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David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/4/25 8:14 p.m.
1988RedT2 said:
David S. Wallens said:

Played with photographing the negs but not happy at all with the results–and I know I’m using the wrong lens.

 

It's a bit of a pain, but there's a gizmo that shipped with the Epson V300 Photo flatbed scanner that lets you scan negatives.  Surely y'all have one laying around the office somewhere?

Problem with those is that they’re usually sized for 35mm film and, maybe, also 120.

This is 127 film, which falls between the two. 

If I had a sheet of glass, I have an idea how to make this work. We have a glass-topped kitchen table, but we’ve already replaced it once....

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/4/25 8:20 p.m.

Found the specs for that printer–yeah, 35mm negatives or mounted 35mm slides. 

We have an HP scanner, but it’s in my wife’s office (and she’s away this weekend). No idea where the accessories are but, if it accepts film, I doubt it’s 127 as it’s a super-rare format. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/4/25 8:27 p.m.

But, here, some teasers of sorts. These are iPhone photos taken on the lightbox and then inverted in Photoshop. No holder, hence the curl. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/4/25 8:37 p.m.

Ignore the blue–blame the rush job. The negs are in a plastic sleeve. 

Also, 1971-’72 Cutlass on the right. 1967 Ford Galaxie on the left? 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/4/25 8:39 p.m.

My fingers usually don’t look this blue. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/4/25 8:44 p.m.

And one more: Shipwreck Kelly’s. 

1967 Galaxie in the background? 

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
4/4/25 11:37 p.m.
David S. Wallens said:

Ignore the blue–blame the rush job. The negs are in a plastic sleeve. 

Also, 1971-’72 Cutlass on the right. 1967 Ford Galaxie on the left? 

Pretty sure it's a 1968 Fairlane or Torino.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/5/25 7:20 a.m.

In reply to stuart in mn :

I could see that. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/5/25 7:24 a.m.

And I didn’t expect to see photos from the ’70s on this roll. 

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy MegaDork
4/5/25 7:57 a.m.

I may have missed this earlier, but this is from a camera you acquired somewhere, not a family member.  So, no last photos of beloved grandparents or anything, right?

I'm a bit amazed the film hadn't turned into soup in the last half century.

02Pilot
02Pilot PowerDork
4/5/25 8:53 a.m.

In reply to David S. Wallens :

You won't have a mask for 127 on the scanner (I've never seen one from Canon or Epson), but if you can find a piece of glass or clear plastic roughly the same thickness, you can pop that into the space normally occupied by the mask and just lay the film flat on the glass; arguably, using glass will result in flatter negatives than the mask, especially with old film. You could even use some blue tape around the edges (non-emulsion side, obviously) to hold it reasonably flat in lieu of glass for quick-and-dirty scans.

Marjorie Suddard
Marjorie Suddard General Manager
4/5/25 9:51 a.m.

I see dead people.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/5/25 9:50 p.m.
Streetwiseguy said:

I may have missed this earlier, but this is from a camera you acquired somewhere, not a family member.  So, no last photos of beloved grandparents or anything, right?

I'm a bit amazed the film hadn't turned into soup in the last half century.

Not sure where I got this camera, but it’s not from our family. My dad collected vintage cameras but doesn’t think it was his. Antique store, maybe? I’ve had it for years.

I opened it recently and found film inside. Someone had wound the film all the way onto the take-up spool, so I’m guessing they forgot to remove it. 

And old film seems to hold up. I’m told that b/w ages better than color, though. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/5/25 9:50 p.m.
Marjorie Suddard said:

I see dead people.

Yeah, pretty much my thought, too. 

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter)
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
4/6/25 8:08 a.m.
David S. Wallens said:
Marjorie Suddard said:

I see dead people.

Yeah, pretty much my thought, too. 

Is the undeveloped film thing from the movie? Or is this just Margie being dark? 🤘🏻

Marjorie Suddard
Marjorie Suddard General Manager
4/6/25 8:22 a.m.

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

I live at the intersection of film references and darkness. Doesn't hurt that almost all those people must be dead now.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/6/25 8:28 a.m.

A PS to all this: I have a dozen or so undeveloped rolls of film here in my office that I shot.

What’s on them? The 1990s. 

 

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
4/6/25 9:51 a.m.

In reply to Marjorie Suddard :

I was recently watching a video of street scenes in Chicago in the 1930s that had been restored and colorized.  It was pretty cool, but outside of a few children who may still be alive today it occurred to me that everyone in the video was dead.  

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/6/25 6:15 p.m.

Update:

Dropped off the negatives at Not Another Film Lab for scanning on their flatbed scanner. Should (hopefully) have files this week, she said. 

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
4/7/25 9:15 a.m.

In reply to David S. Wallens :

I can't wait to see more. Bummer there aren't any pictures of treasure maps or anything.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/14/25 4:05 p.m.

I have seen the scans! 

So, where are they?

On the way?

I was at the lab this weekend. She was scanning them while I was there.

I was supposed to see the scans soon after, but so far, no scans. I just pinged the lab.

Mndsm
Mndsm MegaDork
4/14/25 4:53 p.m.

COME ON ALREADY

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
4/14/25 4:54 p.m.
Marjorie Suddard said:

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

I live at the intersection of film references and darkness. Doesn't hurt that almost all those people must be dead now.

I dunno, my mom would have been 29 in 1970 and she's doing just fine. The "my fingers are blue" pic looks like it is of some youts. Some of the others, yes, they would be exceptional if they were still around.

DarkMonohue
DarkMonohue UltraDork
4/14/25 5:02 p.m.
David S. Wallens said:

I was supposed to see the scans soon after, but so far, no scans.

Perhaps you should have used Another Film Lab.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/15/25 3:32 p.m.

Yay, got scans last night! These are uncorrected.

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