We have discontinued the practice of producing photos using a dark room. We
have completely switched over to using scanners. For most purposes our in-
house Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL with transparency lid works perfectly well.
The negative can be scanned once at a high resolution and then manipulated
later for different purposes.  Printers are also now requesting digital
images for reproduction (or they'll scan the negatives for a price).

Feel free to email off-list if you have any more questions.

-Michelle

Michelle Gallagher, Collections Manager
Palm Springs Desert Museum
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-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Susan Young
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 2:33 PM
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Subject: Anyone using a film scanner to print photos?

Our museum has a huge collection of film negatives, from 35 mm to large
format.  We currently use traditional darkroom methods to reproduce photos
from negatives, and while we don’t have any plans to discontinue the art of
darkroom work, we do want to stick our big toe in the digital pond.  So I’m
on a fact-finding mission.  I would like to hear from anyone who uses film
scanners to reproduce a photograph directly from the negative:  what
type/brand of scanner you use, what your experiences are with it, etc.

Thanks in advance for your insight.
Susan Young
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
Springdale, Arkansas

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