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Re: [OM] Spiratone Slide Copier

Subject: Re: [OM] Spiratone Slide Copier
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 10:03:11 +0100
"the higher cost scanning software, the name of which escapes me at the
moment."

Silverfast, perchance?

Piers

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From: olympus <olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
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Sent: 15 October 2018 23:01
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Subject: Re: [OM] Spiratone Slide Copier

On 10/15/2018 8:45 AM, Jan Steinman wrote:
>> From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> For MFT, repro ratio is about 1:2. One of the OM 50 mm macro lenses
should do nicely. No need for bellows, just OM =>
>> MFT adapter, and perhaps a 7 mm tube.
> You gonna hold the slide with one hand while shooting with the other?


Sometimes, Jan, you are a bit silly. :-)

> I guess you could sit the slide on a light-table,


Oh WOW, I could use the 4x5", daylight balanced light table I use for other
trans illumination macro!

> then use a tripod for the macro lens.

Or perhaps the Oly Macrophoto Stand VST-1 & B Adapter & Extension Bar VST-E,
that I use with that light source. Far more 
convenient than a tripod, so I hope you don't mind. ;-)

> Don't underestimate the value of a slide holder with accurate and
repeatable positioning. If you have more than just a few slides, I wouldn't
want to deal with a light-table/tripod solution.

Opinions and options differ. I do have a full Oly bellows set-up with slide
copier attachment. I might check that out 
with 50/3.5, were I interested (and home). I have used it with 5D and the
80/4 Auto for slide copying.

OTOH, CH swears by a horizontal light source with stops attached to position
the slide.

The reason I'm not much interested in any such solutions is the lack of IR
cleaning. With my scanner, I don't spend a 
bunch of time spotting. Even KR now scans and cleans pretty well with
VueScan and the higher cost scanning software, the 
name of which escapes me at the moment.

Sliding Moose

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