[MF3D.FORUM:1028] Re: Mount Colors

["Bill Glickman" <bglick@xxxxxxxx>]

Black mounts would be wonderful, I too don't see any reason to be distracted
by the white mount, it sometimes can overwhelm the viewer...

Bill G


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Talbot" <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Medium Format 3D Photography" <MF3D.Forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 4:45 PM
Subject: [MF3D.FORUM:874] Re: Mount Colors


> Sam wrote:
> >
> > I'm sure I've asked this before, but I may as well try again. Is there
an
> > interest and source for mounts on black stock instead of white? I have
> > preferred black mounts for 7P stereo, but there hasn't been any produced
> > yet for MF. The reason I like then is it stops the mount from standing
out
> > from the image, especially if any stay light comes in from the top of
the
> > viewer.
> >
> > I expect Paul will say "sure" as long as I send him lots of cash. What
> > quantity is a run anyway?
>
> Quantity is not much of a problem for a different color.  In
> fact I have been trying to get some samples made of grey mounts.
> Steve Spicer was working on this with me by providing a jpeg
> file with sample grey scales.  The process bogged down, however,
> before it was completed.  What I need is a file with a couple
> of "target" shades of grey, plus, for each one, a required
> minimum and maxium.  The manufacturer can match a color range
> but not a precise color.  I didn't have time to investigate
> how to make such a file, and Steve ran out of time to convert
> his original one to the required format (target, min, max).
> (Any volunteers out there?)
>
> Now here's the "rub."  The coloring  will be accomplished by
> printing white card stock a solid color.  If you've seen the
> Kodachrome slide mounts with a partial yellow stripe, that is
> the type of printing that would be used, but over the whole
> mount (and a different color, of course).  The manufacturer
> is perfectly willing to produce some mounts in any color we
> might desire.  They have warned, however, that they would be
> concerned that black mounts would turn our fingers black
> when we handle them.  But I could have black samples made
> to test the theory.
>
> And now for a sneak preview of coming news:  I have been working
> on shifting production of the MF mounts to the same manufacturer
> I am referring to above.  The first sample run has been dispatched.
> If it arrives in time I will have samples to distribute at the
> convention.  There will be one new interesting feature to these
> mounts, so stop by and check them out!
>
> (I would have had grey mount samples in this batch if the
> process of getting the jpeg spec file had not ground to a
> halt.)
>
> Paul Talbot
>