This is an APS film format
negative holder for use with the ION, JUMBL, Wolverine, Digitnow!, Magnasonic + more scanners (Patent Pending). See below for full compatibility list. This was CAD designed and manufactured
for use with the obsolete APS film format that was briefly popular in the 1990s. Unfortunately not only is it almost
impossible to get prints made from APS film these days, but APS negative
holders are hard to come by and the ones that you can find cost upwards
of $100. Additionally, while many film scanners allow for negatives to
be scanned directly on the glass, APS presents a special issue because
it's stored wound tightly inside the film canister. Once you get it out
of the canister, the negatives roll in to a ball unmercifully without
something to hold them flat. Removing exposed negatives from an APS
canister is actually quite easy. You literally break it out any way you
can. Since APS canisters are plastic, I use a pair of pliers to gently
crack open the canister to gain access to the negatives. If you don't
want to destroy your APS canister, there are commercially available
products known as "film retrieval tools" that will work for APS. I am
also told that it is possible to use a small flat screwdriver to open
the canister film door and then use the screwdriver to turn the canister
center spindle to make the film eject for scanning.
Specifications for the APS negative holder:
Overall: 217 x 64 mm
Material: plastic
Assembled thickness: 6.3 mm
Features:
Unlike some designs, this holder features a recessed channel to hold
your negative strip firmly which can help avoid scratches or trapped
dust that other holders may cause.