Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]sam said: Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W experiment and Noctilux portraits... > I scan prints (up until two days ago when my scanner made a popping > noise and died) that I make in my darkroom. There are very few defects > to Photoshop away after the prints are scanned because I take normal > precautions while in the darkroom to ensure that not a lot of dust is on > the negative when I enlarge it. Every darkroon, whether dark or digital, > should have a Static Master brush, canned air, and a bottle of Kodak or > Edwal film cleaner. Digitally getting rid of dust softens everything. > Why not take the time to scan a clean piece of film?<<<<< But why go to the trouble of making prints when a clean neg into the scanner eliminates a bunch of double work, making a print and it's attendant developing, washing, drying etc when poppin' the neg into a film scanner and it's done and over with in one shot? ted - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html