Paul Stenquist wrote:
"Slide film" is somewhat of an archaic term even in the US. Today, it's most often called transparency film. Epson's scanner terminology refers to it as "positive transparency" film, while what we commonly call negative film is designated "negative transparency" film.
Paul
Isn't "negative transparency" only used if it's mounted for projection?
If it's just slid into a plastic sleeve for giving it back to the customer, it's just a "negative." No?
keith whaley
On Aug 27, 2004, at 6:28 AM, Frantisek wrote:
GI> The same here in Italy: "dia", short for "diapositiva". The word GI> "invertibile" (reversible) too was common, at least in a recent GI> past.
Dia seems universal in Europe, from diapositive. Only the strange US
must use the term "slides"... It doesn't make sense, what is slid where ;-) ?
What about "chromes"?
Good light! fra
