--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to figure out how this would get done. > Wouldn't you need to turn > off the scanner lamp? ...snip...
Yah, you need to turn off, disconnect, or cover the lamp. I've read about a couple of projects like this, including (drat, lost the web address) a fellow who turned a flat bed scanner into a panoramic camera by taking the guts out, disconnecting the light, mounting the sensor onto a pivot with a lens, and gimmicking the original motor & belt to pivot the lens. Looked like it worked pretty well, and since it used the original electronics & driver, it was real easy to use. I know one issue with doing this is that many scanner sensors are designed with baffles to only see light coming straight in, so light coming in at an angle (like most lens cameras have) isn't seen. I gotta get a working scanner to gut to try this, though. -- Philip __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
