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| Author: | bobyar2001 [ Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Early photography woes |
Interesting page on the difficulties faced by J.B. Silvis, a UP photographer during the building of the transcontinental railroad. Working in a tent, bad water ruining chemicals, even robbed at one point. Makes one appreciate those sharp glass plate images a bit more. Certainly not like today's diarreha of the trigger finger syndrome with the digital cameras. http://cprr.org/Museum/Silvis/ |
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| Author: | bbunge [ Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Early photography woes |
JMHO, having suffered health affects from long term exposure to photo chemicals, I welcomed the digital age with great celebration even if it met massive amounts of wasted bytes :-) More OT, my father has a collection of 8x10 glass negatives from a car builder (Cincinnati Car Company???). Does any one have experience with a low cost scanner that can handle large glass negatives? It's time to get these images out of the basement and stored in more than a single location. Thanks in advance, Bob Bunge |
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