On Thu, 29 Mar 2018, ethan at 
757.org wrote:
   I'm
probably WAY over simplifying this because I don't have a grasp of the
 optics involved, but wouldn't it be possible to get a good image of
 individual pages on a microfiche by using a DSLR with the right lens and a
 CNC X/Y table made from one of the large (8x10) LED illuminators used to
 treat SAD?  The lights are pretty bright and are under $50.  The X/Y table
 build would be very simple and cheap to build.  The only "real" expense
 would be the right lens on the camera. 
 Yep. That is what I was thinking originally. I wasn't against the idea of
 projecting the slide to a surface then capturing that.
 
 I wasn't thinking about projecting it, I was referring to direct imaging
using a macro(?) lens on the camera.
g.
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