I recently scanned a load of glass negatives from India (on my wife's
side of the family). I used a Epson Perfection 1640SU. This is a flatbed
with a light box theat fits on the top. I was pleased with the results.
Chris.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Syd Curtis
> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 12:02 AM
> To:
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] RFI - Scanner for B/W negatives
>
>
>
>
> I know this is not what naturerecordists is about, but I
> crave your indulgence, arguing that photography is a way of
> recording nature, and knowing that Naturerecordists
> collectively represent a wonderfully wide body of knowledge
> and experience.
>
> My mother was an excellent nature photographer within the
> limits of the technology of the day - circa 80 years ago:
> Thornton-Pickard half-plate camera and B/W glass plates. Had
> photo-essays published in the local "Queenslander" newspaper;
> made it into a recent Queensland Museum book "Their
> Brilliant Careers" - being biographies of naturalists of
> note, not generally celebrated in their day because they were women.
>
> I have some hundreds of these glass plates. Mother developed
> them herself, as she considered that locally-available
> commercial firms didn't wash them properly, thus jeopardising
> their permanence.
>
> Can anyone advise me please, whether there exists a scanner
> that would scan these into a computer (Mac G3 - OS 9.1) and
> allow them to be printed as positives.
>
> TIA
>
> Syd Curtis (Brisbane, Australia)
>
>
> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
> ---------------------~--> Rent DVDs Online-No late fees! Try
> Netflix for FREE!
> http://us.click.yahoo.com/bbvVKB/oEZFAA/46V> HAA/PMYolB/TM
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -------~->
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
|