Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Patterson's troubles result I believe, from a fire which devastated their manufacturing plant. This occurred, according to a contact at my local photo supply, late last spring. While it is difficult to recover financially from something like this I believe they are back in the game. Regards, Greg Tina Manley wrote: > At 10:41 PM 1/1/02 -0800, you wrote: > >> I have been storing 35mm negs for years in Patterson files. They are >> loose-leaf binders holding neg sheets that will store seven strips, >> so that even if I have taken a 37th frame (I try not to), there is a >> place to put it. I also use a Patterson frame for making a proof >> sheet of 36 exposures on one 8 x ten sheet. Patterson sells (at an >> exorbitant price) two-hole gummed strips so that the proof sheets can >> be stored adjacent to the negatives from whence they came. >> >> I heard a rumor that Patterson is in financial trouble. If their >> negative storing materials go off the market, I'll have to kill myself. >> >> Herb >> -- >> Herbert Kanner > > > > Herb - > > I used Patterson's system for years and still have some full notebooks > around here that haven't been converted to my current system. I now > cut all negatives apart and mount them in slide mounts. They are > stored by country and subject in hanging file pages in eleven lateral > filing cabinets. Since my contact sheets are now digital, it's easier > to scan everything in slide mounts. It's also much easier to edit and > file by subject. > > I hope Patterson is not going out of business. They have always been > very supportive of black and white photography. > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > images available from http://www.pdiphotos.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html