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Should You Keep Your Film Negatives? Yes — Here’s Why
Already have scans? Keep the negatives anyway. Why they matter, how long they last, and how to store them so they survive for decades.
October 7, 20265 min read
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Already have scans? Keep the negatives anyway. Why they matter, how long they last, and how to store them so they survive for decades.
Scans, prints, or both? What each film development option is good for, when prints are worth it, and when develop-only makes sense.
Standard or high-resolution scans? How many pixels you need for screens and every print size, and when paying for bigger scans is worth it.