Re: Stereo Photography in the 50s and Today...

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>... how do you *know* they kept ALL their slides? 

I guess I don't... You are right, they threw the blank ones away... Why on
earth they kept the totally fuzzy, blurred, underexposed, monoscopic (the
ones with the finger in one lens, or the end of the roll where only one
came out) still puzzles me.  "Sentimental value" or "to give away" does not
apply because in the same pile there are some almost identical and better
slides.

My theory is that commercial mounting is to blame for that.  When you
have to mount your own slides at the expense of time or expensive mounting
material, then you think twice about what you are keeping.

>... they probably just had lower standards than you do!

Probably, even though my standards are not as high as some people think. 
Now that I discovered the less expensive cardboard mounts, I will most
probably keep more pictures in the future.  Last night I was showing my
wife pictures from my last rolls when I was testing the 3 cameras, and she
kept asking "why did you keep this?" and "why did you keep that?"  It
really got on my nerves!  Especially since some of the slides she was
asking about, happened to be my favorites!  I explained to her that I will
now be keeping more slides so I can share with people, give away and
possibly sell/trade some.

-- George Themelis


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