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Originally Posted by packs
I've asked the same question about the negatives he sells. Some of them go for a lot of money but I'm not sure what you do with them after you buy them.
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As DRC said, people collect the oddest things so the demand for original negatives doesn't shock me.
After all, it is the original piece handled by the original photographer used to develope the photos(closest thing to the beginning of that process). I think owning a glass plate negative by Mr Conlon, would be pretty f n sweet personally(example).
These are also of a high profile photographer which can produce some beautiful images.
They are a part of history and the process of baseball photography.
As far as what do you do with them?? IDK.. look at them.. envision the process(photographer using them to produce photos).. store them in a box.. develope them to get a high end print for yourself..
What does one do with an unused Mickey Mantle pencil set after all?
Different strokes for different folks I guess. I own a couple burke negs(babe ruth ad rookie williams). I bought them to own a piece of history, learn from them(handle/study them and have as exemplars). I think they are pretty cool personally but don't really know why ..haha. No doubt though, my passion is in the end product(original photos) which is pretty obvious.