Abstract: A film slide feeder serially translates each slide from a feed hopper through a slide tray extending through imaging equipment to a receive hopper for duplicating, digitizing or superimposing the image presented by each slide to the imaging equipment.

Abstract: A vacuum platen serially picks up a sheet of film from a stack of unexposed sheets of film, transports the sheet of film to a large format camera for exposure, retains the sheet of film planar during exposure, transports the sheet of film to a stack of exposed sheets of film and drops the sheet of film upon the stack of exposed sheets of film.

Abstract: Film boxes for attachment to and use with a camera are keyed and secured by thumb screws to a shutter housing of the camera to permit detachment and accurte reattachment. Light restrictive devices negate transmission of light into each film box upon removal of same. A longitudinally displaceable film reel drive permits rapid disengagement and reengagment of the film boxes without careful alignment and a belt drive prevents, through slippage, film tearing forces.

Abstract: A compactly constructed shutter and support apparatus in a camera permits placement of the shutter in close proximity with a film strip to minimize weight and moment of inertia of the shutter for rapid repetitive starting and stopping of the shutter in response to control signals to a drive mechanism.

Abstract: A sliding mirror mechanism is positionable in a first position to operatively engage a registration device to permit reticle masking for multi image photographs and in a second position to operatively cooperate with a rotary shutter to expose a strip of film to make the photograph. An interchangeable flip mirror shutter mechanism, operatively combinable with the registration device, can be substituted for the sliding mirror mechanism. In a first position, the mirror of the flip mirror shutter mechanism cooperates with the registration device to compose the image to be photographed and in a second position exposes the strip of film to make the photograph. Each of a pair of film boxes is keyed to the camera and removably retained by a pivoting lever. An independent pivotally mounted direct drive motor associated with each film box selectively urges rotation of a reel attached driven wheel with a drive wheel.

Abstract: Three registration pins align a mask or other superimposed image with a film strip in both the lateral and longitudinal axes. A compactly constructed shutter and support apparatus permits placement of the shutter in close proximity with a film strip to minimize weight and moment of inertia of the shutter to permit rapid repetitive starting and stopping of the shutter in response to control signals to a drive mechanism. Film boxes are keyed to and secured by thumb screws to the shutter housing to permit detachment and accurate reattachment; light restrictive devices negate transmission of light into each film box upon removal. A longitudinally displaceable film reel drive permits rapid disengagement and reengagement of the film boxes without careful alignment and a belt drive prevents, through slippage, film tearing forces.