Ann Sanfedele wrote:
> Is there any reason to think this is being
> changed by Kodak for
> any other than an economic benefit to them, btw?
When we were looking at mounters, a plastic semi-auto mounter could be
had for $3000, while cardboard mounters started at about $10,000.
Neither did numbering. Prices rocketed up from there, but I could get a
numbering plastic mounter for $7000-$8000. We got a non-numbering unit
and passed on the savings to our customers (we're a low-ish volume
custom lab, so the monthly cost per roll to put numbers on the mounts
was relatively high compared to Kodak's cost).
If their cardboard mounters are wearing out, they're probably going to
replace them with significantly cheaper plastic mounters.
Also, the plastic mounters are easier to run, and if you make a mistake
you haven't hot-glued someone's slide. With the salaries for mass-lab
people dropping the way they are, I think they're attracting fewer
capable employees, so a more forgiving machine makes sense.
Having seen numerous mismounted Kodachromes come back from whatever
Kodak lab in the States Canada's Kodachrome processing is going to, I
understand what they're up to.
-Aaron
p.s. since I rarely project my stuff, I leave it unmounted for easy
scanning...so I have no preference one way or the other. :)
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