up: Film Holders

Also available for 120 JCC 120mm film strip holder FH-120

(taken from the official JCC website)

JJC FH-135 35mm Film Holder for Scanning is specially designed to hold 35mm negatives flat in place to support proper scanning with a standard flatbed scanner with a backlight/ transparency unit. The scanning area is 9.0x1.1"/ 228.5x 27.9mm.
Made of high-quality and environment-friendly ABS plastic material, this film holder is sturdy and provides years of reliable use. It features a sheet of a transparent mask, and the film holder can considerably flatten the film and effectively decrease the coming into being of the moires. The opening of the film holder adopts the magnetic design, which realizes easy opening and closing. In addition, the bottom of the film holder equips premium silicone pads, which are anti-slip and protect the scanning plate from scratches.
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Product Highlights
Holds 35mm negatives flat in a strip holder and supports for scanning
Made of high-quality ABS plastic material, sturdy and durable
Considerably flattens the film and effectively decreases the coming into being of the moires
Easy opening and closing thanks to the magnetic design
Bottom silicone pads are anti-slip and protect the scanner from scratches

Package List
35mm Film Holder for Scanning x1
Instruction Manual x1

Note:

1. Please place the film in the correct direction to avoid scanning errors.
2. Ensure the film is placed properly in the film holder. Otherwise, damages may cause while closing the holder.
3. Remove the dust or lint with a blower after positioning the film.

Personal Notes

I really like the concept of this holder—it's specifically designed for scanning film strips, making it ideal for digitizing archives of old negatives that have already been cut and sleeved. It is basically an updated version of the classic film strip holders for flatbed scanners which clamp each frame separately by not usic acrylic but adding "vertical" support to the short edges of the frame. Here is a link to one of these: Konica Minolta FH U-1 film holder The design uses a "sandwich" method: one side is open, and the other side is made of acrylic. This approach allows for quick loading and decent film alignment, making it ideal for bulk scanning—whether you're using a flatbed scanner like the Epson V-series or a digital camera scanning setup.

The idea is solid, especially for scanning film strips efficiently. However, I found some practical limitations. When inserting the film correctly—with the shiny side facing the open side of the holder and the matte side facing the acrylic to avoid Newton rings—the natural curl of the film (typically with the shiny side curving upwards) prevents it from lying completely flat in the middle.

Reversing the film, so the shiny side faces the acrylic, and pressing the edges into place improves flatness, but this increases the risk of Newton rings due to contact with the acrylic surface. Another issue is dust: the acrylic seems to attract dust due to static charge which it is prone to, and it's difficult to blow away, especially once it's trapped between the film and the acrylic.

Despite these issues, the holder remains a very handy solution—especially when perfect flatness isn't essential and for scanning a lot of film strips. It's lightweight, easy to load, and significantly speeds up the scanning process. For camera scanning, I recommend adding guide rails (e.g., using thick tape or foam strips) to keep the holder aligned when moving from frame to frame. This small tweak can improve consistency and speed during batch scanning.