Winsor Crosby wrote:
> Well, I think it is a bit odd that convenience of viewing would be
> cited as a reason.
Having just looked through four boxes of slides from an old trip, I
certainly agree. First, set up the slide sorter. At least I upgraded a
while ago to a new one that hasn't yellowed and will hold a full 40
slides at once. Then pull out individual ones to view with loupe on the
small daylight light box. And then back and forth, and back and forth......
It was really crazy making after being used to the ease of a viewers
like Picassa, FastStone, IrfanView, etc, that allow easy browisng
zooming, side by side comparisons, etc.
And negs are worse. You can't really tell anything about them from the
film and so many old commercial prints obscure more than they reveal
about what's available in the neg. When my younger son was a kid, my
late wife got matte finish prints to avoid fingerprints. They are 3.5x5
inches with a sort of pebble finish. You can't see any detail in them at
all!
Moose
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