Ron Beaubien wrote:
> My problem is this. If I have the slides mounted (which would be much better
> for me in order to organize individual frames according to subject) I assume
> that the photo lab may just chop off and throw out the film roll
> identification number printed at the beginning of each roll.
A decent lab shouldn't do this, especially if you ask them not to.
The best way to get good service is to develop a relationship with a good lab.
The lab I use is a small pro lab in metro Boston; while they charge about
$8.50/roll rather than $5.00 � la Costco, to me the extra is worth it since I
know I will get consistent excellent results (and don't need to worry too much
about careless handling). Although E-6 is a standardized process, there can
still be differences between labs.
This lab will give me the removable labels they use to identify each roll; I can
then fill them in myself with whatever info I want--date, location, and film
type, number--and the labels are attached to each box of slides when I pick them
up, so identification is easy. I can also have information of my choosing
imprinted on the slide mounts if I so choose. Perhaps best of all, they know me,
and I can set up an account and mail my film to them if I want. A couple years
ago I was able to take an extended trip to the southwest during which I shot
about 55 rolls of film; I mailed about half from Albuquerque and my slides were
ready when I got home.
Of course, you can always shoot a piece of paper with the info you need as your
first frame.
> As long as I know which roll is which after processing, I should be able
> label each mounted slide with the exposure and location details as I am
> using the EOS Link Software (ES-E1).
Don't know anything about the EOS Link software, but Avery laser-printer
return-address labels fit nicely on slide mounts; the major word-processing
applications have templates which allow you to fill out the labels and print
them, creating nice neat labels. I personally find the template in Lotus WordPro
easier to work with than the one available for Word97.
> Also does anyone have any recommendations for organizing slides effectively?
Depends on what kind of volume you're expecting. George Lepp uses hanging files
in filing cabinets; I don't have that kind of volume so I just use regular file
pages in plastic file boxes . . . for now. Some things I organize by subject,
and some by date/location (travel photos, mostly). It all depends on how you
intend to use them.
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