Eric Goodell wrote:
(snip) . . . I'm looking to copy some slides, about 40. I'm thinking of
getting a slide duplicator (lens & holder all in one ~50-60 US). .
. (snip) My question is, has anyone used these all in one duplicators
(I think that is the technical distinction between a duplicator and a
copier?), and do they work decently? By decently, I mean, do they have
a (1) flat enough focal plane and/or depth of field, (2) no chromatic
aberr) . . . (snip)
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I tried one of those about 12 years ago. It seemed OK but I guess the
optical quality could vary from one brand to another (can't remember
what mine was). At least, camera shake wasn't a problem with the slide
holder fixed to the lens! The biggest problem I found with slide
copying, though, was contrast. I needed to use a low-contrast film to
offset the already high contrast of the original slides. Kodak used to
make a film especially for this purpose, with an unspecified but very
low film speed, around 20 ISO if I remember correctly. Kodak
recommended taking a few test shots and developing that strip of film
to determine the speed, which varied from one batch to another. Not
exactly convenient! Hopefully there's a more precisely graded slide
copying film on the market these days.
Regards,
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Ray
"The trouble with resisting temptation is
you never know when you'll get another chance!"
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