Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodachrome & Test report
From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 09:38:45 +0100

Bud,

I am sure the cardboard mounts do their job, but I just do not like them. When I look
at my Kodachromes from the mid-80s, I find that the edges on some of them are fraying a
bit. On the other hand, I have never had the problem with the plastic mounts that you
refer to.

Nathan

Bud Cook wrote:

> The cardboard vs. plastic mount debate was discussed on the Kodachrome list at one
> time.  One advantage to cardboard mounts is that they do not result in the
> transparency pulling loose the way they will with plastic mounts.
>
> I've used Kodak processing since the mid 50's and have not experienced ONE case of
> a transparency pulling loose from the mount.  On the other hand, every time I used
> Agfa or another film which was returned in plastic, I always had occurrences of the
> transparency pulling loose.
> Bud