Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Have them return your film uncut and then mount it yourself. That's what I > > usually do. > >Is that difficult to do? I have always wondered: > >a) what I need to mount my own slides Some types of plastic mounts snap together by hand, so all you need to start are such mounts and scissors. A light table and strip cutter (unit with film strip guide and guillotine arm cutter) make it easier. There are also "presses" (a frame that sandwiches all sides of the mount at once) to snap the mount together, but the Gepe mounts I've used are easy enough to snap together just in your fingers. Some people wear cotton gloves to avoid accidental finger marks, but not needed if you are careful. Some of the Gepe mounts have a pair of tabs just below the opening that help align/hold the film while putting on the mount. >b) how I ask the mail-in folks to develop it but not to mount it. I do not use mail-in- I do carry in, but the following may apply- When I bring film to local finishers I tell them don't cut or mount and they write it on the film envelope (or tick a box)- also have them cut to strips of 4 or 5 as usually done with negatives. Uncut it comes back in a long strip, usually in a plastic sleeve, this put into an envelope or card-board tube. If they are sloppy they may scratch the film when they sleeve it, but there are lots of worst errors they could make in handling. At some places not mounting reduces the price of processing. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html