Abstract: An apparatus and a method for obtaining image information of an image original, such as a photographic negative, are disclosed. Light for exposing the image original (5) is emitted by a light source (10). Light that has been used to expose the image original (5) is subsequently detected by a light detector (28-30). In this case, obtaining the image information of the image original (5) is controlled by a control unit (31). The control unit (31) determines a certain point in time (T2-T4, T8-T10) corresponding to a parameter that has been determined earlier and that is specific to the image original (5). The light detector (28-30) is triggered at certain points in time (T2-T4, T8-T10) by the control unit (31) for obtaining the image information of the image original (5).