Unmarked slide mounts

[ernie_targonski]

Just tried a new E6 lab that is local. Claim to have Refrema dip and

dunk, and also have 4 hr. turn around. Very reasonable as well, $7

per 36 shot roll, mounted. I picked my first two rolls from them, and

the mounts are not numbered or dated. I called the lab and they said

they dont' imprint the mounts, not even offered as an extra. Has

anybody else run into this. I'm a student and often make notes ref.

frame numbers. Is this common??

[warren_stephens]

At the pro E-6 lab I use, numbering is a little extra. Assuming they are in order in the box at the time you receive them, just number them in the corner with a fine Sharpie type marker. Even if my mounts come dated - such as from Fuji in Phoenix or Kodak or Dwayne?s etc. - I still like to add the exact date with the Sharpie. Some people think a marked up mount is unprofessional looking but a few neatly written, small entries do not detract from their appearance in my opinion. My pro lab offer plastic or cardboard mounts but I have come to prefer plastic. Too much cardboard dust/lint gets on the film otherwise. The Sharpie marks on the plastic as easily as it does the cardboard.

[Matthew Currie]

My local lab doesn't mark them either. I find it really doesn't matter that much. I always date the boxes, and if there's any question about the order of the slides, before removing any from the box I take a marker and draw a heavy diagonal line across the top of the slides.