[Leica] More on How to deal with old negatives

[pearceww at rmi.net (Warren Pearce)]

Also, be sure to store them in proper archival storage envelopes.

Light Impressions is a good source.


At 05:03 PM 9/7/2009, you wrote:
>Adam,
>
>Are these b&w silver negs?  If so, and if you have darkroom experience, you
>might try re-washing them (I have read that a little Photo-Flo in the wash
>is useful in this case, but have not tried it) and rinsing with distilled
>water and Photo-Flo, if you have a dust-free place to hang them to dry.  A
>bathroom usually works fairly well if you take the towels out, and don't
>tear off any TP while they are drying.  You might try this with an
>expendable neg first.  I would be pretty careful about using your fingers or
>a squeegee, which is not needed in the final rinse anyway - the negs may or
>may not have been fixed with hardening fixer.  If the debris is set in the
>emulsion, nothing will help except Photoshop.  Good luck.
>
>Ken
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Adam Bridge
> > Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 1:01 PM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: [Leica] How to deal with old negatives
> >
> > After my wife's mother died a few weeks ago I was handing a large
> > envelope of negatives which have been living in the backs of drawers -
> > but clearly not in the envelope!
> >
> > Should I gently clean these before I scan them? They are all sizes
> > and, well, filthy is the operant word. I'll be scanning them on a
> > flat-bed scanner.
> >
> > Thanks for your suggestions
> >
> > Adam
> >
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