RBT facts, Glassd RBT's, White on White, Black on Black

[JGoldenRRP@xxxxxxx]

Ron Doerfler asked:
>>I noticed that even if you get Realist format mounts, you get 
>>European size white mounts for the back side if you specify
>>glass.

Actually Ron....the white side for glass is a universal size of 23mm x 33mm
which is actually full frame, and not 23mm x 28 European.

>>I assume that there is only one size of glass, so the
>>white mask holds the glass and the black side provides the
>>Realist mask size  (unless a mistake was made in the order!).

You are correct on the above....except that your order was shipped correctly,
but good question and I can understand why you might have wondered. The RBT
black halve  creates the actual mask frame size, determines the opening: 23mm
x 33mm....which is the same size as the Glass white halve, Wide 23mm x
31.5mm, Euro 23mm x 28mm, Realist Normal 23mm x 21mm, and Nimslo or Realist
Ultra Close-Up 21mm x 16mm.

>>You would lose the Realist-size mask I you use white-white.

True with the glass setup....but with non-glass....you get the white mount
halves in the same opening as the black halve....since the glass is not used.
 So you can create all white...or all black setups.

>>However, it occurred to me that if you really had 7 or 8 perf
>>slides, you may be able to use white-white and put glass on
>>both sides of the chips.  Is this true?  Are the pegs arranged
>>correctly for this?  Any other issues?  Too thick?

Only full frame possibility here.

The RBTG white glass halves can be snapped together, and you can try to make
a two sided mount.  I actually will try this in a stereo projectoe, in fact,
I will be tesing the New Brackett Dissolver on January 20th, it has full
frame projection capabilities.  So we will see what happens, give me a jingle
the week after and I'll let you knoow what happens. 
I will be talking to RBT, who are just back from holiday, to address this
issue.  Perhaps they can make the halves in black....which would be great.
 But I will have to see what they say as far as feasibility ...and cost,
since there is more glass involved.
Also....RBT is loooking in to making masks that can be used with the
exisiting glass and non-glass sizes, but that is still very much in R & D.
 Thats it for now...Jon Golden RBT USA

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