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Stupid Question
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Is it possible to scan medium format negatives….got a Saphir Ultra 2 scanner here, but it doesn’t appear to be working for me?
I left a roll in last week to be processed, but stupidly didn’t request prints :oops: that’s inexperience for you!Some scanners can scan 6X6 negatives or larger but your one may be confined to 135 size only. I had a quick google and this appears to be the case. You may be able to get the shop where you had the film processed to do it for you.
Well – I’m a little out of my depth is what I mean I suppose :? :lol:
Anyway – here I am sitting beside my scanner, waiting anxiously for some insight. It’s probably not possible to do it with this scanner, as it only gives 2 scan modes – reflective and transparent. I tried transparent, and then inverted in photoshop, you can just about see the image through all the murkiness, but thats not what I was hoping for :( :(
Transparent is the right mode for negatives or slides. Do you have a holder that you can place the negatives in?
nope – its an old scanner that someone gave us when we were stuck, and we ended up keeping it…there wasn’t even a manual, and I had to get the software off the net…I hardly use it to be honest – But now I want to!
paperdoll wrote:
I tried transparent, and then inverted in photoshop, you can just about see the image through all the murkiness, but thats not what I was hoping for :( :(
I’m not familiar with the Saphir Ultra 2 scanner but when you scan in transparent mode, is there a cover on the inside of the lid that you removed to expose a light source? If not, then that may explain the “you can just about see the image through all the murkiness”.
That’s how my Epson scanner works.
Dave – there is nothing on the inside of the lid, but I think there should be a transparency adaptor that goes into it…..I think I’ll just have to give in and go back and get prints from my negatives….I have the patience of a two year old, and I’m dying to see them. :)
thanks anyway
download silverfast and use it instead of the scanner manufacturer and try again, you should get decent results.
having the patience of a two year old would be quite common in photography circles, myself included :lol:
Fintan wrote:
download silverfast and use it instead of the scanner manufacturer and try again, you should get decent results.
having the patience of a two year old would be quite common in photography circles, myself included :lol:
Cheers – I’ll have a look while I’m stuck in work!
…and Photo Care on Abbey St said it will take 2 days for prints….maybe if I try stamping my foot……
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