Automatic Slide Copier Maxxum 7D, Alpha A900 Sony and Carousel Photo Gallery by Pete Ganzel at pbase.com

Automatic Slide Copier Maxxum 7D, Alpha A900 Sony and Carousel

Modifications to the lamp and the camera support is complete...now on to the controller.
I've got a Basic Stamp programmable that I will use to control the projector and the camera for automatically copying an entire tray of slides unattended.

StackLoader0935.jpg	Projector Mod 1345.jpg	Carousel Lens Guide1162.jpg	Carousel Underside1163.jpg
ProjCamera0001.jpg	Projector0043.jpg	Projector0064.jpg	Projector040.jpg
Projector041.jpg	Projector058.jpg	Projector061.jpg	Basic Stamp Controller
OptoCouplers228.jpg	Stamp Controller-S.jpg	Stamp-Controller-S.jpg	STAMP BS2 Controller.jpg
Slide Copy Honeysuckle4869.jpg	No Camera 0950.jpg	Slide Copier Side.jpg	Slide Copier0917.jpg
Maxxum Back 942.jpg	3 Scanners 980.jpg	Camera Display 985.jpg	Dimage Transfer Screen Shot 970.jpg
Dimage Transfer Screen Shot 981.jpg	Setup 0974.jpg	Cumulus Buttes 03.jpg	Hail Storm 61.jpg
Lightning Display 59.jpg	Polaris 56.jpg	Sandstone Detail.jpg	Longhorn Beetle 13.jpg
BugsEggs 14.jpg	Wild Currant 83.jpg	Prairie Rainbow 8.jpg	Rose Weevil 32.jpg
Photoshop CS RAW 2550.jpg	A900 Close up 15.jpg	A900 on Carousel 24.jpg	4th of July Tricycle 03886.jpg

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greg		19-Nov-2012 04:25
this is the way to go digitizing slides

Mike		04-Feb-2011 16:35
So I have been working on this for a bit now. Got a projector, fabricated a mount, etc. I jumped out of the gate thinking a 135mm M42 lens with a macro bellows would do the trick... Turns out 135mm is a BIT too much of a zoom, and doesn't take the full frame in close enough. I have to back front element about 5 inches away from the projector, which puts the camera about a foot or more in front of the projector... The weight of the camera actually picks the projector up on edge, and I don't like having the camera so far out. Picking up a 100mm M42 lens now. Will keep you posted.

Guest		03-Feb-2011 16:49
Thank you for your Automatic Slide Copier article. After converting my 6,000 slides I'm posting instructions for my rig at slsprr.net. I'm showing a link to your Automatic Slide Copier with my web page. S. Deats 2-3-2011

Mike		09-Jan-2011 02:28
How do the slides copy with the A900? I am considering doing this exact setup shortly, and I was wondering what the resolution/sharpness is like. I will likely use an array of white LEDs and an Arduino (it's what I've got at the moment). Tethered to my computer I could go all day, and that is VERY appealing to me. But I want the quality to be half-way decent. I am considering (as opposed to your macro adapter) using a 135mm M42 lens and a macro bellows, as fewer elements between the camera and the image seems like it would reduce distortion and miss-focus. Any thoughts?

Rolf_K		08-Oct-2003 19:00
Thanks for the projector information. ...... Rolf

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