scanning large negatives with HP G4050

[al]

I have a lot of negatives format 3.346 X 4.330 (85X110mm) from 1913 to
1920's. I have tried to place the negative in a homemade cardboard
adapter inside the TMA frame for large negatives, but the result is
rather dark.

Can I place the negative directly on the glass?
Where can I find a comprehensive guide to negative scanning?

yours
Axel

 

[Surfer!]

In message

I have a lot of negatives format 3.346 X 4.330 (85X110mm) from 1913 to
1920's. I have tried to place the negative in a homemade cardboard
adapter inside the TMA frame for large negatives, but the result is
rather dark.

Can I place the negative directly on the glass?
Where can I find a comprehensive guide to negative scanning?

You don't say what scanner you are using. You need a scanner with a
light in the lid as you need to scan light shining through the
negatives, not light they are reflecting, and then you can put them on
the glass.

 

[Barry Watzman]

Re: "You don't say what scanner you are using."

The subject line is "scanning large negatives with HP G4050"

 

[Surfer!]

Re: "You don't say what scanner you are using."

The subject line is "scanning large negatives with HP G4050"

Doh! I need to read the subject more carefully, and having had a quick
look at the scanner I suspect the OP needs to read the manual, as to
quote the HP web site:

"Scan up to four 10 x 15 cm photos at once originals plus multiple
slides or negatives – up to sixteen 35 mm slides, 30 negative frames,
two medium format (120 mm) or one large format film frame with G4050
model – and save as separate files."

So it should manage the negatives the OP wants to scan.

 

[axlu]

Doh!  I need to read the subject more carefully, and having had a quick
look at the scanner I suspect the OP needs to read the manual, as to
quote the HP web site:

"Scan up to four 10 x 15 cm photos at once originals plus multiple
slides or negatives – up to sixteen 35 mm slides, 30 negative frames,
two medium format (120 mm) or one large format film frame with G4050
model – and save as separate files."

So it should manage the negatives the OP wants to scan.

Hi,
Sorry not to have made my question more precise.

The TMA is too large or too small, so I have tried varous solutions:
1. Creating a frame to mount inside the TMA
2. Putting the negative directly on the glass and flatten with a
glassplate on top of the negative
3. Using a black coated paper with a framehole for the negative and a
rectangular hole for the calibrating function

Neither works to my expectations. Do you have any ideas for an ideal
setup?

Yours
Axel Lunddahl

 

[CSM1]

Do you have the film holders for your Hp scanner?

Most scanners require a calibration slot near the top for the scanner to
adjust for scanning film. If that calibration slot is not there, the scanner
will not scan film.

If you do not have the film holders, you may be able to scan film if the
light in the lid works and you leave about 1/2 inch clear space at the top.

Top being the direction that the scan head moves from the parked position.

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Doh! I need to read the subject more carefully, and having had a quick
look at the scanner I suspect the OP needs to read the manual, as to
quote the HP web site:

"Scan up to four 10 x 15 cm photos at once originals plus multiple
slides or negatives – up to sixteen 35 mm slides, 30 negative frames,
two medium format (120 mm) or one large format film frame with G4050
model – and save as separate files."

So it should manage the negatives the OP wants to scan.

Hi,
Sorry not to have made my question more precise.

The TMA is too large or too small, so I have tried varous solutions:
1. Creating a frame to mount inside the TMA
2. Putting the negative directly on the glass and flatten with a
glassplate on top of the negative
3. Using a black coated paper with a framehole for the negative and a
rectangular hole for the calibrating function

Neither works to my expectations. Do you have any ideas for an ideal
setup?

Yours
Axel Lunddahl