge, I wouldn't want to expose any slides to the gases those creatures produce. ;-)

-- Ralph Barker (rbarker@pacbell.net), March 05, 2002.

I use a small file cabinet. The 3-ring binder archival slide sheets have an adapter. I metal file cabinet support can be slid into the 3- ring portion of the slide page. Then you can organize your slide by topic. For example slide of family can be put into the "Family" section. Slide of Moab Utah can be put into that section. If you have multiple topic within the same roll them you can seperate them into different sheet. I mix and match rolls in one sheet. If the family sheet has three slide in one sheet and a roll from three months from now has five shots of my kids, I will add the five shot to that sheet wioth five leaving eight in sheet. It is nice because it catagorizes by topic. sometime I load a projector of my kid...other times it is of portraits for a bride who want to see shots. It works well!

-- Rob Schopke (schopke@attbi.com), March 05, 2002.

I also use the archival slide pages for slides that aren't in magazines. I store them in three-ring binders, for now. Maybe a filing cabinet, later. I need to work on cataloging my slides. Does anybody out there use any of the computerized slide-labeling systems? Cradoc, I think one is called. And does anyone have a numbering system that works? My system is primitive: "Colorado" vs. "Missouri" vs. "Miscellaneous I, Miscellaneous II, etc.

-- Bob Fleischman (RFXMAIL@prodigy.net), March 05, 2002.

Ken,

After experimenting with all sorts of boxes, trays, and binders, I've settled on Light Impression's PhotoArchive System for Slides (www.lightimpressionsdirect.com). I find that the slides are easy to get at and the PhotoArchive boxes stack very nicely on shelves or in cabinets.

-Nick

-- Nicholas Wybolt (nwybolt@earthlink.net), March 05, 2002.

I have my transparencies processed and sleeved, then I cut them into strips of 6 frames and put them in archival "negative" pages. After that, they get stuck in the dark recesses of my desk until I get around to filing them in a binder. Leaving them unmounted saves lots of room, and it keeps them in a form that's easier to scan or print. (I never project them.)

-- Mike Dixon (mike@mikedixonphotography.com), March 06, 2002.

You guys are all so organized. Mine are all over the basement and elsewhere. It's a mess. Most recent trips are in shoeboxes....others in Logan metal boxes....others in plastic sleeves. Those are the ones left after editing. The edited slides are in Carousel trays on the bookshelves.

-- George L. Doolittle (geodoolitt@aol.com), March 06, 2002.

Family photos go in carousels. Stuff I can sell goes in polypropylene pages in 3-ring archival boxes. These are in a dark cabinet most of the time.

Ziplock/fridge is not a good idea because whatever moisture gets trapped in the ziplock will condense on the slides when the fridge cools the air in the baggies.

-- Douglas Herr (telyt@earthlink.net), March 06, 2002.