Dave, still very much of a mixed bag. Hampshire Records office will not
allow photography, Surrey will. British Museum will not, but PRO Kew will
and seem to be getting better. If you have both a film camera and digital
take both. Then see what suits your needs best. In Guildhall Library and
Kew, lighting is quite good, therefore a digital. (No flash photography is
accepted in any archive office). Westminster or Metropolitan, where lighting
is quite bad a film camera with a film such as 400asa to compensate for bad
lighting. take documents to a natural light source to take photographs. if
you have a digital camera and laptop, take both that way you can instantly
download to your computer to check photography whilst still in record
office.
Regards, Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Leach" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 11:26 AM
Subject: Digital photography in archives
> Dear All
>
> Has anyone any information, either from personal experience, or on
> websites or other sources, about digital document photography,
> specifically as a user of archives? In particular, I would be grateful
> for advice about the choice of equipment, and tips about achieving optimal
> results, especially working within the restraints of, for example, the
> National Archives digital photography policy, with its limitations on
> lighting and tripods, etc.
>
> Dave Leach
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