Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > > http://www.pdiphotos.com > http://www.workbookstock.com > http://www.newscom.com > http://www.americanphotojournalist.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html