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I did this a few years ago with an a7III and an adapted Canon 50mm f2.5 macro.
My dad's 550 slides were 2.25 inches square. I'm guessing that you'll be doing 35mm.
The crop sensor shouldn't be a problem as long as you have the space between the camera and slide that you need.
My wife has a small light box that I was able to fit under a cardboard box to use as a light source.
I cut a hole in the box and taped stops along two of the edges of the slides so the slide wound be exactly over the hole.
With the camera on a tripod pointing down, I adjusted it to where I felt I would get good shots.
This worked out fine, but here are a couple of tips about what I did wrong.
First and most importantly, clean the slides, maybe with canned air, before you take the photo.
Removing dust from the shots in photoshop is a nightmare if you don't do it pre photo.
Second, use a remote trigger for the camera. Never a blurred shot that way.
Third, watch for light bands in your shots. If that camera has the light flicker reduction setting (I don't know it's called) use it.
Fourth, your white balance is going to be all over the place because your parents didn't shoot their photos in the same place
at the same time. I shot in auto white balance and did my best to fix later in P.S.
Fifth and final tip. Take breaks, don't try to do 2000 in one sitting.
I did 550 in one, two to three hour session, I was in pain for days after.
Unless you have a job where repetition is common, your shoulders and hands may feel the burn.
Thats about all I got. Good luck.
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