Re: (Fwd) Re: I guess I'll do it, too.

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IN>Scott Donkin wrote:
IN>>
IN>> At 03:37 AM 07/12/96 +0000, you wrote:
IN>>
IN>> >An aside:  The small series of notches on the dark slide (usually there
IN>> >are five) indicate that the slide is IR-proof.
IN>>
IN>> I had heard of that too, and I know it was true for the slides made, say,
IN>> twenty or so years ago.
IN>>
IN>> However, some of my slides are Lisco, and others are made by Toyo.  I
IN>> haven't got them here to look at, but I do know that one set has more dots
IN>> than the other (about seven dots), yet both brands have tested to be IR
IN>safe.
IN>>
IN>> This leads me to the conclusion that the manufacturers don't bother with t
IN>> number of dots meaning anything(??).

IN>Can't help you there. One thing I can say is that I've used my Riteway
IN>holders for quite some time now with no problems.  I have been told,
IN>however, that my plastic Fidelity holders (which have more than five
[B>notches on the slide holders) are not good for IR (I was told this by a
IN[Briend with experience with these holders).  This is fine with me, as I
IN>s[Bply use the Riteways for IR and Fidelities for TMX - helps me keep
IN>tra[B of what's loaded in what also. <g>

IN>georg[B

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I use both Riteway and Fidelity holders.  I have have no problems with
either except the corners of the Riteways.  I think this is caused
because the the Riteways I bought used.  The appeared (or smelled) to be
at least 20-30 years old.  It doesn't seem to matter what film I use in
them either; IR or not.  I get the fogging on the corner near the film
notchs.

The Fidelity holders I bought new, and I run all my IR film in these
holders only because I have had no problems with them.

Red



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