Rescue old B&W and Color 6 x 9 negatives

**Lowell Goudge** · 05-03-2012, 11:30 AM

I have come across some very very old 6 x 9 negatives, both B&W and Color.

The newest of these would be 60 years old, the oldest, I am afraid to guess.

Has any one had any luck scanning these with a flatbed scanner? I have a canon 3200F that can do a native 1200DPI, although I would think 600 is more than enough for the task at hand.

I have played a little, but the real issue I am having seems to be with the color negatives and a tendancy for the blacks to have faded to blue.

Any suggestions?

Nesster · 05-03-2012, 12:07 PM

scan them, adjust the um... cyan? channel... anyway that's how I've attempted this.

However, here is something I'd never have thought of:
How to fix old photos that have color shifted

**Lowell Goudge** · 05-03-2012, 12:20 PM

the problem I am having is that with the flat bed scanner, it seems that the negatives are really coming out black, I think there is an issue here with scanning by reflective light, something that shoul dbe scanned by backlighting.

Thoughts?

**blackcloudbrew** · 05-03-2012, 01:05 PM

You have to have backlighting for negatives. If you don't it's not really going to be satisfactory.

**Lowell Goudge** · 05-03-2012, 01:23 PM

I realized this, and found the 35mm carrier

the scanner has a backlight built into the hood, but I think it is really only set for 35mm. I need to look into a good backlight fixture.

I am thinking about building a difused light with low voltage halogen bulbs

05-03-2012, 11:30 AM	#1
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,891	Rescue old B&W and Color 6 x 9 negatives I have come across some very very old 6 x 9 negatives, both B&W and Color. The newest of these would be 60 years old, the oldest, I am afraid to guess. Has any one had any luck scanning these with a flatbed scanner? I have a canon 3200F that can do a native 1200DPI, although I would think 600 is more than enough for the task at hand. I have played a little, but the real issue I am having seems to be with the color negatives and a tendancy for the blacks to have faded to blue. Any suggestions?

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05-03-2012, 12:07 PM	#2
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072	scan them, adjust the um... cyan? channel... anyway that's how I've attempted this. However, here is something I'd never have thought of: How to fix old photos that have color shifted

05-03-2012, 12:20 PM	#3
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,891 Original Poster	the problem I am having is that with the flat bed scanner, it seems that the negatives are really coming out black, I think there is an issue here with scanning by reflective light, something that shoul dbe scanned by backlighting. Thoughts?

05-03-2012, 01:05 PM	#4
blackcloudbrew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cotati, California USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,461	You have to have backlighting for negatives. If you don't it's not really going to be satisfactory.

05-03-2012, 01:23 PM	#5
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,891 Original Poster	I realized this, and found the 35mm carrier the scanner has a backlight built into the hood, but I think it is really only set for 35mm. I need to look into a good backlight fixture. I am thinking about building a difused light with low voltage halogen bulbs