I was a little skeptical when I first purchased this product. Why did I buy it? I want a light source; that will let me shoot pictures digitally, from old slides. I think this product will do a great job, the illumination is fantastic as I have tried it with slides that I have.So now I will create the cover to insert the slides in, and the experiment will begin. My thought is that it wil be much faster than trying to scan, simply insert slide and shoot, then use programs on my computer to enhance them etc.Thanks Kerry Summers