Originally posted by rogerstg I'm setting up the same even though I have and Epson V600. At ~ 15 minutes for 4 slides it'll take too much time to scan 150+ old slides. I think I can get pretty good results using my KP with a Vivitar 100mm 1:3.5 MC Macro with Matched Macro Adapter. I assume that the diffuser you mentioned is to reduce light intensity for more reasonable shutter speed. Any tips are appreciated. So far, settings I'm thinking will help:
2 sec delay
Remote shutter release
Electronic shutter
Pixel shift
ISO 100
f8 to f11
Any comments will be appreciated.
Thanks
I'll share my notes after I get home tonight but a few thoughts.
The light coming out of my Kodak Project was too bright and since I was so close to the negative (and the bulb) with my lens, the images had a halo imbedded in them. I went to a local plastcis store and got a chunk of semi-transparent 1/4"? 1/8"? thick plastic. This I cut to fit in the light path between the bulb and the slide (just before the slide)
I do use ISO100 and f/8 on my D-FA 100mm Macro. More comments on speed later on.
White balance I set to be the temperature of the projector bulb.
I connected my camera via the HDMI port to a computer monitor.
I did not bother with pixel shift or delay as I wanted to create, as fast as possible (and with little to no Post Processing), a JPEG library of all my thousands of slides . My thought, if in the future, a shot really peaked my interest, I would scan it high def with my Epson.
I loaded my slides into the scanner backwards from normal so no post image flipping was required. but all slides "landscape" so 90 degree rotation PP to make any back into portraits. Very quickly done.
And then, once all set, camera remote in right hand, slide project remote in my left and click away....tray of 120 slides in less than 5 minutes.
That is everything off the top of my head for now but I will get back to you later on a few things. If you want, a phone call would not be a bad thing.
Cheers, Charlie