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To: Arby who wrote (20365)	5/30/2001 5:21:07 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Respond to of 60323

Arby, you're right--I should have remembered that if a camera has a macro focus, as do the Nikon 880 and other high end models, one can scan the slide with an appropriate adaptor. In a similar vein, I have been using my Nikon 950 to copy old photographs, some of which are nearly 100 years old and in the process of fading. Using a lens to photo distance of between 6-inches and 1.5 feet, depending on the size of the original, I can obtain good quality images very quickly, without fancy lighting or other equipment. I often make the copies to include the same discolorations as the original so that it is difficult to tell which is the original. The beauty is that the copy preserves everything in the original and may even outlast the original. This reminds me of a recent book on historic preservation, "The Same Axe Twice." Recommended reading for anyone so inclined. Art