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Re: [OM] Copying slides

Subject: Re: [OM] Copying slides
From: Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 08:32:49 -0800
From: lgriffin@xxxxxxxx

The thought was to use Kodak film and
get photo disk made with the developing...
Even with the bellows it is tempting, but does it also require a macro
lense. Is there any other use for a slide copier? I've thinking the
answer is get a scanner for the copying the slides.

You've been thinking right!

First off, to copy slides properly, you need:

1) the slide copier, ~$75
2) the bellows, ~175
3) a Zuiko 80/4 macro lens, ~$400

Add those up, and you've paid for a used mid-upper-range consumer slide scanner. (Although you could try to get by with some other lens.)

There is no other used for the copier attachment, but of course, the 80/4 has LOTS of other uses!

A slide copier is really best for copying slides onto film.

A film scanner is best for digitizing slides or negatives.

(A flat-bed scanner with transparency adaptor will do neither acceptably. :-)

: Jan Steinman <mailto:Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Bytesmiths <http://www.bytesmiths.com>

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