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Subject: RE: [Leica] Spotting scans WAS Re: Is digital photography necrophilia?
From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 07:24:18 -0400

Daniel,
Yes, for some reason Neopan 1600 seems to shed dust.  I have very little
spotting to do on this emulsion.  On the opposite side, Across, Pan F,
and Agfa 100 seem to suck dust out of some dark hole.

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Daniel
Ridings
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 2:17 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] Spotting scans WAS Re: Is digital photography
necrophilia?

Slightly offtopic, I suspose, but I'm curious as to whether others have
had the same experience.

Different B/W emulsions seem to take to dust in various ways ... some
like
ducks to water.

I've had a fair amount of effort to keep Tri-X clean, a little more
effort
to keep HP5+ clean ... I'm not sure about the rankings there. What I
want
to get at is Neopan (1600) and Agfa APX 400. With these two emulsions I
have a _lot_ less tedium cleaning up the negatives. With Neopan I can
basically look sternly at them and the dust high tails out of there.

HP5+ dries faster, but it seems like the dust that lands there gets
cemented into the base. Neopan dries pretty fast too while Agfa APX and
Tri-X take _much_ longer.

Anyone else using Neopan noticed this?

Daniel


On Sun, 19 Oct 2003, Tina Manley wrote:

> At 11:39 AM 10/19/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> >Tina-
> >Using the Digital Albums, how do you determine if your DSLR sensor
has
> >gathered dust throughout the day?  Of course, how would you "know"
that your
> >camera isn't scratching your film?
>
> Exactly.  I have much less trouble spotting digital files than scanned
> film!  I'm scanning black and white film from Guatemala right now and
I'm
> spending hours spotting it!
>
> Tina
>
>
> >I realize the MAJOR benefit of digital whenever I sit down at the
film
> >scanner!
> >
> >--Jim
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net>
> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> >Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:57 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Is digital photography necrophilia?
> >
> >
> > > Jim -
> > >
> > > One of the reasons I've gone digital for long trips is to save my
> > > knees.  One 10 ounce Digital Album holds 20 GB of photos and
weighs much
> > > less than the 300 rolls of film I would need to carry and get
through
> >every
> > > airport inspection.  I also carry a portable CD burner - very
small and
> > > light.  Both operate on AA batteries.  I can leave both
downloading in the
> > > hotel room or tent while I go down to the bar or hammock ;-)
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
> > >
> > > At 10:32 AM 10/19/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >I will be in the Far East for a month this November, then in
North Africa
> > > >for a month in Dec/Jan.  I think I'll invite B.D. along to guard
the
> >$10,000
> > > >worth of digital accessories (laptops, hard drives, satphones,
etc)
> >whenever
> > > >I walk away from the car to shoot, and to haul the two 30lb
Pelican cases
> > > >that contain it all in and out of hotels and inns, onto buses,
trains,
> >etc.
> > > >Oh, and when surly border officials question us about why we are
carrying
> >a
> > > >bunch of spy equipment, it will suddenly all belong to B.D!  "Gee
sir, I
> > > >don't know anything about that stuff.  It belongs to this guy
here.
> > > >No...sorry, I don't know him at all".  Every evening, I'll have
him do
> >the
> > > >downloading and backing up, while I go down to the bar.  When we
get
> >back,
> > > >we can all quiz him on the wonders of digital photography.
> > > >
> > > >All in fun!   ;-)
> > > >
> > > >--Jim (tongue firmly in cheek)
> > >
> > > Tina Manley, ASMP
> > > www.tinamanley.com
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.pdiphotos.com
> > > http://www.workbookstock.com
> > > http://www.newscom.com
> > > http://www.americanphotojournalist.com
> > >
> > >
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> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
>
> http://www.pdiphotos.com
> http://www.workbookstock.com
> http://www.newscom.com
> http://www.americanphotojournalist.com
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