Replacing damaged photos

I had all of my photos ruined by mildew after the hurricane. Most
don't have spots they just smell very badly and have to be replaced.
I have an old but very good Konica range finder, but i can't go in
more than three feet. Can anyone recommend and easy to use,
relatively inexpensive camera that I can use to photograph them.
Would appreciate any advice. Please e-mail me

TIA,
Debby

Since you posted in rec.photo.digital, did you mean a digital camera? Many,
many digital cameras will do this kind of job relatively well. (Try them
out in the store to see if they focus close enough.) You will also need
some kind of copy stand and lights.

Alternatively, if you want to digitize them, consider using a flatbed
scanner ($75) with your computer, and burn the files onto a CD, which you
can take to a photo lab for printing. You can of course print them out with
your own inkjet printer, but if they are normal-looking photos, having them
printed photographically will look fine and may actually be cheaper.

If you mean a film camera, 35-mm non-autofocus SLRs are very cheap on the
secondhand market right now. Some lenses will require a close-up attachment
to focus close enough. With an SLR, unlike a rangefinder, you get to see
exactly what you're getting when you use a close-up attachment.

You'd be better off the SCAN them.

G-Man


"Debby" wrote in message
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I had all of my photos ruined by mildew after the hurricane. Most
don't have spots they just smell very badly and have to be replaced.
I have an old but very good Konica range finder, but i can't go in
more than three feet. Can anyone recommend and easy to use,
relatively inexpensive camera that I can use to photograph them.
Would appreciate any advice. Please e-mail me

TIA,
Debby

You'd be better off the SCAN them.

G-Man


"Debby" wrote in message
om...
I had all of my photos ruined by mildew after the hurricane. Most
don't have spots they just smell very badly and have to be replaced.
I have an old but very good Konica range finder, but i can't go in
more than three feet. Can anyone recommend and easy to use,
relatively inexpensive camera that I can use to photograph them.
Would appreciate any advice. Please e-mail me

TIA,
Debby

Get a flat bed scanner. It will do a better job and will hold the photos
flat while you scan them.

"Debby" wrote in message
om...
I had all of my photos ruined by mildew after the hurricane. Most
don't have spots they just smell very badly and have to be replaced.
I have an old but very good Konica range finder, but i can't go in
more than three feet. Can anyone recommend and easy to use,
relatively inexpensive camera that I can use to photograph them.
Would appreciate any advice. Please e-mail me

TIA,
Debby

Get a flat bed scanner. It will do a better job and will hold the photos
flat while you scan them.

"Debby" wrote in message
om...
I had all of my photos ruined by mildew after the hurricane. Most
don't have spots they just smell very badly and have to be replaced.
I have an old but very good Konica range finder, but i can't go in
more than three feet. Can anyone recommend and easy to use,
relatively inexpensive camera that I can use to photograph them.
Would appreciate any advice. Please e-mail me

TIA,
Debby