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Does anyone know where I can repair film? |
I took pictures with my father at the hospital the day of my wedding because he was admitted the night before. I grab one of the table cameras from the wedding so that we can take pictures with him. I took the film to be developed and the film is split, they told me it couldn't be repaired. I need to get some more opinions, maybe from someone in the photography field. These pictures are very priceless to me, because 20 days after the wedding my father passed away. These are the last pictures I have of us together. Call these folks, web site listed below. If Tom can't help you he will know who can. http://www.cineric.com/restoration.html... Tom Heitman, Director of Preservation and Restoration, at 212.586.4822 or via email at tom@cineric.com. I'm so sorry for your loss. Have you contacted anyone who was at the wedding about this? They may have photos you don't know about. Please look below for a list of links that might be able to help you. If they can't, read on. I would suggest you contact Kodak or a camera place near you. Maybe one of those One Hour places. If they can't help you, don't worry; I have an idea. Your next step is to find a place that can scan negatives and digitize them. They can then be either printed or put on cd for you. They may be able to carefully scan the film without doing anything else to them. If not, here's more advice, but I would suggest you try everything else first. The trick is for you to put the negative back together again. This will require a very steady hand, so I would dig out a negative you don't need and practice first. Go to an office supply store and ask for a self-sticking film that is used to cover books. The stuff I have is called Magic Cover. It's a "self-adhesive vinyl decorative covering". It's not crystal clear, though, so I would suggest you ask if there is something a little more clear. You may be able to carefully place the broken negatives together on that and then have them scanned. If you have a really steady hand, you may also place the negatives on clear packing tape, but you'd have to be careful to trim around the edge of the negative so it doesn't stick to the scanner cover. You'd lose a bit of border of the negative. The Magic Cover isn't as sticky and you may be able to adjust the negatives a little. Please remember, though, that by using the vinyl products you will be altering your negatives chemically. They will probably break down within a few years, so please put everything on disc. Also, by putting the negative together again, you will still have to repair the pic digitally. You just need a good cloning program. I wish I could be more certain of this. I just searched all over the net and couldn't find any info beyond how to repair scratches. Best of luck! http://photo-repair.com/ http://www.borge.net/ If the film is split (lab fault) and they are so precious, get the film the way it is (split), scanned and use PhotoShop to 'repair' it. 'photocenter48@yahoo.com' is an address I know they do Restoration, they are in Queens, or Brooklyn NY, worth try. Sorry for the loss, I understand, I went through the same, but thanks God, times heals. |
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