Originally posted by k100d it would be interesting to see what your slide duplication setup would look like, RatMagicLady
Sounds like a challenge.
My idea involves a hacksaw, hose clamps and bicycle innertube, and possibly a bunch of empty filter rings or a compendium shade.
I was hoping this would be basically plug and play, but I think this one may take some surgery. What I got is an old Ritz zoom slide duplicator which I'd thought I might have recalled as something with enough leeway to cover the crop factor, but not so. At least I should be able to hack this into something that'll conveniently shoot some specimens for my sweetie.
Could possibly try one (or adapting this into one that might screw onto the kit lens, I think the worst that could happen there would probably be distortion.
I suppose a teleconverter would work, too. Maybe a bellows setup that could take my 75mm enlarging lens? (Have a nice 50, too, as well as a so-so one)
Think what I *need* is a bellows or tubes and a pile of enlarger parts. Standard and carriers seem like the'd be a good start.... I think enlarging lenses ought to be decent for the task, too. It does lead to real questions of if a cheesy negative scanner wouldn't be as much fun, or putting the effort toward replacing my wonky 4490 might not be better spent, (though there's the problem of the computer end being hard for me to get a good scan out of, even when it works. )
But, I'm at the point of brain shut-down, haven't been feeling well. I'll have to keep thinking about this.
Last edited by Ratmagiclady; 08-05-2009 at 04:10 PM.