[filmscanners] Re: Strange light spill-over in Nikon LS-8000 scan

["Arthur Entlich" <artistik@shaw.ca>]

Now that I have a larger crop to get a better look at the problem,
(sorry, I'm not downloading the 100+ meg versions) rather than working
from a word description, I tend to agree with Tony.  It looks like it
may be a dirty optical path.  Film scanners are apt to pick up residue
from cigarette smoke, kitchen cooking, or other general dust and such.
It may well be that your scanner's optical path may have become somewhat
contaminated over time.

Cleaning should be done with much care, if this is the case.

Art

Tony Sleep wrote:

>On 27/05/2007 lotusm50@sprynet.com wrote:
>
>
>>.  It almost looks like a faint light leak
>>into the dark areas -- a slight fogging of the some of the dark areas.
>>
>>
>Probably flare, which although it could be just an inherent lens defect is
>often dust or contamination on the optics of the scanner indicating a need
>for cleaning. If you don't keep the scanner under a dust cover when unused
>it is common. Also sometimes lubricant can get onto the optics.
>
>Since there is almost no dark shadow detail in this particular image, you
>may be able to get rid of it simply by clipping the black point a little.
>
>--
>Regards
>
>Tony Sleep
>http://tonysleep.co.uk
>
>
>
>

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