Digital BW, The Print

Hello Peter;

I don't know of any sources for them, but you might want to go poking around on some cinematography sites which cover labwork. Fluid-gate printing is (was) a far more common practice in their milieu. I am sure that you would find more detailed discussions in that direction as opposed to still people.

good luck

Paul Aparycki


  Hi all.  A while back I posted a question about using a fluid-mount 
  film holder with the Nikon 8000/9000 scanner but got no replies.  
  Doesn't anyone on this forum use Kami (i.e."lighter fluid") to mount 
  their film for scanning?  I've heard that it helps a lot with dust, 
  scratches and Newton rings in comparison to the Nikon medium format 
  glass holder.  I do not experience these problems to a significant 
  degree but I was wondering if there are any other benefits to fluid 
  mounting in comparison to glass-only (e.g. sharpnes, resolution, 
  tone, etc?).  If so, are any additional benefits significant/notable 
  enough to warrant the $500 pricetag for such holder kit.  The only 
  source I know of is Aztek.  Does anyone know of any other (i.e. less 
  expensive) sources?
  Thanks, Peter. 


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