APS film adapter for Reflecta 7200/ProScan 10T/Pacific Image PrimeFilm 7200U

Description

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This is an APS film format negative holder for use with the
Reflecta ProScan 7200 and the Pacific Image PrimeFilm 7200u
film scanners (Patent Pending).
This was CAD designed and manufactured for use with the obsolete Advanced Photo System (APS) format.  It was marketed by Kodak under the name "Advantix" in 1996.  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 0.  APS also presents a special issue when scanning 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 58.75 mm
Material:  plastic
Assembled thickness:  6 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.
Important
:  This APS film holder is designed specifically for the
Reflecta and Pacific Image
film scanners
where the user manually advances the film for scanning.  This is not designed for models that automatically advance the film strip.
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.
- 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.  Simply pushing a green button on the front of your scanner (common with Epson models) to scan a film strip will not work with most aftermarket film holders.
- 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.