Re: 1/2 slide

[Ray Raffa <raffa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I manufacture specialty dark slides and have two a few comments from my
experience:

1.     Don't try to cut a rectangular frame in the dark slide. The thin edge at
the end of the slide will catch on the light trap material and you will be unable
to remove the slide.

2.     Original dark slide material is a bit shiny and can cause unwanted
reflections with strong lighting. You can paint the slide with a flat black
paint, but it must be a very thin coat or the addae thickness will make insertion
and removal difficult due to the added thickness of the paint.

3.    Only cut enough material to expose the film. You want the full width of the
dark slide fully engaged with the light trap to prevent light leaks.

4.    On my product, the tab (insertion/removal handle) is on the opposite side
of the cut out portion which applies a diagonal force which seats the slide
properly.

Hope this helps.

Ray Raffa
Sintec Photographic

Andrew Fildes wrote:

> Thanks Denis - I had intended to cut a precise mask 'slice' out of the dark
> slide leaving material on end and edge rather than just halve it, for more
> precision and to make straight insertion easier (no double ententres
> please). Am I being too careful?
> Andrew
>
> >I use a Bender half slide in a 4x5 view camera for shots requiring lenses I
> >don't have in my "real" panoramic cameras. There are just two caveats:
> >modify your slide leaving enough material to fill the light trap of the film
> >holder, and carefully insert the slide straight!
> >
> >M. Denis Hill
> >Area 360 Communications
> >http://www.area360.com
> >360.678.8351
> >
> >Have you visited the discussion forums at http://www.colorfulcoupeville.com?
> >