Digitising collections of microfiche - Re: Looking for opinions...

[geneb]

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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