Marb Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I have some medium format colour negative landscapes I shot around Manchester 30 years ago. I have a high quality macro lens on a Nikon D750. if I shoot the negs and process in Lightroom will this give acceptable results for submitting here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpics Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Haven't heard about medium format negs being photographed. There are some flatbed scanners that will allow you to scan medium format slides and negs, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Walker Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I use an Epson V550 for scanning my old medium format negs and transparencies. After dust spot removal etc they are fine for Alamy Archive but I wouldn't put them up for normal insertion. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 34 minutes ago, Marb said: I have some medium format colour negative landscapes I shot around Manchester 30 years ago. I have a high quality macro lens on a Nikon D750. if I shoot the negs and process in Lightroom will this give acceptable results for submitting here ? Yes, I have done this without any problems using a Nikon D700, 1:1 macro lens, light box and copy stand..... colour negs are a bit tricky but easier than slides..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCee Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Used an old Epson flatbed to scan a fair bit of medium format tranny for my first submission back in June 2003. From memory, it took ages to dust spot everything to a good standard, and I expect you'll find the same however you end up producing the digital file ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 For 30-year old images, I would apply for archival upload. It might save you some grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeRay Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Go for it. Medium format is more than capable of passing QC, providing, as others have stated, that you spot carefully. I have quite a few here on Alamy and I still shoot this medium for stock. It does sell. i scan with either a dedicated MF scanner, but also use a digital camera. Either work well. My tips would be to carefully prepare old negs with (say) Pec 12 solvent and wipes first to remove any debris, then scan at the highest resolution and downsize to obtain maximum sharpness. Hope this helps. Good luck in your endeavours. Shot 1985, recently sold for a good price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeRay Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 btw, this is how I scan with a digital camera, using a Leica Beoon. I can scan a full 35mm roll in minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marb Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 I think I will go for using my d750 as archive with a 100 Tokina mm macro and use the ipad lightbox app. I do have a lot of 35mm archive of 60’s colour, some royal family so may invest in a decent lightbox. Thanks for all your suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 If you have thousands rather than dozens a second- hand Illumitran will speed things up a lot. I had to do a bit of customising but you can make neg carriers out of card. An enlarging lens on the bellows for 35 and just the standard short zoom for 6x6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KODAKovic Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I read in this forum you should have 5000+ pics to publish to Archive? is it true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Can't imagine who told you that but no. I got permission on the strength of a a sample of 22 and I have 136 archive images here. Just give them a sample of things which aren't there anymore and don't stretch a point. An image isn't archive just because it's old. Landscape doesn't change much- unless it has, of course. 80s Manchester presumably looks a bit different. That's why mine of London have sold- no skyscrapers to speak of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marb Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 Having said that I don't see much point as I never get sales for my standard shots anymore. There moe I add to my port, the less sales I get. Sad but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 FWIW my RPI from archive is much higher than from standard stock- about four times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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