Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just cut and place in filing sheets over night before scanning. If your scanner tends to scratch leave a good 12-24hr between cutting and scanning and the negs will harden a little more and be less susceptible to scanner scratching. rg - ----- Original Message ----- From: "clive sanbrook" <clive.sanbrook@virgin.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 5:48 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] film curling > Doug, > > I dry most of my films the same way and although I get a slight curl it's > only about the same as films that I've managed to dry in a proper drying > cabinet. I do tend to put the negatives in filing sheets before I scan > them but if put face down on a table the centre would still be about 1/8" or > so (3 to 4mm) higher than the edges. It seems about the same whether its > E6,C41 or B/W > > I always dip the film in highly diluted wetting agent as the last thing > before taking it off the spiral and hanging it up - > > Hope this comparison helps - sorry I can't throw any more light on your > problem - I dont know the Epson scanner - do you cut the film into 6's > before you load it or does it take the whole roll? Is there anywhere there > where you can change what you do? I,ve used both Nikon and Artek negative > holders and don't have any problem with scratching the emulsion > > Regards > > Clive Sanbrook > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas Cooper" <douglas@dysmedia.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: 11 April 2001 08:10 > Subject: Re: [Leica] film curling > > > > Now that I'm set up to do film processing in my sink, I'm having only one > > problem: the film curls excessively when drying (in the normal way -- > from > > side to side, in towards the emulsion). I hang clips from it, but I don't > > have any special drying facility -- it just hangs from the shower curtain > > rod. Is there some trick to flattening out the negatives? It's so bad > that > > the (admittedly shoddy) negative holders on my Epson scanner now scratch > the > > surface of the film as I load it. > > > > > > Douglas Cooper > > http://www.dysmedia.com > > > > NO ARCHIVE > > > > >