Slide Copier ( not a scanner)

[silverfoxcc]

Before i shuffle off this mortal coil. i want to digitise all my sldes

Years ago i bought a Jessops Slide copier ( it takes the place of a lens and in effect takes a pic of the sllde. U(nless scanners can do this in less than 10 secs then it is infinitely quicker)

I have a Canon 77d And put it on the front, but due to the sensor, only copies the middle part of the slde

I understand a Canon 5D will overcome this problem


I can then set the camera up on a table, reach over from comfy chair ( making sure the Malt doesnt get spilt,) insert slde. hit shutter release, remove slide and repeat


If it does what would be the best light source behind the slde, someone told me naturall daylight, but i want to do this in the evening whilst watching TV

[silverfoxcc]

Gents

Thanks for the assistance in answering this

To narrow it down
I appreciate the light source if using the slide copier, which could sway me towards a slide scanner
no worried about doing a pre check on each slide, as i have seen what can be done with real basket cases

The main problem is time

scanner with about 300 boxes of 36 slide if each one took 5 mins that is 720 hours thats a minus as 2hrs a night it will take a year!!
however the dust removal and 'auto touch up' is less time faffing about afterwards

Camera

Quicker in copying but light source could be a problem. more time afterwards picking out any small flaws the scanner would deal with ( is that correct?)

Cost isnt a problem as i would need to buy a full frame DSLR ( Canon 5d mk 2 minimum) or a scanner

Will look at the suggestions on here about scanners and come back with a short list

Many thanks for all your input PH comes up trumps again