Re: Video on mounting slides?

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I must have said something interesting to generate identical reactions 
from two different (in style and philosophy too!) posters:

Greg Wageman: "Oh, come now, Dr. T."
Marvin Jones: "Oh, come on, George!"

Gentlemen, I know there is more to slide mounting than "shove the 
chips to the mount and you are done", but for many people that's all 
that is needed.  

While composing "Dr. T's great quotes", I found the following:

"MOUNTING STEREO SLIDES IS FUN-FUN-FUN !!!"
 "Light table?  What light table?"
 "What is a mounting gauge'?"

I must confess that I do not use a light table, I do not use mounting
gauges and I do enjoy mounting slides.  The slides from my Realist are
a no-brainer.  The SLR slides are aligned by a quick trial and error
checking the borders of the mount.  Window is also set by a quick
trial and error.  I do not measure anything.  I do not have curmudgeon's
(?) Charles Piper's bible with me here but I believe he said that
experienced photographers mount like that.  I have learned how to mount
fast and efficiently by experience and practice.  I honestly believe
that mounting is easy and only a matter of practice.  I am trying to 
encourage people to try their own mounting because it is not as 
difficult or complicated as some people claim.  I understand a video
on how to repair a Realist camera, but a video on how to mount slides
seemed a bit exaggerated to me.   But, I might be wrong... If a video
will convince the beginner to try slide mounting then let's have it!

PS.  The fellow's name who wrote the "Cleaning and Servicing the
Stereo Realist Camera" (check-rated by Dr. T) is Jim McDonough.


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