this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2023
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I only rarely bring my analog shots in the digital format and was wondering what‘s the best way to go about it.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

A few years back I scanned a whole pile of photos from my childhood (I'm from 1974). My method was to scan the original negatives wherever possible on a flatbed scanner. Only scanning the actual prints where the negatives were lost or badly damaged. (Actually I still scanned those negatives just so I had them incase I ever wanted to try and digitally repair any scratches etc, either manually or via some automated /AI tool in the future.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I use a dedicated negative scanner. Plustek optifilm it's called