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Re: scratches on black and white negatives

2004-03-27 by Bob Michaels

I doubt it's the scanner. Damn near impossible. I have those problems
with everyone who develops my XP2 except for a very good pro lab which
is priced accordingly. I eliminate the problem by shooting traditional
b&w film and developing it myself.
Bob Michaels

 --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "spersky123"
<spersky@s...> wrote:
> I am getting my workflow up and running and I have alot of silver 
> based black and white negatives processed at a commercial lab.  My 
> scans with the nikon V scanner is showing the negatives with 
> scratches.  Does the Nikon V cause these minor scratches?  I am sure 
> it is from the lab that processed the film.  It takes about 30 
> minutes to clean a picture before printing.
> 
> I plan to develop myself soon so hopefully it will be fixed.  Anyone 
> else have this problem.
> 
> thanks

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