Re: old negatives

Assuming these are larger format negs you can scan them to a computer with a
flatbed scanner with transparancy adapter. If you have a darkroom that can
handle large negs they should be fun to print. At least make contact prints.
Richard Heather
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Schmitt" <aschmitt@warwick.net>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 2:11 PM
Subject: RE: [pinhole-discussion] old negatives

> not the shiny side.....
> You'll have a great time with these.... btw. some of these images may have
> historic/commercial value outside your immediate family.
>
> Please be careful with these negatives, they are going to be a bit
brittle.
> good luck!
> andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pinhole-discussion-admin@pinhole.com
> [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@pinhole.com]On Behalf Of Jacob Runyan
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 4:49 PM
> To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
> Subject: [pinhole-discussion] old negatives
>
>
> Hello...
>
> This isn't really on the issue of "pinhole" persay.
> When my grandmother found out I am doing BW
> photography and pinhole, she brought out a whole book
> of negatives from the late 19th century that my great
> uncle took while in Europe. She asked if I could make
> them in to pictures for her. I would like to but have
> a general question.
>
> She said the film was probably just a standard kodak
> film...but my question is, which side is the emulsion
> side? There is a really shiny side, but I can not
> seem to find any texture in the "emulsion" like I
> would see on a current day negative.
>
> Any help you could give would be greatly
> appreciated...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jacob
>
Received on Sat Aug 10 10:59:27 2002