[photo-3d] Re: Spicer mounts

["John Goodman" <jgood@xxxxxxxx>]

Ray Moxom wrote:

> The precision Spicer cardboard mounts are of particularly
> high quality and they come in a much larger range of sizes 

I recently started using Spicer mounts and am a total convert 
now. The range of cropping choice is outstanding, they are 
nicely made and very economical. There is a certain hurdle you 
have to overcome to develop and get comfortable with your 
techniques, since the process demands considerable precision 
and attention to detail. But you then have complete freedom to 
move the chips around, rather than in vertical increments as with 
convenient RBT mounts. The Spicer windows have nicely 
rounded corners, the edges are almost always perfectly sharp, 
the list of virtues could go on...

And jigs based on RBT mount halves are fantastic tools to use 
with Spicer mounts. They make setting the window easy and 
facilitate the transfer and collocation of the chips on the paper 
mount. It's fun when you get the knack for precise mounting, and 
IMO Spicer mounts do a lot to make this possible. 

John Goodman