amie_seal_gross Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <p>I don't have the originals or the negatives, just the photo index with the small pictures on it. Is there any way I can get prints off this?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwr Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <p>Do you mean the index print that contains all those very small photos on it? If so, then all you could do would be to have those very small prints scanned and then printed. If you print the files from the scans larger, say 4 x 6, they would be very poor quality and probably not worth doing except as an experiment.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverhaas Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <p>I just tried scanning an image from an index print and enlarging it to anything over the size of a thumbnail is worthless in my opinion.</p> <p>Dave</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_mont Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <p>If they were just processed and they were scanned, the lab may still have them in the computer. If not. you are out of luck.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpo3136b Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <p>It'd be very difficult; but, it might be possible, if you gave the scanner a good deal of time to slowly make a high resolution scan. The thumbnail on the index print is only going to be about as big as a 110 negative frame; but, because it is reflective and opaque, it'll be of a lower quality. Effectively, the information the print process is starting out with is too low, too close to the "minimum" side of things to ever extract a good copy of the original. You'll probably be able to get some kind of similar image printed small, say 2.5x3.5 or anything smaller than 4x6 (as above). It's not going to look like a regular photo; but, if having a copy of the image is important to you, it might be possible to extract something from the original. I would want to caution you to extremely lower your expectations.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_himmelright Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <p>Probably not. Newer machines do scan and print at 300dpi, but at an index size that's not enough to enlarge.<br> Older optical minilabs had index printers added on, specifically the fuji SFA series, the index print isn't really your image, but a bunch of relatively easily identifiable lines approximating it. If you look closely instead of a picture you'll see something like this:</p> <p>-----------------------<br> ------------------------------<br> ------------------------<br> as it was nearly impossible to achieve perfect alignment.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amie_seal_gross Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 <p>Thank you everyone for your help!<br> I am disappointed that I won't be able to get prints, but I do appreciate all the responses!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbiinc Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 <p>No, you'll have to actually pay the photographer that invested the time and effort and equipment into getting those shots to get anything useable. That's kind of the point of those index prints.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amie_seal_gross Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 <p>"No, you'll have to actually pay the photographer that invested the time and effort and equipment into getting those shots to get anything useable. That's kind of the point of those index prints."<br> Well, Dan,<strong><em> I</em></strong> was the photographer that invested time, effort and equipment in getting those shots, but unfortunately, over the years, certain photos and the negatives of that batch have been lost.<br> So, while I certainly appreciate and am grateful for all the thoughtful answers I have received on this posting, I think you could of kept your rude comment to yourself.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbiinc Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 <p>I'm sorry. When I see someone sign up, not post any relevant info about themselves, don't introduce themselves, and the only thing they've posted was a question that could very well be someone trying to cheat the system I get suspicious.</p> <p>My apologies.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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