Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, My info may be a little out of date, but there was a discussion on Compuserve a year or two ago. This seems to be divided by coast. The west coast (John Sexton was one person I remember) stating that dry mounting was the only way to go. The east coasters use the tape method. How do you get fiber prints to lay flat without sticking them to something? Do you flatten them in a press before mounting? Thanks......Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rabiner [SMTP:mrabiner@concentric.net] > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 1999 9:29 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] archeival mounting > > I think in the serious print market there has been a movement away from > dry mounting and adhesive mounting. You use those corner see through > things like in old family albums and your print is sandwitched in the > cut mat and backing. I do prints up to 20 by 24 this way. My prints > never go near a dry mount press. I'm pretty sure because of the > difficulty of getting them apart they are not considered archival as if > a stain appears it would need to be rewashed. So my dry mounting your > otherwise archival print you are lowering its value. Also it turns out > it's just not nessesary. > Mark Rabiner > Your prints need to be free!