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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / October 2005Reflecta slide frames Agfa CS system
Does anybody know where I can get above slide mounts in the UK -- Peter (the non-dig chap) Peter (the non-dig chap) <Peter.the.non-dig.chap.1xdyzy@news.photobanter.com> wrote: >Does anybody know where I can get above slide mounts in the UK? Hi Peter, Most UK sources of slide mounts tend to stock only GePe. I have only once seen Reflecta mounts, and that was in a photo store that has long since closed. Jessops has a wide range from GePe, Hama, Kenro and their own Jessops brand, but no Reflecta. The Kenro mounts appear good value at £6.22/100. However, you should be able to order Reflecta mounts from a local photo store that stocks Reflecta projectors. Reflecta products are distributed in the UK solely by: Swains International PLC Eastland House, Westgate Hunstanton Norfolk United Kingdom PE36 5EW Tel: 0845 450 4242 Fax: 0800 652 9100 email: sales@swains.co.uk http://www.swains.co.uk/ Swains will only sell to photo stores but a quick phone call or email to Swains should elicit details of a stockist in your area. Tony Polson Wrote: > Peter (the non-dig chap) > Peter.the.non-dig.chap.1xdyzy@news.photobanter.com wrote: [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Swains will only sell to photo stores but a quick phone call or email > to Swains should elicit details of a stockist in your area. Hi Tony, thank you very much for your long reply. I have since foun out that Jessops stocks its own "CS compatible" ones which I bough today. An independent camera shop in Swindon (Great Western Cameras told me that the distributor (which must be Swains) of the origina Reflecta slides has stopped importing them for some reason. Pete -- Peter (the non-dig chap) Peter (the non-dig chap) <Peter.the.non-dig.chap.1xfczz@news.photobanter.com> wrote: >Hi Tony, thank you very much for your long reply. You're welcome. >I have since found >out that Jessops stocks its own "CS compatible" ones which I bought >today. An independent camera shop in Swindon (Great Western Cameras) >told me that the distributor (which must be Swains) of the original >Reflecta slides has stopped importing them for some reason. Gossip from camera store salesmen should be treated with caution. Why not email Swains and ask them what the truth is? Also, Jessops own brand slide mounts may be "CS compatible" but are they just a cheap copy, or do they actually include the same features that make Reflecta CS slide mounts more desirable than some others? Reflecta CS slide mounts have a reputation for achieving very good film flatness. Does the Jessops own brand mount also achieve this? Tony Polson Wrote: > Peter (the non-dig chap) > Peter.the.non-dig.chap.1xfczz@news.photobanter.com wrote: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Reflecta CS slide mounts have a reputation for achieving very good > film flatness. Does the Jessops own brand mount also achieve this? Hi Tony, So far Jessops own brand doesn't seem to be worse than Reflecta but on has to await the long-term outcome! But they don't feel as precise a Reflecta when mounting the slides. -- Peter (the non-dig chap) Peter (the non-dig chap) <Peter.the.non-dig.chap.1xhobz@news.photobanter.com> wrote: >Hi Tony, >So far Jessops own brand doesn't seem to be worse than Reflecta but one >has to await the long-term outcome! But they don't feel as precise as >Reflecta when mounting the slides. Thanks Peter. I will be in Jessops today so I might try the own brand. Tony Polson Wrote: > Peter (the non-dig chap) > Peter.the.non-dig.chap.1xhobz@news.photobanter.com wrote: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I will be in Jessops today so I might try the own brand. Hi Tony, What do you think of Jessops own brand? By the way, are you like m only shooting slides? Pete -- Peter (the non-dig chap) Peter (the non-dig chap) <Peter.the.non-dig.chap.1xkwzz@news.photobanter.com> wrote: >Tony Polson Wrote: >> Peter (the non-dig chap) [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >What do you think of Jessops own brand? By the way, are you like me >only shooting slides? Hi Peter, Alas the Jessops branch is out of stock. They were selling off many film accessories at half price, and the manager said they would only get slide mounts to special order. So no opportunity to try. I shoot slides, negs and digital but the majority of my shooting is still on slide film - Fuji Provia, Velvia and Kodachrome 64. Tony Peter (the non-dig chap) <Peter.the.non-dig.chap.1xkwzz@news.photobanter.com> wrote: >>What do you think of Jessops own brand? Peter, Sorry to answer a question with a question, but do the Jessops slide mounts have the same press stud fixing down the sides (the thin edges of the mount) as the Reflecta CS mounts? The mounts I normally use don't have them. The Reflecta mounts seem to hold the film flatter, probably as a result of having them. Tony Tony Polson Wrote: > Peter (the non-dig chap) > Peter.the.non-dig.chap.1xkwzz@news.photobanter.com wrote: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Tony Tony, Yes they have the same ones, but one less big press stud on the bas (where it opens) and when you close them they don't feel as if the wouldn't click so precisely into shape as the Reflecta ones. Havin said that I am actually quite impressed how flat the film is! Go onto jessops.co.uk and click on storage/mounting and you will fin the slides which come in packs of 40. Pete -- Peter (the non-dig chap) Peter (the non-dig chap) <Peter.the.non-dig.chap.1xombz@news.photobanter.com> wrote: >Tony, >Yes they have the same ones, but one less big press stud on the base >(where it opens) and when you close them they don't feel as if they >wouldn't click so precisely into shape as the Reflecta ones. Having >said that I am actually quite impressed how flat the film is! ... and at the end of the day, that matters more than anything. >Go onto jessops.co.uk and click on storage/mounting and you will find >the slides which come in packs of 40. Will do, thanks Peter. |
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