[MF3D.FORUM:923] Re: Black mount possesion?

["don lopp" <dlopp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 I suggest you tell the people to get out their felt pens and color one of
the white mounts black and put them in their viewer and then they will get a
preview of what a black slide mount looks like-- I did this several years
ago, showed it to several friends--no one said that they approved it over
the white one .Don.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Talbot" <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Medium Format 3D Photography" <MF3D.Forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2000 9:53 AM
Subject: [MF3D.FORUM:922] Re: Black mount possesion?


> Sam wrote:
>
> > If I'm reading you right Paul, you really don't want to do a run of
black
> > mounts, which is fine by me. I was merely inquiring if it was feasable.
>
> No, that is not it at all.  I just want an explicit
> understanding of the requirements, the commitment,
> and your acceptance of the limitations.  The current
> MF mounts are the lowest margin item I carry, and the
> volume is not very large.  I can't afford to spend
> money on a customized version and then have it rejected.
>
> The issue of how soon you need them is a serious question.
> Air freight would cost more than the retail price of
> the mounts.  Do you really want them at $50/hundred?
> If I go with a domestic source the setup charges would
> be even more than the air freight, and I'd spend at least
> that much again in my time making arrangements.
>
> Please don't mistake the necissity of knowing every
> detail for reluctance to proceed.  Once we move from
> the realm of internet theoretical chit-chat to real
> world things you can touch, there's tons of these
> details that have to be dealt with.  I'm sure you
> have a good appreciation for this from having looked
> at turning your multi-format viewer into a commercial
> product.
>
> > Yeung mounts are Spicer 35mm mounts I believe. As I
> > recall he bought the cutting dies from Allan Griffen
> > in Australia.
>
> Would those be the dies that were used for mounts in
> Australia before Steve Spicer started production?  If
> so, they should not be called "Spicer" mounts as the
> quality is very different.  I also have received a
> note indicating the Yeung mounts don't have the clean
> windows for which the Spicer mounts are known.
>
> Paul Talbot
>