Are magic lantern slides valuable?
How do I find out if my magic lantern slides are rare or valuable? Remarkably, as most types of lanterns slides were produced in large quantities and sent all over the world, they are still quite common and most are relatively inexpensive.
What are magic lantern slides used for?
A magic lantern is a simple form of image projector that requires a light source, a concave mirror to help intensify and focus the light, and a lens to project a painted picture from a glass slide onto a wall or projection screen.
How does magic lantern slides work?
The magic lantern used a concave mirror behind a light source to direct the light through a small rectangular sheet of glass—a “lantern slide” that bore the image—and onward into a lens at the front of the apparatus. Stereopticons added more powerful light sources to optimize the projection of photographic slides.
What is a magic lantern glass slide?
The Magic Lantern was the forerunner of the modern slide projector. The slide a transparent positive image of a photograph in the form of a glass slide that could be projected onto a wall or screen using a Magic Lantern.
How do I scan magic lantern slides?
The simple way is to set your scanner at 1800 or 2400dpi and do a preview, adjusting the scanning area to your slide. It is important that you include the whole lantern slide glass area (not just the image), and a bit more. Once you have made the scan you can do your image repair or tone/colour correction.
Who invented lantern slides?
It was not until 1849, ten years after the invention of photography, that the more modern conception of the lantern slide was invented by the brothers William and Frederick Langenheim in Philadelphia.
Who invented the first magic lantern?
Christiaan Huygens
Magic lantern/Inventors
Some historians maintain that it was the Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) who in around 1659 constructed the first working magic lantern.
What size are magic lantern slides?
The magic lantern slides that were used in those large magic lanterns mostly had the format 8.2 x 8.2 cm or 8.2 x 10 cm. Those slides could not be simply placed in the slide holder of the lantern.
When were Magic Lantern slides invented?
The magic lantern was invented in the 1600’s, probably by Christiaan Huygens, a Dutch scientist. It was the earliest form of slide projector and has a long and fascinating history.