New member from South Devon

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Hello everyone,
I am a professional graphic designer, ideas person, photographer (35mm: sorry), typographer and print-maker from South Devon.
Much of my work is arts-based. Whilst I'd dearly love to have the money and time to buy a large-format camera, I didn't join the forum for this reason. But more because I'm looking for someone who lives near me who owns a large-format camera and can take a photo of a large painting that i need to have scanned and then turned into a digital file for one of my clients.

...anyone?

Best wishes
Carey Marks
Totnes, South Devon, UK

[Paul Salmon]

Hi Carey,
Have you been successful in your request ?
I might be able to help.
Paul.

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Hi Carey,
Have you been successful in your request ?
I might be able to help.
Paul.

Hi Paul,
no joy as yet. I am in Totnes. My email is **************
Carey

[Joanna Carter]

Carey, please use the PM system to initially contact other members. You may think you obfucated your address but I removed it because it would have been too easy for the spammers to crack

[Fourtoes]

Hi Carey,

Have you tried your local museum service? They might have the details of someone who can do it for you.
Here in the NW of England I supply a similar service although digitally. In the past 8 years I've not been asked to shoot any film mind.

Good luck,

Tony

[Paul Salmon]

Have you considered that a large file size shot with a digital camera might produce the image quality you are asking for?
Of course, this is dependent on the size of print you are looking for, but the cost would be a lot less, and possibly negligible
loss of quality.
Just a thought.

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Hi Carey,

Have you tried your local museum service? They might have the details of someone who can do it for you.
Here in the NW of England I supply a similar service although digitally. In the past 8 years I've not been asked to shoot any film mind.

Good luck,

Tony

God Idea Tony,
I'll try Exeter museum. I would love it provided digitally, but can you can a digital back for large format? (I know you can for medium format, as I have used one with a photographer)

Thanks,
Carey

[Fourtoes]

Hi Carey,

Yes there are digital scanning backs for LF view cameras, I've never used or seen one used. And I'm not sure the actual chip is the same size as a 5x4 neg. Might well be the same MF back adapted to fit a LF set up. Someone on here will know.

I've used MF digital backs and been well impressed by their capabilities. It depends on what your requirements are for output. I think you'd be surprised at the quality of a MF digtal file nowadays and may well me more than adequate for your needs..

Tony

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Hi Carey,

Yes there are digital scanning backs for LF view cameras, I've never used or seen one used. And I'm not sure the actual chip is the same size as a 5x4 neg. Might well be the same MF back adapted to fit a LF set up. Someone on here will know.

I've used MF digital backs and been well impressed by their capabilities. It depends on what your requirements are for output. I think you'd be surprised at the quality of a MF digtal file nowadays and may well me more than adequate for your needs..

Tony

Absolutely! I'd be very happy with someone with a MF digital back to help me with this project in my area? Or even London: I am there on work later this week going into next week.
Carey