Hi Chuck,
I have, but thanks for the suggestion, nonetheless. My scanner (a Canon
N650U bought primarily for use with documents and "flat" photos) seems
to be baffled by all the various reflections coming from the brass
surround. It won't focus on the tintype portion properly. I may try
masking the brass... It may help. I originally had hopes for the flatbed
method, too, as it's done quite well with other "non-flat" items. I'll
try the lighting arrangement you suggest for one of the (what I suspect
will be many) attempts.
---
Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 1:01 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Suggestions needed for a photo copying effort
Have you thought about simply trying to copy it at about 600 dpi on a
good flatbed scanner? Mine has a DOF of at least 1/4" and maybe as much
as 1/2".
Assuming the Dmax is sufficient to capture the brightness range of the
piece it's a lot easier than setting up camera and copy lights, etc.
Apart from using a flatbed scanner I haven't attempted to copy anything
in a long, long time. A friend does it fairly frequently and (if she
can) hangs the item on the wall with a flash unit on either side at 45
degrees away from the wall. She uses her Canon 10D for image capture.
Chuck Norcutt
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