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This is a APS film format negative holder for use with the Epson Perfection V500 and 4490 flatbed film scanners (US Patent Pending). This will also work on Epson 2450, 3170, 3200, and 4180 scanners.
This was CAD designed and manufactured for use with the obsolete Advanced Photo System (APS) format that was very popular over a decade ago. Marketed by Kodak under the name "Advantix" in 1996, the format became instantly popular. Both Kodak and Fuji stopped manufacturing APS film in 2011.

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.

Important: Our film adapters for flatbed scanners are not designed to be used with uncut filmstrips. You may need to cut your film to adapter length for proper use. Aftermarket holders for odd film sizes will usually require the ability to manually scan film strips with "thumbnail" modes turned off. Depending on your model and software, masking of individual frames for scanning may be necessary for the best results. Please ensure you know how to set your scanner/software for full manual control.

Specifications for the APS negative holder:

Scanning window: 190 x 18.5 mm
Material: Solid Plastic
Features: slide in and lock down top that helps keep film as flat as possible for scanning

SPECIAL NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Ebay has recently changed rules for international buyers. If you are buying multiple items from the same seller you can no longer combine shipping. Ebay will also require you to pay immediately so I am not able to send you an invoice for combined shipping. Unless something changes (or unless you know of a way to combine shipping that I haven't found yet), your only option is to buy and pay for each item separately. This will likely result in overpayment of shipping charges. I always refund overpayment of combined shipping charges, but unfortunately Ebay charges sellers a 10% commission on the original shipping charge and will not refund the difference. I will continue to refund overpayment of shipping on multiple items, but in the future I will have to deduct the 10% commission that Ebay sticks me with. I apologize for the inconvenience. Hopefully Ebay will change this practice soon!

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Important additional notes:

- If you are buying my holders for resale, please be aware that my products are more about "function" over "form." This is why they are so inexpensive compared to other commercially produced options. Each holder is custom made and may contain spot sanding and other finishing marks. I do my best to clean my products up cosmetically, but due to sales volume I simply can't spend a lot of time on it. My main concern is that it works like it is supposed to. As a result, if you are reselling please be aware that you may need to do some more finishing work suitable for a retail environment.

- Please pay particular attention to the "handling" days before shipping as noted above. I do not typically maintain an inventory of my film holders as most are custom made upon order placement. As such, I ask for 5 business days handling before shipping. My average is likely around 2 days, but there are occasions where orders are very high and I may need all 5 business days before I am able to ship your holder. Please keep this in mind.