P3D Re: PHOTO-3D digest 3239

[CanterMike@xxxxxxx]

<< 
 Bill wrote:
 > Could someone briefly explain to me whats involved in mounting a 40 x 40
 > super slide.I'm assuming that the slide will have to be cut down to fit
 > in the mount.Do the mounts have any index marks for aligning either
 > horizontally or vertically or is this done by eye.Are the mounts heat
 > sealed?
 > 
 to which Brian added, in part:

 "Although I guess you would have to cut down the super slides to fit a
 35mm mount (either 2x2x2 or 101x41 (did I get that right?)) there is
 another option.  You could mount the super slides in Medium Format
 mounts with the proper mask. ..." 


Actually standard super slide mounts are designed to fit standard 2x2
projectors (if the projector's optics are up to the task).  Gepe, Wess
Plastics and Clark all sell plastic mounts (Gepe & Wess with glass, Clark
without) and PicMount sells heat seal cardboard mounts.  All are 2x2 outside,
with a nominal 38mm square aperture.  The amount masked or hidden is not
substantially different than a full frame 35mm (24x36) slide in an ANSI
standard mount (23x35mm aperture).

Fitting such images into a 41x101 mount would obviously involve far greater
waste than fitting 35mm chips...

Mike Canter


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