P3D Re: CHEAP slide viewer?

[Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Davis wrote:

> folding cardboard viewers that can be collapsed
> flat for mailing.  I've never used one, so I can speak for the
> quality.

I just got some of these for gift giving and I notice that they
shave off a tiny bit of the top of the image.  I can't get the
slide pushed down far enough in the slot to see the entire vertical
dimension.  Does anyone know if this is normal for these viewers?

> They also have $3 plastic viewers 

The $3 viewer now costs $3.25...

> which are decent, but bulkier to package and mail.

That's why I went with the folding ones.  I need to mail about 8 of
them.  Other advantages compared to the Radex are focus adjustment,
and not letting lots of light around the sides of the slide.  The
disadvantages are the vertical cut-off mentioned above, being a
little harder to figure out how to use, and diffusers that come
with both removable and non-removable dirt.  If ease of mailing
is the most important factor, the cardboard ones should do the
trick.

Paul Talbot


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