Re: CHEAP digital camera???

Rich,

Great Idea! Yes, I have a 35mm copy attachment for my Miranda camera
system. I'll be experimenting with that!

Alan KM6VV

"Rich D." wrote:

>
> Alan and Jon,
> There are all kinds of slide coying devices out there using digital
> equipment. A refecting hood on a flatbed scanner has been replaced by
> the cameras that are now able to focus to macro distances allowing adapters
> to shoot slides directly.
> Here is one: http://129.79.22.9/digital/slide_copying.html
> Search on "slide copier".
> BTW, I have a Nikon 950. BEST value for the money. Uses CF cards and NIMH
> batts. I have gone on a 3 day weekend and still had power left in the 4 AA
> batts. Pic download is instant with a card reader.
> Rich D.
>
> Alan Marconett KM6VV wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jon,
> >
> > Yeah, I meant 60 x 60 MM. Also called 2 1/4 x 2 1/4. Although I was
> > once considering view cameras, nothing THAT big!
> >
> > I just had a thought, could an enlarger "project" an image of a slide or
> > negative onto a scanner? Might need to disable internal lamp? That
> > might give me a full scan.
> >
> > Jon Elson wrote:
> > >
> > > Alan Marconett KM6VV wrote:
> > >
> > > > Matt,
> > > >
> > > > Floppy drives make sense, but I can easily get 96 Mb CF's. That eases
> > > > the storage of high res pix, and by swapping cards, and uploading to the
> > > > notebook computer, well, I've got plenty of storage.
> > > >
> > > > I agree the resolution is nowhere near that of a 35mm camera, or my 60
> > > > x60 cm Bronica!
> > >
> > > 60 x 60 CM??? I have a photoplotter that does 20 x 20" film, but that's
> > > 23" square! Do you mean 60 x 60 mm?
> > >
> > > Jon