| Latest Review Posted | PENTAX Slide Holder 1x, K
My scanner software is no longer supported and I'm tired of the time involved to scan things correctly. Went looking for an alternative to using wonky bellows and slide copier attachments and found this. Absolutely perfect! Digitizing slides is done with my DSLR. Once I dialed in the specifics for my situation, this is a very low muss and low fuss method to copy slides. The Slide Holder is an empty tube--no optics inside.
Though it's intended for use with a reversed lens, I figured it would work with a copy-quality macro lens not reversed and it works quite well. Because the rear fitting on the Slide Holder is a K mount for a reversed lens, when you use a macro lens not reversed you'll need to add a Pentax reverse adapter screwed into the front of the lens with the K mount sticking forward to fit the Slide Holder. It's a $5-$10 accessory.
My set-up in order of attachment. Camera is connected to a 20mm auto extension tube. The macro lens is attached to the auto extension tube. A Pentax 49mm Reverse Adapter is screwed into the front of the lens. The Slide Holder is mounted to the reverse adapter. It's actually pretty simple.
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Slide Holder includes a rotating mount for orientation of the slide and the slide clips hold each slide in the exact position. I still refocus for each slide, but for quick copying of volumes of slides, you can just fix the focus and shoot them in succession.
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