I only looked at six pics, and to my eye, the quality is terrible, especially for 4x5 negatives. Sorry, not at all impressed.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Vic MacBournie > Here is an interesting way to use your digital camera. I inherited a > pile of 4X5 negatives from my father who used to be a photograher in > halifax Canada. I decided i wanted to preserve the negatives which > already have begun to suffer from neglect etc. Scanning them would take > forever and it would be expensive since i did not have a proper scanner > for 4X5 inch negs. Solution: I put the negs on a light table and shot > them with my istD and macro lens. I then brought them into photoshop > and inverted them, tweaked them .... > Here are the results of the first few I've done... I am amazed at the > quality... > Vic > > check them out > http://homepage.mac.com/sonpix/halifaxproject/PhotoAlbum45.html