----- Original Message ----- From: "John Forbes" Subject: Re: Slide Dup for *ist D
> Ordinary slide copiers are designed for a camera/sensor with dimensions of > 24x36mm. Anything smaller crops the slide, which is not what you want. > > So far there are no APS slide copiers on the market, and people are having > to use ingenuity. Unfortunately, ingenious inventions of the Heath > Robinson variety may work, but are seldom quick. > I know, I am still trying. I am pretty sure that the best method is going to turn out to be extending the slide farther from the lens, but this will require a custom made rod to mount the slide duplcator to the front of the bellow, and a longer bellows from the slide holder to the lens. Right now, the best method I have found (note this is not the best method) is to mount a close-up filter onto the front of the 77mm. This gives about 50% more crop than the 50mm lens that the system is designed to work with, and the close-up filter allows the thing to focus on the slide within the confines of the equipment dimensions. It's not really great, as the close-up filter adds it's own special quality to the dupe (stopping down helps), but it does allow for rapid slide duping. William Robb
