Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:44 AM 9/16/2005, you wrote: >I've always wondered about that ... putting negatives into slide >mounts and throwing out the regjects. I just throw out the ones that are obviously out of focus or that I can't imagine any future use for. I'm pretty conservative when it comes to rejecting or I wouldn't have this mess: http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/23593510 Tina >Don't you ever get a feeling a reject might have some value later on? >Or are you very conservative when it comes to rejecting (or liberal >when it comes to saving)? > >I certainly see the benefits of this. > >Daniel > >On 9/16/05, Tina Manley <images@infoave.net> wrote: > > Feli - > > > > I have over 500,000 negatives catalogued, but I cut them apart, mount > > them in slide mounts and file them by country and then > > subject. Mounting them separately allows me to group by subject, > > throw out the rejects, and have them ready for scanning. The slides > > are mounted in archival hanging slide pages in lateral filing > > cabinets. My filing system is based on the old PhotoTrack software > > with numbers for every country and 99 different subjects. > > > > I'm only about two years behind in mounting negatives ;-) Now if I > > just had all 500,000+ scanned! > > > > Tina > > > > > > At 02:33 AM 9/16/2005, you wrote: > > >I realize this is a big subject, but can anyone give me an insight in > > >to how they > > >log and keep track of their negatives? After several years of > > >shooting, the > > >rolls are starting to add up to a significant number, and finding > > >shots is becoming > > >problematic. > > > > > >Right now I'm labeling everything by date and roll number, and filing > > >it in sequential order. > > >But how do you keep track of what shots are on what roll? > > >Anyone out there using a database? A log book? > > > > > > > > >thanks, > > > > > >Feli > > >________________________________________________________ > > >feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 > > >www.elanphotos.com > > > > > > > > >NO ARCHIVE > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Leica Users Group. > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > www.tinamanley.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information