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An alternative to “scanning” your 120 negs is to use a light-table (or a large enough lcd screen showing an all white image) and taking a digital photograph of it.

once you’ve captured the negative digitally, you can use editing apps to flip the curve to obtain a photo positive.



Flipping the curve is not enough for orange-brown coated negatives. Doesn't apply if you want a blueish/cyan looking picture.


This works for 35mm but for 120 film you need to capture multiple times and stitch them.


Not at all. Depends on your setup but it is absolutely possible to take 120 negs in picture in one shot.




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