Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Slide mounts (off topic)-- glass?
From: "Sander van Hulsenbeek" <vanhulsenbeek@wxs.nl>
Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 11:12:24 +0200

Several LUGgers have questions on the matter of slide mounts.

As most times in life, one should first ask: what do I do with them!

When you project them with one projector with good automatic focus,
good glassless mount are all you need. Gepe and  Wess are good.
Cardboard mounts may warp in time. And it is difficult to get the
slides out. Always request that the lab puts the slides uncut in a sleeve.

Does the projector not have automatic focus, or do you use more than one
projector and slides need really to be aligned, Wess glass mounts are the
only answer. Either the varity with one  side glassed or the varity where
both sides are glassed. Take anti newton, and don't wipe off the protective
layer. That
layer is important to transport any moisture direct off you slide when it
gets hot. The best way to mount slides in these mounts is with an air
compressor to blow away dust.

A service bureau likes, for scanning, the slides without glass. Wess has
glassless
black mounts with register pegs on both sides, that  stretch the slide flat.
Think it is the AFX kind. Scanners love those. Buy a box, and you can use
them over and over.

Hope this answers your questions

Alex
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