Beseler 23c negatrans versus glass carrier

[redbandit]

which one is actually going to be easiest on the negative?

and i know the negatrans is easier to get the negative located, ie the tray, but is there a 35mm carrier that actually has the metal negative locator pins actually TOUCHING the film

 

[Randy Stewart]

The negatrans is just a very convenient glassless 35mm carrier. A glass carrier will hold the film flatter, but the difference may or may not be important depending on the size of enlargement and how critical you are. The compromise I use is an anti-newton glass upper plate and a standard glassless lower plate, since the natural curve of the film will hold it flat against the upper plate. (I use Durst, which makes it easy to mix and match carrier plates.)

 

[redbandit]

The negatrans is just a very convenient glassless 35mm carrier. A glass carrier will hold the film flatter, but the difference may or may not be important depending on the size of enlargement and how critical you are. The compromise I use is an anti-newton glass upper plate and a standard glassless lower plate, since the natural curve of the film will hold it flat against the upper plate. (I use Durst, which makes it easy to mix and match carrier plates.)

did you just rip a glassless and a glass carrier into seperate pieces to make a frankenstein design?

 

[redbandit]

i was thinking of getting a carrier for slides and just cutting out the frames i liked most and putting them into a slide backer