35 mm slides of gels - help

[Andrew Cockburn]

In article <36dekp$kbu at server.st.usm.edu>, sywang at whale.st.usm.edu (Shiao Y. Wang) writes:
> 
> A student is getting ready to defend his thesis and needs to show slides
> of EtBr stained agarose gels. I'm looking for recommendations on how to
> produce these slides. We normally take Polaroid pictures (667 film). 

I take a picture using Polaroid 55, with the camera zoomed way out so
that the gel fits into a 35mm area.  This is easy for me since my camera
has a 35mm mark on the view finder.  After I develop the negative, I
cut the picture of the gel out of the negative using a piece of 35mm film 
as a template and slip it into a 35mm frame.

> On a related note, I'd also like recommendations on producing B/W prints
> of the gels. We've been using Polaroid type 55 film (to obtain a negative
> to make prints from). But at $48.98 per box of film, it can get expensive.
> 
> Thanks for sharing your experience,
> Shiao Wang
> University of Southern Mississippi

Andrew Cockburn
USDA