[222mhz] [Packrats] Old Negative conversion?

[Bob Fischer]

Bert,

Maybe Doc would have or have access to something similar like Steve suggested.

73, Bob

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Steven M. Simons
<ssimons at manitousys.com> wrote:
> Bert,
> Some higher quality flatbed scanners have a 35mm negative holder. I have an
> HP model that works well.
> The software also includes  conversions to positives.
> If you want, I'll send you the model #.
> 73,
> SMS
>
> Steve Simons
> Manitou Systems Inc.
> Tel.203.733.2110
> ssimons at manitousys.com
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 26, 2012, at 12:03 PM, The Soltoff's <bsoltoff at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> In true Packrat, I rarely (if ever) throw anything out.  Recently, while
> looking for some old prints, I found my (large) box of old negatives
> (remember them, before the world went digital?).  Some of them even go back
> to the old 2 x 3-1/2 black and white image negatives
>
>
>
> I knew that I had been saving them, in hopes of someday wanting to convert
> them to digital format to be able to print or view as a slide-show.  Well,
> that day is here.
>
>
>
> I'm looking for a way (hopefully quick, cheap and easy) to convert these
> negative images to positives, in digital files.
>
>
>
> The only thing I can think of to do the picture inversion is to use a
> printing enlarger (or slide projector, since many are 35mm) projector to
> invert, then photograph the projected image.  In fact I acquired a printing
> projector a number of years ago in anticipation of starting the task.  But
> it would be lots of work (individually loading each negative image), and
> probably wouldn't yield the resolution that I'm looking for. It also
> wouldn't accommodate the non-35mm negatives.
>
>
>
> I figure that someone in the Packrat fraternity either has done this task,
> or has a good suggestion on how to proceed.
>
>
>
> All suggestions are welcome.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> K3IUV, Bert
>
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