Re:Duplicating Slides

[P3D Gregory J. Wageman <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

John Fairstein wrote:

>I built a light box out of a cheap white styrofoam cooler with an opal
>glass window mounted in the top. Inside the cooler is a dedicated flash
>connected to my Minolta Maxxum 35mm camera with a 55mm 1:1 autofocus
>macro lens.  The flash is aimed up at the window and the camera looks
>down on the window.

>On top of the window I mounted a simple pair of guides made from brass
>right-angle stock bought at the hobby store.  The stereo original slides
>in this guide so that the left and right images can be aligned under the
>camera lens.  Note that using an autofocus macro lens and a dedicated
>flash greatly simplifies the process of duplicating.

I never fail to be amazed by the ingenuity and cleverness of the people
on this list!  This should serve as a reminder that one needn't buy the
expensive commercial solution to solve a problem.

Way to go, John.

        -Greg W.


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