[MF3D.FORUM:1250] Re: MF3D Projection

["Bill Glickman" <bglick@xxxxxxxx>]

> What we really need is 120 dupe film and someone interested in duping for
a
> reasonable price, say 100% over 35mm dupes. Tain't nobody on my end of the
> pond!

       Fuji makes CDU II (I think that is the right name) dupe film, it is
even more saturated than Velvia and has greater resolution.  The easy way to
dupe is making contact dupes.  This is the same as contact prints, but using
film instead of paper under the original film.    All that is required is
one mounting device, can be two pieces of glass, or you can purchase contact
printing easels, one proper color temp. light bulb, and a few experiments to
get the exposure time correct.  My guess is exposure times would run in the
5 - 10 second range based on the intensity of the light...but no
sophisticated timers required.   (oh did I mention a very dark room is
required?  Any room with no windows works fine, just seal the light leaks in
the door)

   If done this way, you can use any film available in 4x5 or 8x10...if
using 4x5, you could fit 4 50x50 shots, or two pairs on one sheet of
film.... processing and film cost about $4 for  Velvia....so about $2 per
stereo dupe plus labor.   I have discussed this with Paul T before, and it
would be nice if someone on the list was our dupe King, then everyone could
send their best chromes for duping and long term storage.  Scanning is
another option, but very cumbersome vs. contact duping...