Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kodachromes were coated with a protective layer after processing. There are known instances of that layer deteriorating. Not sure if this may be the case with your slides as I'm not sure just what it looks like. Other commercially processed slides may have been overcoated as well. Just something to consider. I think the coating can be removed but have not had any reason to research it. 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information