Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hmmm...this is probably my own problem but I have a terrible time with very thin scratches on the film I process. I've tried everything to eliminate them and they continue to plague me. They only show up on scanned images, however. If I print the image in an enlarger they do not show up even on substantial enlargements. I'm assuming that it's an artifact of the scanning process - that the Nikon scanner somehow enhances the scratches. I also have a bit of dust problem even though I work hard to eliminate it. I know: buy a drying cabinet. Everything in its time! Adam On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:46:07 -0500, Eric <ericm@pobox.com> wrote: > James: > > >Comparing results with C41 B&W to the results I got with Plus-X, Super > >XX, and Tri-X > >in the 1950s and 60s when I had my own darkroom, I have been somewhat > >disappointed. > > Don't need a darkroom. Just a bathroom that can be darkened for a few > minutes to load your film. If your scanning your chromogenic film, there's > no reason why you can't scan your silver halide film. > > The main advantage I see to C41 B&W is that you can use the infrared > channel > on many scanners to help eliminate dust and scratches. > > The main advantage I see to doing your own conventional B&W is that you > don't need to eliminate dust and scratches that were placed there by the > stupid lab. :) > > Come on. You know you really want to. :) > > -- > Eric > http://canid.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >