Opteka HD² Slide Copier for Nikon D5000, D3100, D3000, D700, D300, D200, D100, D90, D80, D70, D60, D50, D40, D40x, D2HS, D2XS, D3 Digital SLR Cameras

by Opteka

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000FA76JS
• Item model number: SLD-NIKON
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #98 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Tripods & Monopods > Complete Tripod Units
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 4, 2006

Product Description

The Opteka High Definition Digital Duplicator screws into the filter thread of the lens adapter or existing lens. This means it can be connected to almost all digital cameras. The built-in high definition close-up optics allow you to transfer slides into digital cameras easily with no lose in quality. You will actually enhance you pictures!

Customer Reviews

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There are some problems, May 23, 2008

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M. McMonigle "Retired and Loving It" (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka HD² Slide Copier for Nikon D5000, D3100, D3000, D700, D300, D200, D100, D90, D80, D70, D60, D50, D40, D40x, D2HS, D2XS, D3 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

The Opteka HD2 Slide duplicator has two problems.

1. Some old paper mounted Kodak slides are slightly too large and must be forced into the slide slot. Pliars must be used to remove them.

2. The slide is not in correct alignment and cannot be pushed down far enough to fill the viewfinder, leaving a black band across the bottom of the frame. Thus one must either zoom in slightly to fill the frame thereby loosing part of the picture, or crop out the black bar afterwards using a photo editor.

If I bought another slide copier, it would be the model with the movable slide receiver.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For slides, this is the best option to go digital, March 23, 2008

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J. T. Pater (Oxford, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka HD² Slide Copier for Nikon D5000, D3100, D3000, D700, D300, D200, D100, D90, D80, D70, D60, D50, D40, D40x, D2HS, D2XS, D3 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I ordered the Slide Copier to digitize some family slides for a friend and I thought at the time of the purchase that if it didn't work that well that I wouldn't be out much money. I was really surprised. The copier couldn't be easier to use. You just screw it onto the end of a lens (using one of the rings that are included). I used the Nikon 18-135mm lens. You put the slide holder into the end and insert a couple of slides. I used a tripod with a lamp (or the window) at the end of the copier for the light source that is needed to see the slide through the viewfinder of the camera. You adjust the exposure and WB on the camera and the zoom on the copier. I took pictures of 3 slide carousels in one day. I used the Nikon Camera Control program to see the captured image immediately on my computer.

If you want to digitize old (or new) slides, this is a simple, inexpensive and remarkable little gadget. For anybody who has slides, why drag out the projector? Just take pictures of them and view them on your monitor as a slideshow or print out the pictures. This is a very good idea for gift giving to any photographer who has ever used slide film.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful tool, February 7, 2007

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A. Tolman "Andy in ME" (Maine) - See all my reviews
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There is some assembly and experimentation required: I find that shooting a nef (raw) file and adjusting the color makes old slides come back to life. It's way better than the scanners I've tried, but probably not the same as a dedicated slide scanner. If you have a high resolution digital camera, it's a good and inexpensive add-on.