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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 351887" data-attributes="member: 9240">I've photographed slides and negatives with success, but I find that the hassle involved in getting a print to photography well is actually more of a hassle than scanning.  The main issue is that you want it flat and you want to remove/eliminate reflections.  Glass gets you flat, but the reflectivity is a problem unless you light it properly, and even then it could be a huge issue.  You're gonna need a bright, indirect and diffused source.That said, if you can get that to work then you can shoot them RAW and have a much higher degree of flexibility in color correcting.  I haven't done it, probably won't, but those are the concerns you should have if you do it.</blockquote>