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Re: need slides

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Sidnie Miller (sidmill.edu)
Thu, 23 Jan 1997 20:17:36 -0800 (PST)

Dear Carla--I borrowed a good camera from my mother. I don't think a
point and shoot will be very good because the focal length is probably
a default at about 3 feet min. You need to be able to focus at least
1-1/2 feet from the book since your photographs are probably less than
8x11". There are special lenses that would allow you to get closer
but I don't own any. You need to find a likely subject to borrow from.
Do you have a photo class in your school--or how about a newspaper or
yearbook. Ask around the faculty room. You're bound to find one. You
could get all your books together and do it all in a day--or maybe get
the camera owner to assist. Sid

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On Wed, 22 Jan 1997, carla harwitt wrote:

> Anyone know of a least expensive, effective camera to buy to make slides?
> I personally own a "point-n-shoot" 35mm but I understand you have to have
> the kind you can focus. I'd appreciate any info. Thanks. - Carla H.
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> On Wed, 22 Jan 1997, Sidnie Miller wrote:
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> > Dear Su, have you ever considered making your own slides? Just get
> > your camera with slide film and take your favorite art books outside
> > on a nice sunny day. Get a steel bar or something heavy to hold
> > everything nice and flat. If you can't get in close enough you
> > can use black electrical tape to mask in your slide to the good parts.
> > My homemade ones aren't the best, but I usually make up for sloppy
> > technique by my enthusiasm talking about works I really like. A long
> > time ago the librarian and I wrote a grant to get a set of 500 slides--
> > the ones in the catalogs. They're great and everything but I probably
> > only use 60 of them--and try to find slides of great installations or
> > Andy Goldsworthy work. It still costs you, but maybe your principal
> > will be willing to pay for film and development--it makes them sound
> > soooo cheap to refuse when you're doing all the work!! Sid
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