I concur with Art's comments respecting dICE's softening of images. A key
factor is the verion of dICE that is used and implemented by the scanner
manufacturer as well as the specific negatives it is applied to and how well
they were processed to remove silver.
filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk wrote:
> on 11/10/04 1:32 AM, Arthur Entlich at artistic@telus.net wrote:
>
>> Although I'm not a big fan of some versions of dICE (due to the fact
>> that it can tend to soften the whole image due to residual silver
>> removal (which it infers is dust or dirt)), or if the IR is not
>> exactly tuned to the dye spectrum frequencies, it does work on most
>> E-6 developed slides, and some Kodachrome versions.
>>
>> Otherwise, I agree with the other exceptions you mention.
>>
>> Art
>>
>> LAURIE SOLOMON wrote:
>>
>>> Two points need to be made. One deals with one of your comments
>>> concerning getting ICE. ICE only works with color negtives or
>>> chromgenic black & white films. It does not work with silver
>>> halide films like true b&w films. The second point, which is not
>>> one that addresses anything that you have said but something that
>>> someone else said, deals with blowing compressed air into the
>>> scanner. This does not remove the dust from inside the scanner; it
>>> only moves the dust around inside the scanner. Moreover, the
>>> compressed air blast can damage fragile innards of the scanner as
>>> well as create condensation inside the scanner which will
>>> eventually produce moisture on the electronics and water spots on
>>> optical mirrors and sensors.
>>>
>>
>>
> I am shooting only negative (C-41) films, almost all ISO 100 to 400
> color, occasionally B&W (C-41). Is there a consensus about how well
> dICE works
> with these films? I am concerned about any softening since I am
> printing
> large.
>
> Berry
>
>
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