photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Pete Ganzel | profile | all galleries >> Tinkering >> Automatic Slide Copier Maxxum 7D, Alpha A900 Sony and Carousel tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

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

comment | share
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
click on thumbnails for full image