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Slide holding for Scanning - Ohnar and Other Options

Started May 21, 2021 | Questions thread
D Cox Forum Pro • Posts: 32,980
Re: Slide holding for Scanning - Ohnar and Other Options

I use a ChromaPro, which is a slide duplicator from the film era. It has an excellent holder for the slides.

It's all painted black, so I lightened the photo considerably, which shows all the dust.

There are two metal blocks, each with a V groove which holds the slide. The left one is fixed, while the right one has two slots so it can move to let you insert the slide. The two springs hold the right hand block firmly against the slide.

The big advantage of this holder is that the slides stay in focus even with different mounts.

Perhaps if you are handy you cam make something along these lines. In the ChromaPro it sits on top of a light box, with the camera looking down.

Don Cox

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