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Re: [Digital BW] Using Camera/Copy Stand to "Scan" Negatives

2012-07-22 by Tina Manley

Peter Krogh has a pdf that explains it pretty clearly.

http://www.thedambook.com/downloads/Camera_Scanning_Krogh.pdf

I use a Beseler Slide duplicator and a Canon 1DMII with a macro lens.  It's
easy and fast but I still get better results with my Nikon LS5000.

Tina

On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Paula Berg <Berg@...> wrote:

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> I have been following with interest the discussion of using a copy
> stand, light tablet, and digital camera to copy negatives instead of
> scanning. I have been using a Nikon 9000 to scan black and white 35mm
> and 120 negatives. If this alternative works as well, I would strongly
> consider selling my scanner. Could someone who is doing this please
> describe it in greater detail? For example, what length camera lens do
> you use? Do you place a piece of glass on top of the negative? Anything
> else one needs to know about how to do it? Also, it would be great if
> someone would post a copy of a negative copied using this method. Thanks
> so much. Paula Berg
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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