Advice needed on scanning old photo negatives to digital format

[480sparky]

Here's a link where I actually have a couple photos of my scanning setup (scroll down)
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/film-discussion-q/339065-x-ray-film-testing.html

Eerily similar to my set-up. I used duct tape to mark a corner of the view, and hinged the two plate of glass to make changing the negative speedier. I also taped the lower glass to the boxes.

 

[dr743]

I tried placing the old negatives on the flatbed with aluminum foil behind them. Dismal result. I might be interested in purchasing a dedicated scanner for this, as there are lots of old negatives. It's just that I have absolutely no idea what I need.

Umm yea that's not going to work. Look into getting a Epson v750

I am very lucky in that my local library actually has an Epson V700... It produces some pretty darn good scans.

 

[dr743]

I tried placing the old negatives on the flatbed with aluminum foil behind them. Dismal result. I might be interested in purchasing a dedicated scanner for this, as there are lots of old negatives. It's just that I have absolutely no idea what I need.

Umm yea that's not going to work. Look into getting a Epson v750

I am very lucky in that my local library actually has an Epson V750... It produces some pretty darn good scans.

 

[The_Traveler]

Depending on how many you have to do, it might be worth it to use a place like Scancafe.com
I've had a huge box of memory stuff done there with goof results.