slide copy help

new here and seeking help on making copies of many old stereo camera slides. wonder if a reguler slide copier would work.

TIA
dolores

 

Dolores,
Also new here. A while back I bought a Plustek slide copier, OpticFilm 7300, an excellent 35mm copier for the money. I too have a lot of old stereo slides, from the Stereo Realist that my dad owned, and am interested in copying some of them. The slide and filmstrip holders for the Plustek won't accept the stereo slides, and not surprisingly when I asked their tech support people about this, was told it was far too small a market for them to make one -- although much to their credit, they did their best to be helpful, and were interested in what I was trying to do.
I ended up buying another filmstrip holder from Plustek, and modifying it to hold a stereo slide -- not difficult to do. This makes it easy for me to copy both images of the slide; then I use Photoshop Elements to place them side-by-side on my computer screen. Finally, for a 3D viewer that works well for viewing these images on the screen, I purchased from Loreo Asia Limited, shipped from Hong Kong, a package of ten viewers for about $13 plus $8 shipping and packaging. Took just over two weeks to get here, and quite satisfactory. These are intended for mailing to friends, then sending the stereo images by email -- just what I want to do.
If you're interested in details on any of this, I guess the thing to do is post a response. I'm not sure whether I'm allowed to provide my email address for direct communication.

- David Higley