----------------------------Original message---------------------------- State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11794-3331 David Y Allen Library-Reference 516 632-7110 12-Dec-1995 04:41pm EST FROM: DYALLEN TO: Remote Addressee ( [log in to unmask] ) Subject: Rephotographing aerial photographs I am considering a project to rephotograph and make prints available of a 1930s vintage set of aerial photographs. I would like to make prints and/or microfilm available to several local (Long Island) libraries. I have a gut feeling that the only way to get adequate resolution on a project of this kind is to have 4 x 5" black-and-white negatives made, but I recall from previous discussions on Maps-L that some projects of this kind have been made using microfilm. I would like to hear of any experiences (positive or negative) that people have had microfilming old aerial photographs. I have recently received an announcement from NEDCC that it is introducing a new continuous tone microfilm. Does anyone have any thoughts on the suitability of this microfilm for a project of this kind?