Swiffer Dusters are good. Dust sticks to them like a magnet.
You are right. The slide copy in this post looks very good.
Interesting arrangement for the flash firing up through the bottom from
the back. I hadn't noticed it before. What it the light box under the
copy stand. Something home brewed?
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/23/2012 12:29 PM, C.H.Ling wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
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>> Interesting. I had never thought of live view for focusing a slide or
>> negative copy. What are you using for illumination? Apparently not
>> flash since you're focusing with live view... or maybe focusing and
>> taking lights are different?
>>
>
> I do use flash, a FL-50 illuminated from the back as shown on the photo:
>
> http://www.accura.com.hk/temp/P6226848.jpg
>
> The illumination evenness is checked and color temp is registered on DPP.
> Basically I just need to focus once but the focusing rail sometimes shifted
> a little so I check the focus once in a while.
>
>> When I try the 5D again for slide copying I'm going to try using a
>> Swiffer Duster to clean the slide.
>> <http://www.pgestore.com/Swiffer-Duster/swiffer-duster,default,sc.html>
>> I've never been brave enough to try it on the sensor as Ken does but I
>> have no such reservations on a piece of film.
>
> At the moment I use a brush and blower to clean the slide, the Swiffer
> Duster seems a good idea, I have to check out the local store here.
>
> BTW, I got a better test slide, the resolution looks promising:
>
> http://www.accura.com.hk/temp/IMG_0001.JPG
>
> Original slide taken with OM 50/1.4 at F8, Kodak Elite II (EB II).
> Process with DPP USM strength=1.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
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