Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Luis, I also found that static electricity would keep an obnoxious bit of something on the negative as you suggest. I found that an anti-static "gun" from an audio shop specializing in records to be helpful in persuading the dust to find another home. That and a good wipe down and mopping of the darkroom to remove static and settle the dust. On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 6:43 PM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Hi John, > > My postal address is: > > Lluis Ripoll > Maria Auxiliadora, 23 > 08017 Barcelona / Spain > > Please let me know how much shall I send you and how, thank, it?s very > kind of you! > > Cheers > Lluis > > > > El 19 febr 2019, a les 0:36, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> va > escriure: > > > > Selenium usually changed the tones slightly. Let me know a postal > address and I will send you my Spotone stuff..... > > > > john > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Lluis Ripoll via LUG > > Sent: 18 February 2019 23:35 > > To: Leica Users Group > > Cc: Lluis Ripoll > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Retouching enlargements experience? > > > > Thank you very much Ken, this one is that I?ve saw as well in Europe. In > my opinion I will just need the ?Neutral Black?, my enlargements are not > toned, I do a short bath of Selenium for keeping better conservation but it > has no influence in the tone. > > > > Lluis > > > > > >> El 19 febr 2019, a les 0:22, Ken Carney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > va escriure: > >> > >> Spotone is gone, but Marshall has similar products. The brush was > really important, just a tiny sharp tip almost dry. > >> > >> > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1436740-REG/marshall_retouching_ms4b_spot_all_kit_4b_4.html > >> > >> Ken > >> > >> On 2/18/2019 5:10 PM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote: > >>> Thank you Don, I develop my negatives in distilled water and I rinse > them with Tetenal Mirasol (similar to Photo Flo), I can say that generally > I obtain a satisfactory cleaning of my negatives, the problem I?ve > encountered has been when I?ve enlarged a negative, on the print it > appeared asomething very small like a small hair, I?ve cleaned the negative > with an anti-static cloth and I?ve removed the dust, I did a new > enlargement and the dust has appeared in an other location of the > enlargement. On this case what I want is simply do a retouching of the > enlargement. I?ve received many answers and comments recommending me > Spotone and I will try it. > >>> > >>> Thank you! > >>> Lluis > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> El 18 febr 2019, a les 4:14, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > va escriure: > >>>> > >>>> Back in the day: start with distilled water filtered for all your > mixing of > >>>> chemicals and rinsing negatives in photoflo. Use a clean soft pad to > >>>> remove excess wetting agent or what I used at the end, denatured > alcohol > >>>> leaving the film on the reels.. Then I had a custom built film dryer > that > >>>> basically used a hairdryer sucking in air through a hepa filter and > into a > >>>> metal tube that held the reels of film. So, most of the time the > film was > >>>> clean and straight into sleeves. > >>>> > >>>> When enlarging blow the negatives off with an air compressor through > a hepa > >>>> filter. If you still have dust spots then, sigh, there is nothing > but spot > >>>> tone inks and a really fine brush. Become the artist and mix the > colors > >>>> until you get the tone right, much easier typed than done. I will > say that > >>>> once you have standardized on a paper and developer you learn the mix > and > >>>> it becomes a lot easier. Wearing one of those binocular magnifiers > you see > >>>> jewelers and watch repair techs use carefully put really tiny dots of > ink > >>>> down in the dust spot building the density up with more dots. Let it > dry > >>>> between as the density changes as it dries. This is a true art/craft > and > >>>> it gets much easier the more you do it. I have to say that I was > doing a > >>>> lot of this for myself and others who gave up learning. > >>>> > >>>> But, with a smile, spotting is so much easier using Adobe's tools. > >>>> > >>>> All the best, and just like using an M, there is a learning curve in > seeing > >>>> color in the B&W and a steady hand with the brush along with a whole > lot of > >>>> patience. > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 7:22 PM Lluis Ripoll via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Steve, mon ami > >>>>> > >>>>> I will share the answer with you if I find it?.. > >>>>> > >>>>> Amiti?s > >>>>> Lluis > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> El 18 febr 2019, a les 1:19, Stephen Barbour via LUG < > >>>>> lug at leica-users.org> va escriure: > >>>>>> Well put, agree with all including your ending question. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone, Steve > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Feb 17, 2019, at 4:12 PM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> I?ve encountered sometimes when I enlarge a small dust like small > hairs > >>>>> that ruin the enlargement. I clean it, I look to the negative with a > >>>>> magnifier 8X but sometimes I?ve removed the dust from one point to > another > >>>>> point. > >>>>>>> To clean the nregative I?m using PEC PAD with the special tissues > >>>>> provided but sometimes a supplementary action on the enlargement > would be > >>>>> necessary. I think it is very difficult do a good retouching and > make a > >>>>> similar tone to the one of the print. > >>>>>>> Some experiences about cleaning better the negatives or applying > >>>>> retouching? > >>>>>>> Thank you! > >>>>>>> Lluis > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Don > >>>> don.dory at gmail.com > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Don don.dory at gmail.com