Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam, I order custom-cut mats from these folks: http://www.framingsupplies.com/HandCutMats.htm It's a good way to go, if you need a fair number of mats. As long as you order $100 worth of mats, you get the "Volume Mats" pricing, which is very inexpensive, especially for custom cut. You could then hand out matted prints that would fit in a standard frame. For example, for an 11x14 mat (with window size cut exactly how you specify) white core mat is $1.27, black core is $1.41, ragmat is $2.11. Plus $0.63 for the backing board. Minimum of 6 cut the same way. The web page has pricing for other sizes. I double-mat my stuff, ordering one set of mats with the window size for the photo and then another set with a window size 1/2" bigger. I've been ordering from them about twice a year for the past 2 years, and have been pleased. Hope this helps, Aaron >I have been working hard to use as much of the frame as I can so I >don't have to crop. > >This presents a problem because, as we all know, 35mm is NOT a 5 x 7 >or 8 x 10 aspect ratio. > >Shooting pictures that I'm giving to family I get a complaint that >they are expensive to frame because they have to be custom matted and >framed. > >Are there sources for 35mm aspect-ration friendly mattes and frames? > >I guess I'm just grumpy today. I don't want to do the matte cutting >and then have it tossed away because it's not going to fit a standard >frame. > >Adam