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Re: [Digital BW] Re: All you scanning pros: Great scanner for 4x5 negs?

2007-07-12 by Ernst Dinkla

>> My friend has inherited from several sources a vast collection of old 
> maritime negs dating 
>> from the late 1800's thru about 1970. All together i think there are 
> three sources, totalling 
>> something close to 4000 negs! 

The institute mentioned here faces a more herculean task:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/science/10astro.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

500.000 astro photographic glass plates that represent 25% 
of the world's total and there's no backup.


-- 
Met vriendelijke groeten,  Ernst


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