Okay, call me cheap, but with a tight budget, I've just not felt like spending any money on a light table (or box).

The other day, staring at my monitor, I realized I had one right in front of me, albeit not a perfect one.

All I did was make a blank web page - with a white background - and saved it to the desktop in Windows. Then, I opened it using IE, hit F11 to make the web page fill the entire screen, and there's my cheap light box.

Yes, you do get some funky views of those pixels when you put the loupe to the negs, but hey, not bad if you already have a computer.

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