First, my goals: Be able to put B&W 35mm negatives to digital for further enhancement and sharing. Convert my many color negs and some slides to jpeg for, um, posterity.

What I've done: Cobbled up a close up system of parts I've accumulated over the years. 49mm close up lenses, a Yashica bellows with a T-mount end that I've epoxied a 49mm ring to, a slide holder/light diffuser of unknown origins, a method of holding the above to the camera so that weight isn't on the lens, all on a backpacking tripod.

The problem: It's not easy to put together, and it isn't easy to get things aligned, zoomed as wanted, focused.

What I'm thinking: Buying a generic 35mm SLR slide/film duplicator on eBay in the range of $15. Since I cleverly epoxied a 49mm filter thread onto my T-mount, i can obviously connect said duplicator to my lens. I do realize that I will need to support the duplicator so that the load isn't on the zoom system.

My question: If I take one of those generic duplicators and fasten it to my A2, I'll probably still have to use close up lenses, no? I'm not so much concerned with that as I am that it will still work at all.

Any experience? Thoughts?

I found an old 1:1 slide duplicator tube from film days. It had a lens in the middle of the tube. I only used the front half of the tube (with the slide holder attachment). The rear of this front half was threaded so I use a stepping ring to attach the Minolta close up lens (CL4). I zoom my A200 to full telephoto and but it in macro mode and then attach the close up lens with the front half of the duplicator tube attached. Works great.
Dick

Search here for info or at the Renegades- I'll check my basement- I cannot remember if I picked up another and have a spare again- I bought my first one for over $50, and then another for $30...split the difference and sold to a forum member.

Then I fell on 3 brand new ones for $25 total I think it was- I sold them for $20 each to forum members to basically cover cost plus shipping...

If continental US and I do have another- I'd let it go for $30 shipped...email my linked address on my name here...might be a day or two before I reply as I use this for Spam and check weekly.

I may even have the 49-58mm step you'll need for it, if you do not have one... When the front element is removed- it is a High quality 8+ macro lens, and takes 62mm filters... the tube is 62mm and about 6" long and has slide and negative attachments/holders.

I think camera in non macro and at about 185mm gave great results with the D and A series.

FYI- I copied my father's slide collection a bit differently back with the D7 years ago, and had planned to return and copy better the ones I really wanted, but what I had done served the purpose- I basically set the camera 1m from a screen and had the projector right below and in front projecting onto White 11x17 paper that I custom White balanced to, and had camera in MF to just fill the frame with image... then had two remotes in hand and went through the 36 holders of 60/80 slides a piece over a 5 night stretch...there was minor focusing on the projector at times, and I also exposure compensated now and then with the camera.

 

I did a quick search and found this- http://www.network54.com/Forum/151930/message/1176094758/Old+post+with+some+info---my+past >

http://www.network54.com/Forum/151930/message/1175918259/A2+as+film-slide+scanner-duper >

you had replied to post way back then...

And here's other DP-10 thread I found the one where I sold the lot-

http://www.network54.com/Forum/261411/thread/1146748840/Maybe+should+have+said+something---Canon+DP-10s+available>

..or... You can try to find an older HP PhotoSmart S20 scanner and run in with VueScan. A few years back I used that combination to scan about 10000 slides over the course of 4-5 months.

Thanks for taking the time to write it.

New Auction there is .99 start and $30 ship

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220331518002 href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220331518002&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123">

mine is same as the one in auction and .99 cheaper as I will sell for $30 shipped continental US...I suppose his is cheaper as he will ship world wide, but auction has not ended yet.