Hi Ibrahim, For negatives upto 6*6 I use carriers with only one piece of glass, on top of the negative. Best is to have AN glass (Anti Newton rings glass). For 4*5 inch I use two glass plates, and keep them very clean. Dust can be a problem, but in my darkroom it is ok. Best, Cor ________________________________ From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibrahim Pamuk Sent: woensdag 18 juni 2008 14:25 To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Glassless carier Hi, I am using a glassless carrier for a long time. I know that due to some curling I cannot get everywhere on focus. What I do is to stepdown to get most to focus. Alternative is to use glass carier, but in this case the dust, etc is a huge problem Am I doing rit? Any comments to me? regards Ibrahim Pamuk