Re: [photo-3d] Re: Spicer Mounts

["David W. Kesner" <drdave@xxxxxxxxxx>]

John Stuart writes:

> The one goal I have when I get an uncut roll of film back is to get 
> those slides mounted so I can look at them. The better ones go to 
> RBT's (or spicers) for finer adjustments. As you say, spicers offer 
> precision, but precision and convenience (and with convenience I mean 
> speed of use) are two different things. In my experience, mounting 
> with tabs (in order to get them mounted) goes more quickly then 
> spicers. That's neither good nor bad, JMO, and a personal preference. 
> I don't mind the generic accuracy of heat seal mounts for general 
> viewing. It works fine for me. But as you imply, it's good to have a 
> choice.

I guess it is time for me to step in *{;-)

There is no reason to sacrifice precision for convenience or 
vise versa - the Spicer does them both and both better than 
tabbed heat seal mounts!

John - how long does it take you to mount a 28 pair roll of 
film in tabbed heat seal mounts from start to finish? That 
counts cutting the film to full seal ready to view. Also what 
is your "failure rate"? By that I mean in this speedy 
processing how many of them are not mounted to projection 
precision?

I can do a roll with 100% accuracy in Spicer mounts in about 
30 minutes. I believe that I can teach almost anyone in 15 
minutes how to mount a roll in less than an hour with less 
than 10 rolls under their belt. A very small learning curve if 
you ask me.

If all you are doing is shoving your film chips up (or down) 
against the tabs for vertical alignment then either you have a 
perfectly matched set of lenses and film gates on your camera 
(which is very hard to find) or you are getting an untolerable 
amount of misalignment.

Everyone is welcome to use whatever mount they wish, but when 
all is factored together (cost, ease, precision, etc.) then 
the Spicer cardboard mount is the clear winner by a mile. And 
no, I do not have any affiliation with the manufacturer of 
Spicer mounts. I am just a very satisfied customer.

That's all for now,

David W. Kesner
Boise, Idaho, USA
drdave@xxxxxxxxxx