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Thread ID: 103665 2009-10-02 01:50:00 Results of my Question about converting photo negatives pctek (84) PC World Chat
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816095 2009-10-02 01:50:00 Mt Father is most pleased (I had an old Paintshop - he bought he new X2 version........

The Paint-Shop disc arrived today, and I have actually printed from a NEGATIVE image off my hard drive. BRILLIANT!! It works. Super. I have to photograph the original negatives with the camera (I have a slide copier for the camera) and then the negative digital image can be instantly converted to a positive, before my very eyes. This is a huge advantage over printing on photo paper in a darkroom, as one had no idea what the print would be like until it was printed. Every photographer needs this...

The bad part in his email was he has the FAKE AV POPUP!!! :badpc:

Who hasn't been doing his scans then?:eek:
pctek (84)
816096 2009-10-02 02:00:00 Great to hear! somebody (208)
816097 2009-10-02 02:04:00 As I said before. It works for me. Sweep (90)
816098 2009-10-02 04:34:00 That sounds like a happy ending (except for the fake AV). R2x1 (4628)
816099 2009-10-02 04:39:00 Guess you will have to go over and ... Oh is that covered under the anti smacking bill since your the child Not the parent? gary67 (56)
816100 2009-10-02 12:10:00 you're roddy_boy (4115)
816101 2009-10-02 12:24:00 A spelling Nazi??? :( Zippity (58)
816102 2009-10-02 17:27:00 Pctek

Wow ! - what distance is the negative from your camera's lense ?
What sort of camera do you have (do you have to use a macro setting ?)
I cant believe that a camera can take a good picture of a film negative ! (but I believe you!)
Digby (677)
816103 2009-10-02 18:39:00 No idea, I'd have to ask him.

My father was a professional photographer his whole life so I'd say he knows what he's doing......
pctek (84)
816104 2009-10-02 19:45:00 He says:


the negative was about 5 inches from the camera lens, and yes one needs to use Macro, in fact 'Supermacro'

Our camera is a Canon Powershot S5 .

I made a slide copier for the camera, which takes the 35mm strips, and the resulting print via Paintshop is quite good, although needs a bit of contrast increase, which I havn't figured out how to access on Paintshop, yet, but can do it with ease on Photoshop . The print is quite acceptable .
pctek (84)
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