Hi, for those Europeans who may be considering getting their Kodachromes cut & sleeved, please be aware that whereas the lab in Wimbledon, London, used to cut them into 6-frame strips, the lab in Switzerland cuts them into 4-frame strips. I've asked if they can do 6-frame strips on request, and they said no.
This means that when you're filing them in archival sleeves that have 7 strips of 6, you will need 2 sleeves per roll, which doubles the already high cost of the sleeves, as well as involving more work. The solution to this is to ask them to return them unmounted and uncut, then cut them yourself. Somebody asked about mounting slides. It's easy. Get Gepe plastic slide mounts with no glass in them. Using a pair of sharp scissors, cut the slides one at a time over a light box (a lit one, obviously). The Gepe mounts have a couple of lips along the long edge of the mounting window. Slide the edge of the tranny under this and it will be held securely in place. The other part of the mount clips on very easily. After a couple of attempts you'll have it down pat. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wednesday, May 01, 2002, 2:22:47 AM, you wrote: > I just "discovered" that cut and sleeved slides are a much better option for > scanning. I've had major dust issues and with no slide mounts it makes it > easier to clean the strip before it goes in the scanner. I also think that > the film strip is flatter and gets a better scan. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
