Keep in mind that heated slides will tend to pop, and the ones you have will be even worse. I'd try to go with a cool illumination source if possible.
Art Paul D. DeRocco wrote: >>From: Peter Marquis-Kyle >> >>You might consider using a Canon FD Auto Bellows with the slide >>duplicator accessory and, say, a 50mm macro lens. This would make the >>business of framing, magnification and focus straightforward. >> >>(If you were in Australia I'd lend this gear to you...) >> >>You'd need the FD-EOS Macro Lens Mount Converter to attach your 10D, >>and probably a strobe for illumination. >> >>Something to consider... > > > Hmmmm. I just asked about this in the Canon 10D list, so it's serendipitous > that you'd suggest this here. > > So this is all stuff that Canon makes? Could this work with the regular 50mm > f1.8 lens? It focuses down to 450mm, while the macro lens focuses to 230mm. > > As to illumination, I was thinking of yanking the lens out of my projector, > and pointing the camera into the hole, stopping way down for the DOF. It > might require a ND filter if the light's too bright. That would make it > really easy to step through a bunch of slides. > > -- > > Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco > Paul mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body