Sheet file negative protectors--which ones?

[jeroldharter]

For 4x5 negative, I like the Print File sleeves that hold just one negative. That allows me to label the sleeve with less confusion, especially if I have several negative that look similar to one another - easier to keep them straight. I contact print 4 sleeves onto 11x14 RC paper so I have room for the extra real estate of the 4 sleeve edges. I store them in boxes from Light Impressions.

[2F/2F]

Has anybody tried contact printing through PrintFile's negative preservers with the extra pocket for the CP? That basically has two layers of material, one for the negatives and the other one for the CP.

http://www.printfile.com/index.asp?P...PROD&ProdID=51

PrintFile claims it's okay to contact print through that preserver but does the CP actually come out acceptable?

I don't know if they intended this, but these sleeves are the absolute best for squaring up your negs onto the printing paper. You put the unexposed paper in the sleeve and then expose under the enlarger. Quite a time and frustration saver, especially when printing color.

[ic-racer]

I use which ever ones take the hanging rods.