Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:52 PM 2/13/99 -0600, you wrote: >Tina, > >Have you ever tried the Polaroid slide mounts? I like those as they >fold open slide in the transparency then fold them shut and snap them. >Nothing comes close to touching the film. > >IMHO much safer than the slide and scratch Pakon mounts. > > >Best regards, > Harrison Harrison, I haven't seen the Polaroid mounts but I use the Gepe and Wess slide mounts for my treasured slides and Pakon for the other 300,000 that are in there for stock use :-) Pakons are available from B&H for $240 for 10,000 mounts. At 2.4 cents each, I haven't found any cheaper. I'm careful to use cotton gloves and the mounter holds the slides open enough that they don't scratch. If I were a better editor, I could probably buy more expensive slide mounts, but I tend to keep everything unless it's out of focus. Leically, Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html http://www.pomegranates.com/frame/manley/index.html http://members.tripod.com/~Tina_Manley/index.html