How to use loupe with unmounted slides?

How do I look at unmounted slides with a loupe? Seems to me that
leaving them in the plastic sleeves will interfere with viewing,
while taking the film strips out of their sleeves and putting them
directly on a light-table might cause scratches.

I don't want to scan every frame!

Sorry about the naive question, I don't shoot slides much.

In article , Bill Tuthill writes

How do I look at unmounted slides with a loupe? Seems to me that
leaving them in the plastic sleeves will interfere with viewing,
while taking the film strips out of their sleeves and putting them
directly on a light-table might cause scratches.

I don't want to scan every frame!

Sorry about the naive question, I don't shoot slides much.

If you use clear plastic sleeves, it is fine to look at them in that
without removing them. Look around to find a processing house which
returns them in suitable sleeves.

For many years I have had all my E6 films returned this way - they take
up vastly less space, and I rarely if ever project slides.

For several years, I have used The Darkroom, 15 Berkeley Mews, Upper
High St, Cheltenham GL50 1DY; their processing has always been good,
reasonably priced (currently £3.60 for 35mm 36 exp.) and the return
speed is awesome. The sleeves are crystal clear.
--
David Littlewood

Bill Tuthill wrote:

How do I look at unmounted slides with a loupe? Seems to me that
leaving them in the plastic sleeves will interfere with viewing,
while taking the film strips out of their sleeves and putting them
directly on a light-table might cause scratches.

I don't want to scan every frame!

Sorry about the naive question, I don't shoot slides much.



Get them mounted next time. Just the gaps on eachside is protection
from scratches. Otherwise give your light table a good cleaning, and be
careful removing and replacing the strips.

If the plastic sleeves are of a good clear material, they should be
viewable that way (that's how I look at my 120).



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Bill Tuthill writes:
How do I look at unmounted slides with a loupe? Seems to me that
leaving them in the plastic sleeves will interfere with viewing,
while taking the film strips out of their sleeves and putting them
directly on a light-table might cause scratches.

The EMO 5x loupe comes with a film strip holder.
Works well for me.

Regards,
Chris

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You don't seem to understand this equipment thing very
well. The goal is to buy MORE equipment, not less ...
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Bill Tuthill writes:
How do I look at unmounted slides with a loupe? Seems to me that
leaving them in the plastic sleeves will interfere with viewing,
while taking the film strips out of their sleeves and putting them
directly on a light-table might cause scratches.

The EMO 5x loupe comes with a film strip holder.
Works well for me.

Regards,
Chris

--
You don't seem to understand this equipment thing very
well. The goal is to buy MORE equipment, not less ...
- McEowen in r.p.e.35mm

Bill Tuthill writes:
How do I look at unmounted slides with a loupe? Seems to me that
leaving them in the plastic sleeves will interfere with viewing,
while taking the film strips out of their sleeves and putting them
directly on a light-table might cause scratches.

The EMO 5x loupe comes with a film strip holder.
Works well for me.

Regards,
Chris

--
You don't seem to understand this equipment thing very
well. The goal is to buy MORE equipment, not less ...
- McEowen in r.p.e.35mm

Christoph Breitkopf wrote:

How do I look at unmounted slides with a loupe?

The EMO 5x loupe comes with a film strip holder.
Works well for me.

Thanks, that sounds like an ideal solution.
Where could I buy such a thing? It's hard to find in the US.

While researching where to buy one, I found references to
slide projectors that accepts strips instead of,
or in addition to, mounted slides. If a projector just
came with a hinge, you could rotate vertical shots easily.

You don't seem to understand this equipment thing very
well. The goal is to buy MORE equipment, not less ...
- McEowen in r.p.e.35mm

:-)

Christoph Breitkopf wrote:

How do I look at unmounted slides with a loupe?

The EMO 5x loupe comes with a film strip holder.
Works well for me.

Thanks, that sounds like an ideal solution.
Where could I buy such a thing? It's hard to find in the US.

While researching where to buy one, I found references to
slide projectors that accepts strips instead of,
or in addition to, mounted slides. If a projector just
came with a hinge, you could rotate vertical shots easily.

You don't seem to understand this equipment thing very
well. The goal is to buy MORE equipment, not less ...
- McEowen in r.p.e.35mm

:-)

Bill Tuthill writes:
The EMO 5x loupe comes with a film strip holder.
Works well for me.

Thanks, that sounds like an ideal solution.
Where could I buy such a thing? It's hard to find in the US.

B&H lists the optically identical Leica (hope the link works):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=164773&is=REG

It's a bit more pricey, but has a red dot. ;-)

Found a used EMO, too:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ku=8003672 83

Despite the identical optics the have different mounts. The EMO
can only be used for transparencies, while you can take off the
outer covering of the leica, and also use it for stamps and so on.

IMO this leads to a (very) small degradation in contrast because
of the transparent housing under the outer cover. So I'd now
prefer the EMO for viewing slides.

Regards,
Chris

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Bill Tuthill writes:
The EMO 5x loupe comes with a film strip holder.
Works well for me.

Thanks, that sounds like an ideal solution.
Where could I buy such a thing? It's hard to find in the US.

B&H lists the optically identical Leica (hope the link works):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=164773&is=REG

It's a bit more pricey, but has a red dot. ;-)

Found a used EMO, too:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ku=8003672 83

Despite the identical optics the have different mounts. The EMO
can only be used for transparencies, while you can take off the
outer covering of the leica, and also use it for stamps and so on.

IMO this leads to a (very) small degradation in contrast because
of the transparent housing under the outer cover. So I'd now
prefer the EMO for viewing slides.

Regards,
Chris

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Bokeh test images: http://www.bokeh.de/en/bokeh_images.html