Getting the new Epson 2450 scanner has opened up new possibilities. Now that I can scan negatives and transparencies, I have been looking at film cameras again. Not 35mm, but large format. I was considering a Super Graphic. While they can be had for a reasonable price, I don't have that kind of reasonable money. So—I've been thinking. There is a camera I have that I haven't used in about six or seven years.

It's a Mamiya Universal press camera with a 6x9 (as in cm) back. That's a 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch negative. Not a 4x5 but maybe close enough. I took a lot of pictures with it between 1991 and 1995 (roughly.) At the time, I could hardly afford film and processing, much less enlarging. None of the pictures taken then have been enlarged.

I spent this evening going through the pile of negatives and contact sheets. I scanned 3 images. One each of my three kids taken in 1992 on a trip to an island in the San Juans. The Epson 2450 scanner scanned them beautifully. The film was Fuji NHG.

This is my son Robby. I scanned it at 2400dpi. The picture below is Robby's left eye from the original scan.

I have a page with a 1178x792 pixel image. Another page with links for large pictures of my other two kids.

I think all I need to do is get the lens repaired. Until then, I have a pile-o-stuff to scan and get ready for printing.