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From: daver@felix.UUCP (Dave Richards)
Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc
Subject: Re: 35mm slide adaptor for (s-)vhs cameras?
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Date: 28 Jan 91 23:37:10 GMT
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-In an article, <gf0c@andrew.cmu.edu>  Greg writes:
-> In putting together a videodisc project, I have the need to
->scan large numbers of 35mm slides onto s-vhs tape.  I have a
->scanner to do this, but I am wondering if it's possible to
->use my s-vhs camera and some sort of simple slide
->projector/adaptor.  [Using the camera would offer more
->flexibility].

In article <4528@mindlink.UUCP> a544@mindlink.UUCP (Rick McCormack) writes:
>We have done this without any extra equipment. 
>Set up the camera with the macro setting on the lense and point it down the
>EMPTY lense barrel of the projector towards the slide.  Adjust the projector
>lamp to partial brightness using the dissolve controller.  Film. Grab. Change
>slide. Repeat. 

This sounds like a very good solution, especially since it avoids any mirrors
or screens, or any other source of distortion.  But one little thing I would
point out is that if you do this, for the slide to appear correctly it must
be inserted in the carousel *backwards*, ie; so that the side that says "this
side toward screen" is actually toward the projector lamp.  Otherwise the
slides will appear mirrored about the vertical axis (left-to-right).  Also
I suppose at the same time you would rotate the slides so they appear right-
side-up (normally of course the slides are inserted in the carousel tray with
the image upside-down).  Otherwise you would have to turn the camera upside-
down as well.

Dave