[Leica] Film Crackles

[George Lottermoser]

> On Oct 16, 2017, at 1:35 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> Looks like reticulation.... 
> But the cause is no longer the issue.... fixing is...
> 
> First thought is to embrace the look.... very beautiful.....
> Second thought is to print small.... so that the crackle look is too small to notice...
> 
> But since you sell Stock, and the user may not want either of those solutions..... 
> 
> Have you consulted a pro level touch up tech?  He/She may have the solution.....
> 
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 7:52
> Subject: [Leica] Film Crackles
> 
> PESO:
> 
> Way back in 1999 I screwed up developing some TMax 400 film.  Evidently, I
> had 6 rolls of 36 exposures in the Jobo and managed to mess something up.
> I saved the negatives with the idea that someday there would be a digital
> fix.  I haven't found it yet.  Neat Image makes the crackles much less
> obvious but doesn't get rid of them.
> 
> Here is a 100% enlargement of one of the negatives.
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/image/166409965
> 
> If anybody has any suggestions, I'd be willing to try them. I have about
> 200 negatives with this problem.

I agree with Frank.
Don’t hide it; use it.
Edit these 5 rolls with intention of their standing alone
as a stylistic experiment.
Process to enhance as one would complete a drawing.

fond regards,

George

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