Posted by mikeb on September 17, 2003 at 17:59:09:
In Reply to: Making Prints from Prints Using an SLR posted by Hari Soetrisno on September 17, 2003 at 10:44:16:
:First things first, you say daylight film? Are your copy stand lights daylight balenced? If not you will get stronge color casts in your negatives. Have you checked exactly what percentage of the final negative your viewfinder shows (very few SLR's have a 100% viewfinder. Look in the specs at the back of the camera manual. Now, if your using the cameras TTL meter in automatic exposure mode then cover the rear viewfinder lens during exposure, not doing so will let light enter because your eye is not keeping that light out and results in under exposure. When making the exposure use a cable release or set the self timer to avoid any camera movement when you release the shutter. As to lighting it is really tricky not to get glare off the print being copied glossy originals make this even more tricky. Don't use a polarizer to control glare, it increases contrast and shifts certain colors. As the other poster said it takes a lot of practice to get good results, best advise? Find a Kodak Copy Print kiosk and pay a few bucks. I many instantances it will be cheaper and better anyway. BTW you will lose a lot of quality by making copy negatives, Why? Because the print is a forth generation image thus: original neg, then a print, then a new negative, then a new print that makes four !
Regards Mikeb
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I have acquired a Canon AE-1, macro lens ,copy stand and lights. I will be using daylight color film. Any tips and advise on photographing color photos would be appreciated.
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