Digital BW, The Print

Ben,
I've been rubbing nose oil on negs for more than 30 years now with no
adverse consequences.  It's on the stock side and doesn't touch the
emulsion.  However, if you're nervous about it, use a soft cloth to remove
it after the scan is done.  When you're rubbing the negative strip, place
it on a clean surface (like the negative strip holder), rub gently, and
don't cause the strip to slide around.
Bill





tynmansystems@... on 08/29/2001 11:54:48 AM

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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
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> Please respond to DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
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> Subject:  [Digital BW] Film scanning and scratches
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>
> 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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