Camera Talk

Well, thanks to @captainslack who gave me a Pentax Bellows II with slide copier I began looking at negatives and slides which i also "borrowed" from my mom


My mom at Lago San Pablo 1967

Thanks Nathan!

That's my plan also, once I get more organized around here. I've got a set for my Nikons. Do you use natural light, or a flash unit?

PF

Keep going! It's wonderful to see all these photos back! )

PFMcFarland wrote:That's my plan also, once I get more organized around here. I've got a set for my Nikons. Do you use natural light, or a flash unit?

PF

PF
I like to eliminate as many variables as possible and make the processes repeatable

Years ago I bought a light table from GEPE in 4x5 format for a project of measuring the color of foods in real time during processing
After the project was over the equipment became surplus and I kept the light table


That has been a good light source, since it is constant in color and luminosity (when using a 9V adapter ) and is the one I used for copying my grandfather's glass plates. BUT it is showing signs of age, and some areas are darker than others.

However, while preparing for that I got a LED light source from Amazon (it was less than $10) which was not good for the glass plates because it iluminates in "stripes". These days I tried a heavy paper diffuser (i.e. a cardstock sheet) over it to even out the light and it works fine as illumination for the slide copier
Exposures are in the order of 1/8 to 1/2" @EI200 depending on the density of the slide but since it's all static that is no problem


Slide copier rig with a bellows and LED light source

Una maravilla!

I've got a slide viewer light box that should fill the bill if the color is good. I'll have to dig all that out some day.

PF

This one was not a negative, but a paper photo that my mom had for ages
THis time, I helped her change the glass on the frame and took pictures of the photo in order to assemble them later (hugin)
The result was not bad; and the picture itself was a handmade panorama (as observed in the seams by 5-6) and as a child we always made fun of the super thin man (6)

1922 Almuerzo Universitario U Central del Ecuador

This pic is important, as many of the people in there were important in my country and hospitals, streets, school, etc bear their names (3-4-12-14-19-20-21-22-23-30-31)
#21 was my mothers grandfather
#22 was my father grand-uncle

I liked a lot this one, now I know the story much much better, thank you!

I thought this was done with a Kodak Cirkut Camera, but your explanation disproved that.

PF

Some of the slides had a note in my gramps handwriting.... worth keeping?
I am dumb, so I just figured out how to work in layers to keep the notes legible while working on the pictures themselves


Plaza Grande Quito 1921