Re: re-photographing negatives


Bob_Maxey@mtn.3com.com
Sun, 21 Feb 1999 15:07:14 -0700


>> Has anyone tried "taking a picture" of a small negative on a light
> table with a large format camera. I realize that a very long bellows
> stretch would be necessary but I think that about 20 inches extension on
> a 4x5 would be okay for a 6x6 cm neg and maybe 35mm.

I used to do that with nitrate negatives that have become damaged. Usually,
it was because any contact prints would have caused the negative to break
because of the pressure. You have to be very accurate in your process
because you need to make a third film to get it back to negative.

RM



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