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Subject: Re: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] Unknown photos on negatives
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 13:17:01 EDT
In a message dated 09/05/2006 8:10:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:
> The best way to see what is on the negative is to get get a light box.
>
Exactly. A light box is what I used to preview negatives, transparencies, and
slides. This is what photographers and graphics people use for this purpose.
A large magnifying glass is also helpful.
The light box will let you see what is on the negative before you do the work
of scanning it or developing it. I scanned photos and negatives for 15 years
as part of my graphics business and I always found it slow and boring work.
The thought of scanning thousands of negatives (even hundreds) is ... well, I
sure wouldn't want to have to do it.
You can buy a light box at a photographic supply store or over the Internet.
A small one would do it.
Tom Miller
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