Re: Protecting MF slides from damage?

[E R Swanson <ers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Having had experience with expos of traveling slides, the only way to
really protect one's slides is to send duplicates. You have to assume
these will be handled and will be placed in and out of viewers. I know of
no optically clear protective material, though you might consider
experimenting by gluing a thin mylar protector over a King's Inn mount. 
Problems from condensation? I don't know.  However, slides WILL be
handled, maybe even by children. So...  figure people will do their best
to be careful, but don't submit anything you can't stand to lose, or have
damaged. Sending in a slide doesn't make its welfare the responsibility of
the expo organizer, it remains the responsibility of the submitter,
because one always has the choice not to submit a slide...

My humble opinion...

Elliott

On Thu, 18 Mar 1999 KWKelley02@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I have a few questions
> 
> First, how can I get this to go to the whole group rather than just two folks?
> Everytime I hit "reply to all" only two addresses come up in send to box.
> 
> Second question is: how do folks with lots of MF Stereo image or the guys
> traveling the folio store their slides / mounts without damaging the slides.
> I inquired recently if some box with slots to hold the MF slides existed.
> Essentially got a no reply.  So I have been designing a box to hold mine.  But
> I just can't believe that people just put them in boxes or envelopes and keep
> or ship them that way.  Am I wrong?  Is there something out there, some box,
> some method to protect and keep slides clean, dust and scratch free
> particularly when traveling them?  Or should I continue with designing my own
> box to hold the slides in place separately from each other?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> kk
>