great info, thanks so much! On Sep 11, 2009, at 8:29 AM, Tish Meals wrote: > Hello to all, > > I thought I'd share my experiences with photographing microfiche. > Attached is a photo of our set-up. > We have been practicing and this is what we have learned. > > 1. Digital camera rather than film > 2. Camera powered by AC adapter instead of battery. (depending on > how many photos you take) > 3. Tripod mounted (for reasons stated by Cheri) > 4. Remote control to take photo (depending on how many photos you > take) > 5. Flash turned off. (necessary to avoid light bouncing off the > screen) > 6 Camera capable of auto focus and auto shutter speed. (a must!) > 7. Lights off (we placed the screen there to keep light from the > room at a minimum. > > We have also taken photos in picture frames, and books with a > similar procedure. > Tish > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:46 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> > wrote: > I know that it is better to put your camera on a mount. Your > breathing, heart rate, etc will shake the camera. A woman in my > local genealogy group recommended this: > http://www.gscassociates.com/mount_manual.html > > She bought that mount (it's $31 USD). I'm still unsure about that > or if I want to take the film to the copy room and make a copy. > Something about having a hard copy in my hands! LOL. It must be > similar to my American cousin (in her 70s) who is finally starting > to get into genealogy seriously. I'm getting her to put it into her > genealogy program, but if I ask her something, she won't go to her > genealogy program - she goes to her hard copy that she prints out! > > Guess I better get over this. I suppose though I can do the digital > and take the hard copy for a quarter just to calm my nerves. I'm > sure, Patt (woman from my genealogy group) would laugh at me! > > Cheri > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > > > > > > -- > sfig > > > > <P9080003.JPG>
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