something lost found again

I own an Epson Perfection 2350 flat bed scanner which came with several negative frame holders. These are flat black plastic  "sheets" that  can hold 35mm  negatives,  35mm slides, and 4x5  negatives or  120 size  film  negatives or uncut  transparency film strips.

In my never-ending battle against clutter and in pursuit of the perfect physical organization of my computer workstation and camera related  gadgetry, I move things around.  Over a year ago I was unable to  find the "sheet" for 4x5 and 120 film negatives. This was a drag since there is no local  lab that can handle 6x9 cm negatives  to make prints. I would have to send film to Toronto for that.  I  own an old folding medium format camera, an Agfa Record III Billy with a 105mm Apotar lens, which produces 6x9 cm images on 120 roll film.  The advantage of this camera is that it folds up and is easy to carry and the large negative can produce very detailed photographs.

So no scanner "sheet"  no scans.  Until last week when as I moved a pile of photographic magazines from one spot to another, I happened to "cut the deck" and lo and behold the 120 frame "sheet" emerged.  Great joy.

I can now put film back into the Agfa Record III and be able to scan the negatives once again.

The moral of the story is try to put stuff where you won't lose it, and if you don't do that, keep moving stuff around and eventually the "lost" stuff will surface.


Agfa Record III opened


Agfa Record III with the lens collapsed and the "front door" closed.

3/9/2007 : permalink
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