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Aug 16, 2019 22:45:42   #
rayclay Loc: Arab, AL., USA
 
I have a Nikon D5600 and have a lot of old pics to photo/scan and print, What is best lens to photo pictures for processing and what wireless printer to print them with. Thanks in advance,

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Aug 16, 2019 23:50:09   #
Dean37 Loc: Fresno, CA
 
It's expensive, but I used a Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 G, when it first came out, with my Nikon D200 to copy a photo for some friends. There was no negative, and the parents had been dead for 10+ years. There was only one print and 15 family members wanted a copy.

They said they couldn't tell which was the original, I could see it, but they were ecstatic to each have a copy. I printed it on an Epson inkjet that had 6 colors. The camera, lens and printer were stolen about a month later.

That 17-55mm f/2.8 G would work well with your Nikon D5600, and do the photograph copying you want to do. I can't advise on the printer.

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Aug 16, 2019 23:59:26   #
rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 
You're better off scanning the photos than photographing them. Canon and HP make several nice scanner copiers and they're not that expensive.
As for printing, that depends on what size prints you will be making. I have a Canon TS 9020 (I believe that's the number) that prints excellent quality color and black and white photo prints up to 8.5 by 11; it also scans. Mine is a couple years old; there is a newer version with a slightly different model number.

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Aug 17, 2019 00:26:06   #
rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
You're better off scanning the photos than photographing them. Canon and HP make several nice scanner copiers and they're not that expensive.
As for printing, that depends on what size prints you will be making. I have a Canon TS 9020 (I believe that's the number) that prints excellent quality color and black and white photo prints up to 8.5 by 11; it also scans. Mine is a couple years old; there is a newer version with a slightly different model number.




and if you add slides to the mix, I would strongly encourage that be done with a scanner also.

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Aug 17, 2019 05:35:49   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
rayclay wrote:
I have a Nikon D5600 and have a lot of old pics to photo/scan and print, What is best lens to photo pictures for processing and what wireless printer to print them with. Thanks in advance,


A 48 bit scanner will give you better results than a camera. Viewscan software will give you a wide range of correction, Photoshop will make the images pop (in the right hands), and a wired photo-specific printer will print them quickly. An Epson P800 or a Canon Pro-1000 will give you great results. All-in-one wireless printers won't.

When you add up the cost of paper, ink, the cost of a printer and your time - it will be far cheaper to send your images to a photo lab. You will also need to create a color profile for your display in order for the color in the prints to resemble reality.

If you are bent on using a camera for this, then a Micro Nikkor 40mm F2.8 AF-S will be a good choice - you can find them used for around $200 or new for $270.

https://www.opticallimits.com/nikon--nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests/674-afs40f28dx

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Aug 17, 2019 07:29:28   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Here's some info on digitizing pictures.
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-scan-and-archive-your-old-printed-photos/
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-ways-scan-old-photos/
https://www.lifewire.com/quickly-scan-photos-4153167

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Aug 17, 2019 11:53:10   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
A scanner is much simpler, and I usually enlarge while scanning to get more detail for enlargements later.
(2-3x depending on the size of the original.)

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Aug 17, 2019 14:41:47   #
cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast
 
I agree, scanner will give the best results. I have scanned many slides, many prints and often the results are very hard to tell from the originals.

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Aug 17, 2019 15:18:45   #
PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
You're better off scanning the photos than photographing them. Canon and HP make several nice scanner copiers and they're not that expensive.
As for printing, that depends on what size prints you will be making. I have a Canon TS 9020 (I believe that's the number) that prints excellent quality color and black and white photo prints up to 8.5 by 11; it also scans. Mine is a couple years old; there is a newer version with a slightly different model number.


Definitely, a good scanner is best.

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Aug 17, 2019 15:21:18   #
rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 
rehess wrote:


and if you add slides to the mix, I would strongly encourage that be done with a scanner also.


Yes, I also own a Canon all in one that does a great job with slides.

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Aug 17, 2019 15:49:42   #
Dean37 Loc: Fresno, CA
 
I agree about using a scanner. At the time I had a scanner that I had not used yet and lost all the documentation and the cd. I called the company who manufactured it, I won't say which one, and asked for help. I did have the sales receipt from when I bought it. They told me, "Good luck." This was the second time I had a problem with one of their products, and the second time they essentially told me to buy from anyone but them!

I still have the scanner and it has never been used, and I will never purchase anything from that WELL KNOWN company again, nor will I recommend their products to anyone.

I have had another company's scanner for a couple of years, but only used it a few times. My all-in-one printers do all the very infrequent scanning that I do.

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