On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:15:47 -0500, Kris <[email protected]> wrote: >Has anyone else done this? This is too much technology for me, >apparently. I've been futzing with it for over a month now and am not >even close to something that works. I either get a blast of light >that washes out everything, or just darkness because the light doesn't >seem to be coming through the lens? > >Buying one is not an option. > >http://www.us-census.org/resources/homemade.htm Where are you? I've got one that needs some serious dusting that I've just moved out of my way again & would love to donate to a good cause. I bought it 10 yrs ago at a garage sale- I don't see myself doing any more microfilm reading at home. [I'm near Schenectady, NY- my email is good. Kris gets first dibs if close enough- after that, first come-first serve] Jim