I would like to duplicate 35mm slides using my Nikon Coolpix 950. Who makes an attachment, and where may I purchase one.

Thank you,

Fred Gerhauser

-- Fred Gerhauser (GIBE@aol.com), May 16, 2000

Answers

Fred, here is a link to check out. http://www.dcresource.com/SlideCopier/index.html. It's aproduct from happenstance. I've only read about it.

-- Ringo Santiago (Ringos@asheragency.com), May 16, 2000.

Fred:

Nikon has announced a slide copying attachment (35mm only)but as I understand it the device has not started shipping yet. It is identified in literature with the CP990 as ES-E28. I can't see why it wouldn't work with the CP950 as well.

-- ron martin (rmartn@enter.net), May 17, 2000.

I bought the Happenstance slide copier and love it. It is not intended as a substitute for a thousand dollar copier and it sure doesn't remove dust but if you are like me and have 500 old slides sitting in a box waiting to be tossed out when you die then this is definitely your answer.

I copied 4-5 slides a minute and went through the 500 slides in two nights capturing images I had long forgotten existed from my Korean war days (that was the one between the War of 1812 and Desert Storm). I'm still trying to explain to my wife about the pictures of the Japanese lady I hired as "tour-guide" while on R&R. The directions recommed sitting the camera on a desk and using a 20 Watt halogen desk lamp for a light source. I found it more convenient to put the camera on a tripod and work standing up. The review talks like you are going to be looking in the monitor with every shot. I just set up the first slide and copied all the rest without doing anything more than pushing the shutter release button. I used a 55 Watt bulb with no problem.

Although the copier is very well made (I dropped it on a hardwood floor with no ill effect) it does just sit atop the upturn camera lens with the results that every time you put a slide in or remove one you end up moving it slightly. I solved that problem by using a little DAP "Fun.Tak" Reusable Adhesive. It's like silly putty and is used in California to stick knick-knacks to china cabinet shelves so they don't slide around during earth quakes. As the saying goes, "a little dab will do it" and it did holding the slide holder firmly in place atop of the camera. A review of the product can be found here, you can order it on-line ($40) and delivery was prompt. http://www.dcresource.com/SlideCopier/index.html

(when are they going to enkorporate a spell checker in this editor.)

-- bill (this_old_house@pobox.com), June 01, 2000.