The Argus Automatic Slide Changer – and the 127 Slide
The photo shows a magazine of slides for the Argus Slide Projector and a sample slide in the metal frame used to feed the slide projector. Well, the projector is long gone, but the slides remain in the pesky metal frames in the magazine.
Next – note the slide in the metal frame, that is not a typical 35mm slide. It is a Super Slide 127 and requires a professional grade scanner. While the size is the same as a 35mm slide, the photo takes up most of the slide and most 35mm slide scanners will cut off portions of the image.
If you have a client bring you this type of slide, you’ll want to account for the time it takes to remove the slides from the magazine and metal frames and return after scanning (if the client chooses to have them put back.)
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