#Light table for slides full

The 5k lamps and fixture were had for maybe $20 and the rest is inconsequential. And it is brighter than anything you can buy. That way the illumination is nicely even. In other words the slide uses the background of that bright white ink jet paper for illumination and not the actual lamps. Inside the box below the viewing space is another sheet of ink jet paper slanted from the base of the sideways fixture to the top of the back side of the box. Eaily supports film without being droopy.

Bought a black opague file cover made from some sturdy semi paper material at Staples. Atop the cutout I have a couple black masking sheets shaped like a broad L which size the viewing space. Inside the black foam core box on all surfaces is pasted highly white reflective ink jet photo paper. (couple 4x5's side by side) Basic engineer tape foam core project haha. Over the lamp fixture is a black foam core housing box about 8x8z28 which has a large cutout on top for largest film to be viewed. Instead I have a couple of 24 inch 5k high CRI fluorescent bulbs in a small dual bare white fixture which sit sideways atop a 12x30 inch white foam core sheet.

Actually I prefer not to even use a diffuser though do at times for convenience of looking at little 35mm KR135's. My box is cheap cheap compared to the expensive stuff one can order. Overall Dimensions: 25 H x 24 W x 24 L Product Type: Light Table Shape: Square Adult Assembly Required: Yes. It electrically lights to provide safe, imagaginative play for young minds. Thus my custom light box has adjustable masking sheets that adjust the rectangle for whatever the image size. This freestanding light table will light up your childs imagaination. Maybe looking at several side by side or with a mild magnifier to gauge the overall image for instance. However one will always have reasons to view slides without a loupe some of the time. If one is always looking through a loupe, masking out the rest of the light table serves no purpose. One is staring onto a bright table making ones pupil shrivel up. Most light tables are essentially 5000k lamps beneath white transluscent plastic diffusers. The flaw is that a slide will almost always look better if one is looking down on an illuminated slide that has a black mask over the rest of the light source. Connventional wisdom for light table designs has a serious flaw despite the fact most are far more costly than materials they are made from. These days when I Photoshop edit huge drum scan files for large Lightjet5k prints, my lightbox is right beside me at the computer so I can match the color balance closely to the image. Of course I have an old Kodak Carousel projector for the old 35mm slides. Someday, I bet you’ll even help me pass on the word.I have been looking at transparencies for three decades. Of paying for high quality light tables , (I’m not even saying it in bold, I don’t have to be flashy about it, YOU WILL JUST KNOW.)Īnd then, you can cross over to the dark side… I dare you, to spend a few extra dollars on the light table I’m talking about … Yes, I’m talking to you, DIY-clear-storage-container-light-table-maker. (YOU KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO LEAN ON IT!😫 ) THAT YOUR KIDS WON’T RUIN, by leaning on the plastic lid too hard!😳

#Light table for slides full

(You really can’t even call those things a light table.)ĪND YES, MEDIOCRE - it’s a fact, the light doesn’t have the same effect when there are little chunks of light instead of a full even spread… I’m sorry, but that’s the way it is!ĬOME ON, they can only play so long before, your impulsive DIY CREATION- GETS TOO HOT!!!!!! 🔥😳 Your kids are going to be playing on a mediocre “light box.” 😏 You can’t just fill a clear tub with them and call it a light table! You know - that Christmas lights GET HOT…