[rollei_list] Re: Scanning sheets of colour negatives
- From: "John Wild" <JWild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:15:53 +0100
Thanks Aaron, that's what I hope to borrow for a time. A friend buys a
new digiSLR every time a new model comes out and keeps the old models on
a cupboard.......... I hope I can convince him that they need using or
else they will sieze up ;-)
Best wishes
John
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Subject: [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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