Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gilbert Plantinga wrote: > > on 5/13/01 11:29 AM, Pascal at cyberdog@attglobal.net wrote: > > > op 13-05-2001 16:12 schreef James J Dempsey op jjd@jjd.com: > > > >> What is the best way to approach cleaning these slides prior to scanning > >> them? I don't want to do anything that might damage these already old > >> precious slides. > > > > I'd first try to scan them as they are. Activate the ICE dust removal in > > Nikon Scan and click on sharpening. That should do it. > > > > If you find that, ICE nothwithstanding, dust particles remain visible, you > > may have to clean your slides with compressed air but be careful not to > > apply the can too close to the emulsion, to avoid damaging the slides. > > > > Pascal > > NO ARCHIVE > ICE does not work with Kodachrome or (non-C41 B&W). It thinks the silver > grain is dust. > > Gilbert In the 17.5 months I've used my LS-2000 Nikon scanner I've not once gotten ICE to work for me. The fact that i shoot 90% black and white 9% Kodachrome and 1% E6 might have something to do with that. ICE is supposed to recognize a separate layer on top of your emulsion where the dust is. Why the emulsion itself would not be made of silver but made of something else is a disappointment. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/