I used to cut rubylith masks... i know of what you speak... Eric Goldstein -- On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Goldstein" <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 6:15 AM > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: T shutter jam, cont'd > > > Just use a scissors to cut the negative. Or maybe a cookie cutter... > > > Eric Goldstein > > Meant as a joke I am sure but this is not far from the method for > assembling masks for making photo-mechanical half-tone plates in the old > days where the emulsion was stripped from the camera plates (had to be done > to reverse it) and could be cut up and assembled on the metal. Also the term > cut-and-paste comes from the technique of assembling the original (positive) > art work for the camera, especially for photo-offset lithographic plates. > > -- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles, CA, USA > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the > subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the > subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list