[rollei_list] Re: Scanning sheets of colour negatives

John,
One other issue I forgot to mention in my previous message is that most digital P&S cameras have a more-or-less highly reflective silvertone finish, and the macro mode is only really useful at the lens' smallest focal length setting, so you may see phantom reflections of your camera in the digital "captures." A digital SLR (which is usually black) or some black felt material and tape would seem to be in order. Good luck. 

-Aaron



On Jun 19, 2008, at 5:11 AM, John Wild wrote:



I quickly taped a clear negative sheet to a north facing window with a
diffuser between it and and the glass and then took a photograph with a 
Kodak Easyshare 4mp (old) compact camera in macro mode.

Results:- promising. :-))

Initial problems are:
1) the coarseness of the diffuser, being in the same image plane as the 
negatives, adds a mottled image (in my case I used an A4 translucent
plastic display wallet which was on hand); opal perspex/polycarbonate
sheet would be ideal (?) Also using the window that I did in this
instance, resulted in distant tree foliage outside the window adding a
varied colour 'cast'.

2) barrel distortion from a compact camera lens used at one extreme of
its design parameters; corrected in this instance with that wonderful
program, Photoshop.

From these preliminary results, it is worth making up/acquiring a
suitable sized light box, setting up a tripod and 'borrowing' a decent
digital camera from a friend for a few days............

Regards

John

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