P3D Re: Mounting details for RBT mounts

[fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)]

>    I just got back from Alaska with 39 rolls of exposed film
>    3D film. 

Congratulations Bill!  And welcome to DrT's shoot lots of rolls &
be happy, camp. :-)

>    I am curious what technique you (and others) use for flattening
>    the film.  I was just going to hang each strip with a light weight
>    on the end until I was ready to start cutting and mounting.

Not a good idea.  Hanging weight creates a cylindrical curl (bowing)
of the strip.  Best way to faltten film is to reverse-roll.

I am not sure about the batch mounting. I usually get my rolls inside
plastic sleeves. I leave them like that until I am ready to cut and
mount.  I cut and mount one entire roll at a time.  I now use Albion
mounts for preview, i.e. I cut and mount all pairs in Albion mounts
(no tape).  Then I select the best ones, which I remount in RBT mounts
for projection or circulation in SSA/PSA folios.  Some precious slides
end up in aluminum and glass.  The rest will eventually be transferred
in Spicer mounts when I find time (which is getting harder and harder).

George Themelis


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