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Offline HarryW

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Re: Scanning old negatives
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 06 October 24 09:37 BST (UK) »
Thanks all,   I really like the idea of using the existing all in one with the lid up (I tried with the lid down some time ago - poor result).   As Gadget said, the cost of a large format negative scanner caused my wife's Yorkshire roots to show themselves  ;D

I going to spend some time playing with my all in one and see what results I can get.

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Re: Scanning old negatives
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 06 October 24 11:06 BST (UK) »
The scanner element of your printer will have an optical resolution but if you try to scan at the maximum resolution you will probably find that the grain of the chemicals on the filmstock will impact on the quality of the scan.

It is worth trying it to see how it looks.

There will be an optimum setting for your needs and it is a case of trial and error finding it.

I scanned all the 120+ year old family photographs that I am custodian of at as high a resolution as I could and they print out reasonably well at 300dpi on A4 photo paper.
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