Re: slide conversion

[Brian Reynolds <reynolds@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

You wrote:
> How expensive would it be to get MF slides professionally reduced to
> superslides?  Do any pro labs offer this service?  I think Tom's
> idea of reducing MF to superslides so as to allow MF shooters to
> project using twinned 35mm projectors is well worth looking into.
> Expense is a relative thing - trying to find two matched MF
> projectors isn't cheap either.  Another advantage of this approach
> is that the slides can be projected with the gear that's already set
> up at many stereo clubs.

The biggest problem with duplicating MF slides is that there is no 120
format duplicating film.  This makes duplicating MF slides expensive.
You have to have the duplicates done on 4x5 or 35mm film.  Most places
will use 4x5 assuming that you want to retain as much of the MF
quality as you can.

Except for Film for Classics (and I think one of the European
manufacturers) no one makes 127 (superslide) film anymore.

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