Re: Using DALE to dup ViewMaster negatives onto slide stock

[comer.ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Edward I. Comer)]

Eric Drysdale wrote

>Can you .. post some more detailed information on how to do this?
Call DALE Laboratories at (305) 925-0103 and ask that they send a
processing envelope. I've used them for quite a while and am pleased with
the results. I've projected REALIST slides dup'ed by DALE in competition
and no one was able to tell that they were not E6 slides. In a hand viewer,
you can tell - but not in projection. I also dupe Viewmaster slides. You
can see the grain, but this appears to be an artifact of my print negative
original, not the DALE slide material.  I use print film for Viewmaster and
dupe for the slides with DALE due to why shoot Viewmasters at all. When I
visit my Grandchildren, or visa-vera, I shoot Viewmasters. Then I dupe them
via DALE so that I can retain a reel and also send one to each of the
children. This is the only reason that I shoot Viewmasters, and the slight
grain from the print film isn't objectionable.

Where DALE really shines, however, is with the REALIST format. I mostly
shoot prints for viewcards, so using DALE still allows me to enter the
occasional slide contest without the viewers knowing that it isn't E6.

Edward I. Comer , Atlanta, Georgia



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