Slide copier

[ahmadof]

has anyone had any experience with somethiong like this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30066&item=3813094 389&rd=1[url]

does this work as well as a scanner. Can i use it to archive old slides without loss of quality? What is the best/ most cost effective way to archive a ton of slides?

[nikee]

What is the best/ most cost effective way to archive a tone of slides?

project them on a screen, shoot them with a digital camera on a tripod. you can do about 100 pieces per hour that way. delivers high quality, high speed and low cost digital copies.

regards
nicola

[Cadwell]

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I've never done slide to PC transfers but a colleague uses a slide film scanner which produces very large high definition images. He's very pleased with the results but I suspect it's not a cheap one knowing him. I believe they start at around $150 but you probably "get what you pay for" in terms of quality.

[PacAce]

has anyone had any experience with somethiong like this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30066&item=3813094 389&rd=1[url]

does this work as well as a scanner. Can i use it to archive old slides without loss of quality? What is the best/ most cost effective way to archive a ton of slides?

If you're going to be using the 10D or DRebel or other non fullframe camera then you won't be able to get the whole slide in with that. You might be better off getting a lightbox and a macro lens and shooting your slides off of the lightbox. That's what I did with my old slides and the quality really surprised me. It was really very good!

BTW, if you're going to do it with the lightbox and a macro lens, I would also recommend the angle-c viewfinder.

[boBquincy]

B&H also has a few different slide copiers, mainly based on the same idea. The problem is the 1.6 multiplier will copy only the central 60% of the slide.
One of the B&H models has a zoom feature but it appears to only magnify, the opposite of what I need for my 10D.
I'm thinking of getting one of the lower priced ones and trying to change the distance from the camera to the lens and from the lens to the slide to get the proper magnification. An OttLite or even diffused sunlight should make a good light source (after white balance correction).


boB