[Leica] One of the advantages of digital

[miki at arbos.net (MIKIRO)]

Have you tried anti-dust/fade software provided with a scanner? The one 
for Nikon LS4000 works better than I expected. Of course it is not a 
magic. ;-) I just regret having stored part of my slides in plastic 
sleeves instead of boxes. They collect more dust and may fade faster. 
But I assume that European climate is far better for film storage than 
ours in Asia, which is very humid. Fungus grows on film!

MIKIRO
Japan

Douglas Sharp wrote:
> A big problem! I've recently been scanning slides from the last 30 years 
> or so, even those stored correctly show traces of fine dust, even worse 
> is what seems to be a deterioration of the grain structure, as if 
> neighbouring grains are merging into irregularly shaped coloured spots.
> Is this something to do with air pollution or chemical used for treating 
> the wood of cupboards or cabinets, or even the background radiation 
> count over the years? Any ideas anyone? Could it be a European problem 
> in connection with the nuclear reactor disaster some years ago?
> Douglas
> 
> Didier Ludwig wrote:
> 
>>
>>> I have just been scanning some old transparencies for submission to a
>>> stock agency, and it is isn't until you scan them and then zoom in
>>> closer in Photoshop that you realize just how dirty they get. Mine are
>>> all stored in hanging sleeves in a filing cabinet, but even so they take
>>> a lot of spotting. What a great advantage on this front digital capture
>>> is. Apart from maybe a spot of dust on the sensor (which is always in
>>> the same place if there at all) there is no spotting to do :-D which has
>>> saved me literally hours of work!
>>> Gerry
>>
>>
>>
>> Gerry
>> I have scanned some slides my father made in the mid-50ies in Corea 
>> and Japan, the colors were fading, the slides dusty - but at least 
>> those pictures "survived" 50 years. So let's hope our digital storage 
>> medias will live as long, too.
>> Didier
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