[MF3D.FORUM:919] Re: Black mount obsession?

[Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sam wrote:

> Seeing that there is absolutely no standardization in MF stereo, it is
> feasable that every viewer  has a different slot thickness for inserting
> different mounts. Mine has a 15mm gap at the top to allow for an extra
> diffuser or ND filter plus enough room for glass mounted slides.

Why not build a "retractable roof" for the slot?  ;-)

> RBT mounts are black one side.

Not to be combative, but a lot of people use them with the
white side forward and the back in black (often for projection
reasons, presumably).

BTW, did you ever look at a single black RBT mount half in a
red button?  Lost of light comes through.  Not as much as the
white half, of course, but it's amazing how much light comes
through the black plastic.

> Yeung mounts from Malaysia come in black, white or brown.

Yeung mounts?  What format are those?  Have any pictures?

> Also, seeing how neat and professional computer-generated labels can be,
> sticking on a white label is probably better than using a pen on a white
> mount anyway.

But most folks don't want to take that much time for the
majority of their images.

> I'd take 100. Seems there's at least 2 others that would also take a
> quantity. If there's interest say in 500 could there be a run?

Are you willing to order without knowing the resolution of the
"ink coming off on wet fingers" issue, or how solid the shade of
black would be?  And how soon (and how badly) do you want to have
them?  Enough to pay Fed Ex charges to get them here pronto?  Or
can you wait until perhaps the fall?

Paul Talbot