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From: "Poul Petersen" <>
Subject: Re: Scanning Negatives
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 16:24:03 +0200


Paul R. Andersen <> skrev i en
nyhedsmeddelelse:...
> Poul Petersen wrote:
> >
> > Through about half a year I have tryed Ancestry.com. bring my tip
> > about scanning negetives / glassnegatives, but they seems need
> > enthusiasm for the case, so here is my tip.
> >
> > You will need a piece of white plexiglass 1/8" thick and
translucent
> > for light - or opal glass, and a lamp with a 150 Watt soft light
or
> > white light bulb.
> > The plexiglass can be purchased from a plastics supplier, the opal
> > glass may be purchased at a framing/glass supply store and the
light
> > bulb can usually be found at a photographic supply store or
electrical
> > supply / lamp store.
> > place your negative on the scanner glass with the dark side facing
> > down - leaving the lid open. Place the plexiglass or opal glass on
top
> > of the negative.
> > Shine the light bulb approximately 8 inches ( 20 Centimeter )
above
> > the negative - and scan.
> > Invert negative to positive images and view them as photos on your
> > monitor.
> > If you want to se a draw " haw to do " go to alt.binaeries -
Scanning
> > Negatives
> >
>
> Poul;
>
> Can you tell us how the results of these scans compare to using a
film
> scanner (see http://www.cix.co.uk/~tsphoto/tech/filmscan/menu.htm
for
> examples)? I have a lot of both slides and negatives I would like
to
> scan and have been considering a film scanner. The big drawback to
> those I have looked into so far is that the SCSI interface used
(wide)
> is not the same as my flatbed scanner, which means getting another
card.
>
> Med venlig hilsen
> --
> Paul Andersen
> +++++++++++++
> The difference between theory and practice is that in theory there
is no
> difference between theory and practice; but in practice there is.

Sorry, I only have shown danish ancestry-hunters haw to get their old
black and white negatives, from the shoebox " alive " - with great
success.
Im not the owner of a film scanner, just an ordinary one.

Venlig hilsen Poul Petersen.

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