[Leica] OT: Inexpensive light table? And storing slides?

[walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)]

Scott

I'm not particularly handy with tools but was successful in building  my 
own light table. Lighted with two small fluorescents (daylight bulbs) 
and toped off with a piece of plate glass frosted at a local glass 
company.  Size wise it's about 18x24x8 and costs me less than $40 bucks. 
If you might be interested in doing something like that I'll send you a 
couple of photos.

Walt



Scott McLoughlin wrote:

> A few months back, I asked about Fuji's Sensia. Well,
> I finally pulled the trigger on the film and some processing
> mailers. (Yeah, I'm moving at a glacial pace these days.)
>
> I have a nice Mamiya loupe I like, but I don't have a light
> table. Holding the slides up to a table lamp is a real pain and
> the illumination isn't even in any case.
>
> So, light tables seem to go for peanuts to big bucks.
>
> I'm trying to be a little less wanton in my gear purchases
> these days.
>
> Any particularly good bargains or values out there in a
> light table?
> Also, any preferred "sleeves" for storing slides in a binder?
> I'd like to store them along with my sleeved negs just to
> keep my life simple.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>