Digital BW, The Print

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From: "sceptre12345" <am1000@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:09 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Mounting Oil was Re: Epson3200 - Test results/Kami


> > For large negs consider using a cover sheet so that you have a
> sandwich of
> > glass/oil/neg/oil/cover film. The cover film is taped to the glass
> and you
> > can then use film wipes on the cover film to work air bubbles out
> to the
> > edge of the negative.
> >
> > Martin Wesley
>
> Would some cover material like a clear acetate be sufficent as a
> cover film ? How is the negative cleaned after scanning ? Any danger
> to the emulsion of the negative ?
> TIA

Andre,

Companies that sell mounting fluids and oils such as Kami and Prazio also
sell cover sheet material which I believe is a polyester film. I clean my
negs with a spray film cleaner from Prazio and/or PEC. With the "vanishing"
type oils like Kami and Prazio Anti-Newton this is pretty easy as there is
minimal residue. With heavy oils it takes longer and more film cleaner.
Typically drum scanner drums are filled with multiple negs so they can run
overnight and may be in contact with the mounting oil for many hours without
ill effects.

If you do use a cover sheet you really need to use appropriate mounting tape
that is compatible with the oils and easy to remove. Once again this can be
purchased from the companies that sell the oil and cover sheets. You can use
the same tape to tape the edges where the glass bed meets the scanner frame
to help keep oil from running into the scanner interior.

Martin Wesley