File my five-by-sevens
September 16, 2008 6:55 PM Subscribe
Suggestions for a good-quality photo album that holds 5x7 pics? Recommendations for specific makes/brands welcome.
I've got a ton of pictures from a family vacation that were printed at 5x7. Now I can't find a photo album anywhere in town that holds pictures of that size. There are a billion albums that hold 4x6s and some that hold 8x10s, but I can't find 5x7 books anywhere.
(Why are they printed 5x7 rather than 4x6? We went to Disneyland, I bought a few of the overpriced ride pix to make my kid happy, those were 5x7, I figured I'd just get the rest that size too and it'd all be easy-peasy. Right? Guess not.)
Several online stores sell 5x7 albums. However, from my experiences looking at albums, it appears that quality varies widely and I don't want to buy some piece o'crap that will fall apart in a year. So, my friends--suggestions? warnings?
I absolutely, positively do not want to scrapbook. Just slot the pics in some clear holders, maybe with a little room to jot notes.
All suggestions welcome!
I've got a ton of pictures from a family vacation that were printed at 5x7. Now I can't find a photo album anywhere in town that holds pictures of that size. There are a billion albums that hold 4x6s and some that hold 8x10s, but I can't find 5x7 books anywhere.
(Why are they printed 5x7 rather than 4x6? We went to Disneyland, I bought a few of the overpriced ride pix to make my kid happy, those were 5x7, I figured I'd just get the rest that size too and it'd all be easy-peasy. Right? Guess not.)
Several online stores sell 5x7 albums. However, from my experiences looking at albums, it appears that quality varies widely and I don't want to buy some piece o'crap that will fall apart in a year. So, my friends--suggestions? warnings?
I absolutely, positively do not want to scrapbook. Just slot the pics in some clear holders, maybe with a little room to jot notes.
All suggestions welcome!
Response by poster: Thanks, Jeri!
I didn't know that pages for prints (like page protectors) even existed. I was able to find some in my city at a photo supply place--very cool, never been in a shop like that before--and found that they fit into a type of post-bound photo album that I like. The best of both worlds!
posted by Sublimity at 11:55 AM on September 18, 2008
I didn't know that pages for prints (like page protectors) even existed. I was able to find some in my city at a photo supply place--very cool, never been in a shop like that before--and found that they fit into a type of post-bound photo album that I like. The best of both worlds!
posted by Sublimity at 11:55 AM on September 18, 2008
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Archival Methods has pages for prints in various sizes, including 5x7. They claim these are "Heavy weight, high clarity, archivally-safe polypropylene print and slide protectors, heavier than many others so they will not tear, wrinkle or distort." They also sell albums these pages could be put into.
Archival Suppliers/University Products also has album pages, "Manufactured from clear, high density, chemically inert archival polypropylene, these economical album pages are available in a number of configurations to satisfy a variety of formats. Each is designed to fit a standard three ring binder including all of University Products standard size albums."
And then there are Itoya's Profolios; I haven't used this exact product, but I've used others from Itoya, and I like them a lot.
posted by jeri at 8:43 PM on September 16, 2008