Digital BW, The Print

Bill,

1. Well of course, I do dream about getting another, bigger (to 
handle larger negatives than 35mm), better (higher resolution) 
scanner...

2. One thing I picked up from quickly scanning through the "scan-Hi 
End" group was that the use of oil on film in flatbed and drum 
scanners is partly to reduce the effect of scratches. I will 
dedfinitely have to try your technique (or some variation -- I'm not 
sure if my nose oil on film would enhance the film's permanance).

Thanks,
Ben

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., wparsons@e... wrote:
> 
> Two suggestions:
> 1.  (The least helpful, perhaps).  I use a Nikon scanner and find 
it useful
> for dust, but not particularly for scratches.
> 2.  Just as I did in the darkroom, I wipe nose oil on the back (NOT 
the
> emulsion side) of the negative to remove scratches.  Works like a 
charm.
> Bill
> 
> 
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> tynmansystems@y... on 08/28/2001 03:32:49 PM
> 
> Please respond to DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
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> To:   DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
> cc:
> Subject:  [Digital BW] Film scanning and scratches
> 
> 
> I tried to find a group that is focused on film scanning, but
> couldn't find one; hope this isn't too far off topic for this group.
> 
> Over the past two year, I have been scanning 35mm negative film 
(both
> color and B&W) using a Canon 2710 film scanner. I notice that I 
spend
> a tremendous amount of time retouching film scratches on over half 
of
> the images that I have scanned. These are very fine scratches on the
> film base, that would typically not be visible in an enlargement 
made
> in an enlarger, but which are very visible when scanned and enlarged
> in Photoshop.
> 
> My question is: is there something inherent in film scanners that
> magnifies film scratches? I have seen the dust and scratch removal
> software (e.g. Nikon's Ice software) touted in scanner
> advertisements, but assumed these would be necessary only for old,
> mis-handled, damaged film. Is this scratch magnification an 
attribute
> of film scanning that we just don't talk about in public, or is it
> just me?
> 
> Comments?
> 
> Thanks, Ben Tyndall.
> 
> 
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