Negative viewer using IPad as a light table
Feb 14, 2024 05:37:37 #
Dave Flash
Loc: South Jersey
Hello Hedghogers,
Can you offer a setup or app that will allow my IPad to be used as a light table to inspect negatives with a loupe?
I have found apps that appear to want you to sign away your privacy and agree to be bombarded with adds, so I am not willing to accept their terms.
Thanking you in advance for your reply.
Can you offer a setup or app that will allow my IPad to be used as a light table to inspect negatives with a loupe?
I have found apps that appear to want you to sign away your privacy and agree to be bombarded with adds, so I am not willing to accept their terms.
Thanking you in advance for your reply.
Feb 14, 2024 06:18:33 #
Feb 14, 2024 08:02:08 #
Dave Flash
Loc: South Jersey
gwong1 wrote:
A simple Google search. Gary https://apps.apple.com/us/app/light-box-illuminator-viewer/id692114712
Feb 14, 2024 08:04:13 #
Dave Flash
Loc: South Jersey
Thanks Gary,
I did see this one. Do you have any experience with the app?
Thanks, Dave
I did see this one. Do you have any experience with the app?
Thanks, Dave
Feb 14, 2024 09:13:36 #
Feb 14, 2024 09:54:24 #
Dave Flash
Loc: South Jersey
Thanks, that would work.
The issue I see is when viewing the negatives i see the pixels of the screen.
The issue I see is when viewing the negatives i see the pixels of the screen.
Feb 14, 2024 10:30:39 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Dave Flash wrote:
Thanks, that would work.
The issue I see is when viewing the negatives i see the pixels of the screen.
The issue I see is when viewing the negatives i see the pixels of the screen.
Unless you can cover the screen with a translucent film that masks the pixel pattern, I can’t see that app having any value.
Here are several on Amazon. I’ve not ordered one so I don’t know if they exhibit the same problem.
https://www.amazon.com/Negative-Ultra-Thin-Backlight-Sketching-Stenciling/dp/B0B5GL6Q4M/ref=asc_df_B0B5GL6Q4M/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=598797661198&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10176318318863320700&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013711&hvtargid=pla-1732131978840&psc=1&mcid=d10adbad6e643464a63b35656628ef57&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl9Lv-ZGrhAMV-kp_AB3UsAQpEAQYAyABEgI6qPD_BwE
Stan
Feb 15, 2024 03:23:14 #
Dave Flash wrote:
Thanks, that would work.
The issue I see is when viewing the negatives i see the pixels of the screen.
The issue I see is when viewing the negatives i see the pixels of the screen.
Make a platform from a piece of glass. Place it an inch or two above the iPad. Small scraps of 2x4 lumber, supporting the corners of a glass from an 8x10 picture frame should work. You could probably leave the glass in the frame.
When you put your negs on that you should be able to see them clearly through a magnifier or loupe, but the light source pixels will be conveniently blurred due to the distance. If necessary, increase the distance between the light source and the glass.
Feb 15, 2024 05:18:29 #
Dave Flash
Loc: South Jersey
Thank all of the Hoggers for their advice. I may build a light table using LED dimmable light strips and frosted glass.
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