--- David Hug <[email protected]> wrote: > Kraig, would you please tell us how to copy a color slide with a > digital > camera? I can't imagine how it would be done. > > Dave Dave & all, You can find a detailed description of what I did in the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCANNERS-PHOTOS/2005-03/1110159900 Briefly, I put the slide on a backlit slide sorter/viewer, set up the camera on a tripod and aimed it down toward the slide on a desk, and snapped digital pictures. You should have a camera with "macro focus" feature, and optically zoom in to the slide. As I said, I got results at least as good as I could get with a flat-bed scanner with slide attachment, though probably not as good as with an expensive dedicated slide/film scanner. (We turned it into an excuse to get a digital camera ;-) ) Hope this helps. Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Kraig __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

I haven't tried this but couldn 't you project the slide onto a screen and then use a digital camera without a macro focus to copy a slide? Charlie Newfield The Villages, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kraig Jones" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [SP] RE: SCANNERS-PHOTOS-D Digest V05 #7 : : --- David Hug <[email protected]> wrote: : > Kraig, would you please tell us how to copy a color slide with a : > digital : > camera? I can't imagine how it would be done. : > : > Dave : : Dave & all, : : You can find a detailed description of what I did in the archives: : : http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCANNERS-PHOTOS/2005-03/1110159900 : : Briefly, I put the slide on a backlit slide sorter/viewer, set up the : camera on a tripod and aimed it down toward the slide on a desk, and : snapped digital pictures. You should have a camera with "macro focus" : feature, and optically zoom in to the slide. : : As I said, I got results at least as good as I could get with a : flat-bed scanner with slide attachment, though probably not as good as : with an expensive dedicated slide/film scanner. (We turned it into an : excuse to get a digital camera ;-) ) : : Hope this helps. Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. : : Kraig : : : __________________________________________________ : Do You Yahoo!? : Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around : http://mail.yahoo.com : : : ==== SCANNERS-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== : To subscribe or unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] or [email protected] with the single word SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. : : ============================== : Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the : areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. : Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx : : :

Charlie, In a word, No! Think about it. Projecting an image on a surface (any surface) does not produce a high resolution image. The effect is identical to taking a digital image and Zooming to 300 or 400 magnification (or greater), except the little dots are round instead of square. The normal viewing distance for a projected slide is greater than 12 feet so the resolution is unimportant -- same as billboards along the highway. Taking a photograph of that will look about as good as it would if you walked up to the screen and view it from a foot away.. One of the things one has to recognize is that a scanner is nothing more than a digital camera with a fixed focus lens. To match the output of a scanner, a camera has to have the same resolution (ppi) and the same candlepower from the light source. (Granted a program like Photoshop can compensate for that somewhat, but...) For that reason, Kraig's solution is not the perfect answer... if you are trying to capture the quality in the image on a piece of film. The light source is just not strong enough. On the other hand, that quality level is not always required... or necessary. So for general run-of-the-mill work, it is perfect. Besides, the price can't be beat. Ron -----Original Message----- From: Charles Newfield [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 5:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SP] RE: SCANNERS-PHOTOS-D Digest V05 #7 I haven't tried this but couldn 't you project the slide onto a screen and then use a digital camera without a macro focus to copy a slide? Charlie Newfield The Villages, FL <Snip>

It can be done in a fashion, Charlie. It depends entirely on the screen surface, the quality of the projector, and keeping the shadow of the camera out of the way :-). The latter is almost impossible and results in a change in the perspective if the camera is at an angle. I have experimented with this method and I was not satisfied sufficiently to warrant carrying on further with it. Lance P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=52583ii -----Original Message----- From: Charles Newfield [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 13 March 2005 10:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SP] RE: SCANNERS-PHOTOS-D Digest V05 #7 I haven't tried this but couldn 't you project the slide onto a screen and then use a digital camera without a macro focus to copy a slide? Charlie Newfield The Villages, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kraig Jones" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [SP] RE: SCANNERS-PHOTOS-D Digest V05 #7 : : --- David Hug <[email protected]> wrote: : > Kraig, would you please tell us how to copy a color slide with a : > digital : > camera? I can't imagine how it would be done. : > : > Dave : : Dave & all, : : You can find a detailed description of what I did in the archives: : : http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCANNERS-PHOTOS/2005-03/1110159900 : : Briefly, I put the slide on a backlit slide sorter/viewer, set up the : camera on a tripod and aimed it down toward the slide on a desk, and : snapped digital pictures. You should have a camera with "macro focus" : feature, and optically zoom in to the slide. : : As I said, I got results at least as good as I could get with a : flat-bed scanner with slide attachment, though probably not as good as : with an expensive dedicated slide/film scanner. (We turned it into an : excuse to get a digital camera ;-) ) : : Hope this helps. Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. : : Kraig : : : __________________________________________________ : Do You Yahoo!? : Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around : http://mail.yahoo.com : : : ==== SCANNERS-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== : To subscribe or unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] or [email protected] with the single word SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. : : ============================== : Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the : areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. : Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx : : : ==== SCANNERS-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== To subscribe or unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] or [email protected] with the single word SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.2 - Release Date: 11/03/2005