P3D Stereocard to slide project

[John Bradley <JB3D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can I ask for readers advice on a project I
have in mind?
I have a collection of traditional stereocards
of my home area taken by a wonderful turn
of the century local photographer called
Alfred Seaman.
I would like to convert some of these to slides
and project them as a slide show, possibly
interspersed with modern views of the same
subject. I know this has been done before,
indeed I saw a splendid example at a recent
Stereoscopic Society meeting.
My particular request is for hints on how to
achieve this using mostly the equipment I already
posess - a Pentax K1000 with a few lenses, and
projection by a Hawk MkV.
My thoughts were to photograph each of the left
and right images as a full frame slide. Because of
the different proportions of the original print , which
is approx. square, compared to the full frame slide
which is rectangular, I assume I will need to crop
the image by mounting in a smaller mount
 - Realist perhaps?
So advice please, especially on the following
1.Choice of film
2.Choice of lens
3.Is a copy stand essential or can I improvise?
This is a major concern since buying one 
seems expensive.
4.Choice of mounts
5.Mounting and cropping issues.
6.Anything else you think I should consider,
 including any other way to go about this 
(having someone do it for me? Using a 
computer process instead?)
Please note that my knowledge in this area is quite
limited so don't worry about >insulting< me with
points that may seem obvious.
As always thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
John Bradley
JB3D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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