Re: Slide mounts

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

>I just returned from a week and a half in the DC / Williamsburg area.
>I took my new-to-me 2.8 German-lensed Realist and shot 12 rolls of 36
>exposure Ektachrome Elite II ($4.00 a roll at Price Costco). 

Almost as prolific as Dr. T (not exactly but you are still a beginner :))

>I would like to go with RBT's, but two things bother me. One is price
>and the other is the apparent reflection on the beveled window when
>viewed in a hand held viewer. I have only seen the RBT's once when I
>got 3d-expo2. How annoying is the reflection? Can you learn to live
>with it?

Yes, you can learn to live with anything in life in general... Some
people (i.e. Paul Talbot) find this reflection attractive.  I think
it grows on you with time.

>Cardboard is attractive because of the price, but several things
>bother me. First and foremost is the difficulty to precision mount.

I am in the same situation.  A few weeks ago I experimented with heat
seal cardboard mounts.  They take considerable longer time to mount than
the Albion mounts and the result is not as nearly as good.  At the end 
I am sure I can learn to live with them but I need to develop a routine.  
I am still bothered by the diffused edges.  The aluminum mounts have 
spoiled me with their sharp clean edges.

I am now placing an order for Spicer mounts and look forward to trying
those too.  I will decide between the heat seal and the Spicer mounts.
One attraction of the Spicer mounts is that they are available in 
many different sizes, especially 7p.

The way things look, I will be using all available mounts:  RBTs for
slides that will be projected, Albions (I have a good stock saved)
for my better slides to circulate and view in hand-viewers, and
cardboard for the rest, which is about 90% of the slides that I
keep.

Regards -- George Themelis


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