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Subject: [Leica] Scanning woes
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Thu Sep 18 12:11:38 2008
References: <C4F81A26.350C8%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mark, that's excatly my method ! Not too tight though  :-[ .
phx

Mark Rabiner wrote:

>Too much wetting agent, Photoflo is a biggie.
>And not squeegee it properly.
>A quick go down with your first two fingers.
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>>From: Leonard Taupier <len-001@verizon.net>
>>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:20:20 -0400
>>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanning woes
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>>I use distilled water for everything except the final wash as well.
>>My developer is always one shot but I reuse stopbath and fixer. I
>>found the biggest offender to dirty negatives is used wetting agent.
>>It stays on the negatives and doesn't get washed off. I find 3 or 4
>>rolls through the PhoFlo is about it before the negatives get dirty.
>>I never force dry negatives but run a humidifier in my darkroom in
>>the winter. That keeps the dust down and helps curling, especially MF.
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>>Len
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>>On Sep 18, 2008, at 10:54 AM, David Rodgers wrote:
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>>>Tina,
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>>>Haven't tried nose grease. Maybe I should :-). Kodak film cleaner
>>>helps.
>>>I still have a small amount. I don't think you can get it any more. I
>>>wear gloves when I use it.  It helps with the dust, but not with
>>>defects
>>>in the neg caused by things like film that's been (high) temperatures
>>>affected and bad water. I think water is my biggest issue. I
>>>switched to
>>>using distilled water for everything, except the final wash, and that
>>>seems to have helped a lot.
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>>>When I lived in Portland I don't remember having issues with tap
>>>water.
>>>That's not the case where I live now. Also, my tap water this time of
>>>year is always 70 deg F plus. So I have to adjust dev times. For years
>>>my tap water was cool enough that I had no problem keeping
>>>everything at
>>>68 deg F. While that doesn't sound like a big deal, it is. I'm finally
>>>getting used to it.
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>>>Film is certainly not as clean as a digital capture image. I can
>>>understand why people have given up on BW film. I can't seem to let it
>>>go. It's like the weathered face of a cowboy who's been on the range
>>>most of his days, vs the silky smooth cheeks of a beauty queen. It has
>>>its own character.
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>>>DaveR
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Tina Manley [mailto:images@comporium.net]
>>>Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:35 PM
>>>To: Leica Users Group
>>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanning woes
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>>>At 12:45 PM 9/17/2008, you wrote:
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>>>> On the plus side, it's really
>>>>make me take more care with all aspects of the film process.
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>>>>DaveR
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>>>I wish I could go back in time and take them again. ;-)  I would use
>>>refrigerated film, filtered water to mix developer, PhotoFlo and a
>>>film dryer!  I would also take more care with focusing the camera
>>>:-(  I have learned a little over the years but I'm working with what
>>>I've got here.  I can get a lot more out of these poor old negatives
>>>by scanning with Silverfast and  developing in Lightroom than I would
>>>ever be able to get in the darkroom.  Does nose grease work with
>>>scanned film?  I'll have to try that!
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>>>Tina
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>>>Tina Manley
>>>www.tinamanley.com
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