On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: >> Of course, with a K10D and a macro lens capable of 1:2 magnification, >> you can set up a copystand rig that is both fast and produces 10Mpixel >> images. > > I've had very good results copying prints with my K20D. The only downside > has been the time for setup - getting things perpendicular, adjusting the > tripod for the proper distance.
I use a flatbed scanner for prints. A 4x6 print at a modest 1200 ppi is a 33 Mpixel image, way more than needed for most things and plenty of overhead for editing. No worries about setting up copy lighting, reflections, focusing, etc. When I use a copystand and camera, it is made perpendicular to the base by using a hot shoe mounted two-axis bubble level. Tripods are kinda clumsy at this job. I've shot negatives this way with the copystand and macro lens using a flat-panel light box as a light source, with good results. It works particularly well for some of my ultraminiature negatives ... The L1 fitted with 1.4x teleconverter and 35 Macro can achieve a 1.4:1 magnification, which nets me a 7.5 Mpixel image of my 8x11 mm Minox negatives. That's more data than I can get out of a 2900 ppi film scanner ... 1.1 Mpixel ... and well worth the fuss. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
