P3D Re: Slide Scanner Attachment for Flatbed Scanners

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> For those who already own a flatbed scanner, but would like to scan
> stereo slides, I just saw a very clever device being offered by HP.  The
> HP slide Adapter (PN C6260-67700) sells separately for $24.95 and
> consists of a small, hollow plastic pyramid that is placed over a slide
> on top of the flatbed of a scanner.  This adapter, which is wider than a
> 2X2 slide and has polished aluminum reflectors on the insides of the
> pyramid, passively reflects light back down through the slide for
> detection by the scanner as if it were opaque.  Although this limits the

Thanks Jon for the pointer!!!!  You may have saved me a lot of work. I
had been toying with an idea of using mirrors put into slots of wood
side-pieces.  Trying one of the HP thingies seems a *whole* lot easier.  :-)

Mike K.


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