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Getting Negatives from an old APS film canister?

  • 18-10-2010 10:22pm
    #1
    biothac
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭


    Hi all!

    I recently purchased a flatbed scanner with the intention of digitizing all my old photos. I set up my scanner and was all ready to go. So off I went upstairs to get all my negatives, opened the box where I kept them all only to realise that having used an APS camera for years I have no negatives; all of the negatives are retained in the old film canister. Imagine how stupid I feel right now :o

    After all that, my question is how can I get my negatives out of the old APS rolls? Does it have to be professionally done, or can I just break out the old nut-cracker? :D

    Any advice appreciated. Thanks!


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  • #2
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,703 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    They're easy enough to open with a screwdriver or something, a quick google will give you a few hits on precisely how to do it. You have to nlock them by jimmying the screwdriver into the correct slot and then you can wind out the negatives.

    You'll probably have to put them directly onto the scanner glass to scan them though, unless you have a specific aps film holder, 35mm holders won't do.


  • #3
    biothac
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭biothac


    Thanks for your help Daire!
    DaireQuinlan wrote: »
    You'll probably have to put them directly onto the scanner glass to scan them though, unless you have a specific aps film holder, 35mm holders won't do.

    I was afraid you'd say that! I'll try one of the less important rolls of film first. I've bought the Canoscan 700F - there's a light that sits over the frame to be scanned, and between it and the film holder, they hold the negative flat to the glass, so I'm hoping it might work, although there'll be a lot of photoshop work to do after :(

    If this all becomes too much for me, could you recommend anywhere that could transfer APS to disc? And would it be expensive?

    Thanks again!


  • #4
    Heebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Heebie


    I would think most good photolabs still have APS negative feeders for their printing gear, and should be able to scan it to CD for you.
    biothac wrote: »
    Thanks for your help Daire!



    I was afraid you'd say that! I'll try one of the less important rolls of film first. I've bought the Canoscan 700F - there's a light that sits over the frame to be scanned, and between it and the film holder, they hold the negative flat to the glass, so I'm hoping it might work, although there'll be a lot of photoshop work to do after :(

    If this all becomes too much for me, could you recommend anywhere that could transfer APS to disc? And would it be expensive?

    Thanks again!


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