Paul J Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Not sure if this is the right place but I have a question. I am in process of scanning hundreds of colour and monochrome negatives to my laptop. All aircraft taken from late 1960s to early noughties. The thing I would like to know is is it worth keeping the negs after or should I just bin them or find a wanting home for them??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Hi Paul. If they were mine, I would definitely keep the negatives should they ever need to be scanned again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Personally, I think it is sacrilege to throw out any negatives. My ex-wife decided to throw out my whole collection of negatives and hundreds of photos although that wasn't the only reason why I dumped her! I lost so much of my life as recorded in photos and even now I miss them. Not only did I lose the obligatory photos of children but many ship photos from my Royal Navy career. Very few of them had been scanned and those that were are almost useless due to their low resolution. If they don't take up too much space then keep them. If they do, then give them to a good home but please don't throw them away. Another reason for keeping negatives is that they come from a time before selfies! Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Hello Paul, I would scan all of them and keep the originals. If you need (for example) to check for colours later, then the best way is to examine the originals. Playing with monochrome negatives and Photoshop is useless. On the other hand it is nice to scale up the photos on computer screen, when looking for details. Cheers, Antti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Defo keep them. Electronically stored material can be lost. At least you have a permanent back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 thanks for the in put chaps.. @er indoors insists I bin them once they are scanned. She says that when they are stored electronically and saved to a separate hard disk I have got them to look up when I please. BUT... I am going to refuse the binning idea. Too much of my history with being an aeroplane nut recorded! I have binned some though and only those of flying shots at airshows that merely show up as pin pricks for aircraft!! I still look forward to more opinions though. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) As I'm sure you're aware, negatives have a bit of a habit of sticking together, if they are left pressed together for a long period. Not a major issue, certainly, but something to be aware of. Chris. PS: Or you can use negative bags ( can you still buy those?). Edited October 2, 2020 by spruecutter96 Amending some information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 7 hours ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: Hi Paul. If they were mine, I would definitely keep the negatives should they ever need to be scanned again. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer_VC10 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I scanned loads of negatives a few years ago, but quite a few of them show dust/blemishes/other artefacts. I would seriously consider rescanning them if I can find a good deal on a newer scanner with better dust removal tools built in. Another issue is that an image where the exposure is slightly off might have blown areas on the scan. Stuff like that might be worth rescanning at a later stage too. Technology advances and the limits of your current scanner may well mean that you don't get the full image information from these scans, but at a future date another scanner might be better at this. I would never throw out a negative, it is the original of that particular image and as others have mentioned, a small glitch in a storage system might wipe out all your scans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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