Mastodawn

Found good blog post on negative scanning setup exactly to my needs. I found it very interesting, I think I will go this way.

https://alexandermatragos.com/blog/2023/1/15/building-a-copy-stand-to-scan-film-for-100

It could be very easy in my home city, but I still not familiar enough with dyi suppliers here in #zurich. And I don't have here any tools 🤷
I need to find:
1. Plywood sheet with ability to cut it to size
2. 1 inch pipe, also cut to size
3. Find place or a person to make 3d print. I heard here are places to do this cheap yourselves, but never did it any 3d print before. This should be easy, though. Will appreciate any advise on this.

Everything else is easy and cheap to order online.
#print3d #negativescanning #copystand #filmnegatives

Building a copy stand to scan film for $100 — Alexander Matragos | Food & Beverage Photographer | Welcome

utilising three easy to find items. A flange, a pipe and a piece of plywood. I thought it was brilliant. A cheap and sturdy solution that can be assembled in a couple of minutes.

Alexander Matragos | Food & Beverage Photographer | Welcome

Found-Photos Apr 16, 2025

This post is a bit outside the realm of "found photos."

Sometimes a flatbed scanner won't work (like in the case of curved sterieoview cards) when digitizing a collection of photographs. So, this is my cobbled-together copy stand. The DSLR isn't the newest, but I think it does pretty well.

This photo is actually my great-grandfather taking a selfie. He was an avid amateur photographer and I'm lucky enough to have inherited hundreds of his photographs (though sadly they were not paired with any negatives). Probably taken in Chicago around 1915.

#photography #stereoview #copystand #camerascanning