Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]These are precisely my experiences with my 2 Leicas, a couple of Minoltas, and a Nikon F2. Film I develop myself is almost always scratch and grit free. Commercially processed film is almost always accompanied by scratches, marks, stains, etc. And they show up much more readily under a scanner, and with all of my cameras. Dan C. At 10:52 PM 14-04-99 +0200, Nathan wrote: >FWIW, I have an M6 in the 2432xxx range, and an M6HM (bought new in December), >and neither camera scratches film. I do see scratches on almost every roll of >film that I have processed commercially (i.e. slide or C41) but my B&W >negatives, which I process myself, are usually pristine. And I scan them, so it >would have shown up. I have resigned myself to the fact that film processed by >an industrial lab will usually have some scratches or other defects. >