Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes I worked with light box and 50mm lens with extension tube, remote release and the camera was on a tripod - I didn't use a slide holder as it allowed me to selectively crop an image if required and changing the slides is very fast. When I get around to doing more of this I'll get a copy stand to ensure the camera is flat to the slide, but this was cheap and easy to try out as I had everything on hand. The quality probably wasn't quite as good as the scans I get from my film scanner (and only 8Mpix rather than 16+) but it was very close and takes 1/60th second for the exposure rather than 4mins ... Mike -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+michael.francis=gs.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+michael.francis=gs.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Richard S. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 8:21 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] And to add to your day! :-) Thanks Mike. Maybe I'll give this a try. Was your setup a typical slide copy set up: light box, slide holder on a double bellows and macro or reversed 50 on the camera? >Yes I tried this with my 20D and the results were surprisingly good - >even better, you get the controls from Adobe RAW for processing the >images, which probably gives you more control than a dedicated scanner >(you can even take two different exposures and compose them in >Photoshop if required.) The best bit is the speed that you can copy >slides by this method. It is well worth experimenting ... > >Mike > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+michael.francis=gs.com@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+michael.francis=gs.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf >Of Richard S. Taylor >Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:11 PM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] And to add to your day! :-) > >Ted - > >(snip) > >>Today? Hey modern science to the rescue and swiftly. Sun was shining, >>so out the door, set print into deck chair, digital 20D and Leica 60 >>macro lens in hand, stopped down to f8.0, focus and be there.... >>click, > >>click KISS and it was done! :-) > >I've often though this would be a good way to make digital slide >copies, too, analogous to making them on film. You'd get lower >resolution with most cameras and less exposure control than with a good >slide scanner but it would be an awful lot faster and might be more than good enough. > >Has any one tried to copy slides this way and were you satisfied with >the results? > >(snip) > > >>Yesterday a video crew were at my home shooting a final test segment >>for a TV programme on BRAVOTV. Yep about the old guy himself. Neat eh? >>;-) The producers were confident this was an excellent test segment >>and > >>the real time taping will probably be done in the next 6 weeks. :-) > >Hope this Bravo is the same as the Bravo channel here. You'd be an >interesting interviewee for sure. You must let us know when it's >expected to be broadcast. > >(snip) > >>Dang it's been a great couple of days! :-) >> >>ted > >... and may you have many more. > >-- >Regards, > >Dick > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information