[filmscanners] Film spotting...

["Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>]

Hi Frank,

I simply can’t imaging living with that!  Perhaps you might want to send a
roll to an pro lab to have processed?  I’d urge spending some time tracking
this one down.  Probably save you lots of time in the long run!

Out of curiosity, what film is it?

Regards,

Austin


> It could be that the scanner is putting them there. I've thought of
> that. But sometimes I can see them scattered all over the side when
> observed through a 6X loupe. If I can actually see them in the loupe, I
> know I'm in trouble and I have to think hard before even putting the
> slide in my scanner: is this shot really going to be worth the agony I
> am about to experience? No amount of blowing and brushing the slide gets
> rid of these spots. I've tried Kodak processing as well as labs serving
> professionals. I have not tried washing them. Frankly, they look like
> chemical stains.
>
> Frank Paris
> frankparis@comcast.net
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
> > [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of
> > Austin Franklin
> > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 6:28 AM
> > To: frankparis@comcast.net
> > Subject: [filmscanners] RE: [filmscanners_Digest]
> > filmscanners DigestforFri 17 Jan, 2003
> >
> >
> > > I have found that dust is not the problem. My negatives
> > come back with
> > > dozens of tiny spots on them that blowing and wiping cannot remove,
> > > and regardless of the vendor who does the development. Some of them
> > > are so filthy I spend ten to twenty minutes in PS on one negative
> > > getting rid of them. I wish I could afford a new scanner that has
> > > automatic spot removal. I try to avoid working with negatives
> > > altogether. Sometimes slides are the same way, but less often.
> >
> > Frank,
> >
> > You might want to track down the source of those spots.  Do
> > you have any idea what they are?  Are they IN the film?  Have
> > you tried washing a strip, say in distilled water and
> > Photo-Flo, to see if the spots come off?
> >
> > I don't have that problem, and I've never heard anyone have
> > that problem on a consistent basis, as you say you have.
> > Finding the source would probably serve you better than
> > getting a new scanner, unless you really *need* a new scanner ;-)
> >
> > Austin
>
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