CP995 - Copying of old photographs - Copy Stand??

Royston Vasey said:

Is there a 'copy stand' that I can use with the Coolpix 995?

If I want to copy an old photograph with my SLR I can use a 'copy
stand' that hold the camera over the photograph. The photograph is
under glass to keep it flat, and two illumination lights at either
side 45 degrees to the photograph.

The exposure can be ascertained precisely and copies made to a very
high standard, using a suitable SLR lens.

Is the same system available for digital cameras? What type of
light source would be best?

Royston

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Rich Gibson said:

That isn't meant to ding you. I'm just very curious.

Rich

Royston Vasey said:

Is there a 'copy stand' that I can use with the Coolpix 995?

If I want to copy an old photograph with my SLR I can use a 'copy
stand' that hold the camera over the photograph. The photograph is
under glass to keep it flat, and two illumination lights at either
side 45 degrees to the photograph.

The exposure can be ascertained precisely and copies made to a very
high standard, using a suitable SLR lens.

Is the same system available for digital cameras? What type of
light source would be best?

Royston

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Rich Gibson said:

Since you have an SLR you more than likely have a lot more
experience than I do with cameras. However, I have been copying
and annotating several thousand old family photographs. Why would
you want to copy photos this way instead of using a scanner? You
can get a very acceptable Epson 1250 for $100.00 and control the
process very carefully and see the result of your scan within
seconds. Why would someone want to photograph a photograph?

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Robert H said:

Scanning photographs takes a lot of time. Last time I tried, each
scan (placing photos, actual scanning, removing photos) takes about
30 seconds; if several pictures are scanned to save time, follow-up
processing is a pain. I have thousands of old photographs so
scanning each is a huge task.

If photographing a photograph can be done to ensure quality, it
certainly will be much faster.

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