dennersten Posted March 6, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 6, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) How are you guys solving the dust problem scanning black and white films where it's no possibilites using ICE? I was bored fighting dust after 3 rolls so i started with XP2 with very good results, but i would be very happy to be able to shoot some Tri-X again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted March 6, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 6, 2008 Keep your negs clean and spot in PS. No different from working in a darkroom really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-IIIf Posted March 6, 2008 Share #3 Posted March 6, 2008 How are you guys solving the dust problem scanning black and white films where it's no possibilites using ICE? . One gets very familiar with PhotoShop's Clone/Stamp and Heal tools You also start paying religious attention to not getting dust on the film in the first place. I've learnt a few tricks here from others which I now follow with reasonable success: firstly make sure you rinse properly to get rid of all water marks, I live in London - a hard water area - so this is doubly important, then secondly I don't even look at the negs until they are dry and I dry them in my bathroom after running the shower to make the air more humid. That reduces dust in the atmosphere. Keep the door closed to stop air currents. When dry, put them immediately in film wallets. This does work and I now do very little 'spotting' after scanning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom.leininger Posted March 6, 2008 Share #4 Posted March 6, 2008 Get an anti-static cloth and a can of air. Keep the area around your computer and scanner as clean as possible. The more I do before I scan usually mean the less I clone or spot in PS after I scan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted March 6, 2008 Share #5 Posted March 6, 2008 I don't suffer from dust (much) more so on my Epson flatbed, less so on my Minolta film scanner. I have found that anti-static brush is good: retro photographic ltd Anti static brush: I can't say that I find it a huge problem. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerimager Posted March 6, 2008 Share #6 Posted March 6, 2008 I've learned to love XP2, and when I want a different film look, I use processing, like Alien Skin, just like for my digital capture files. Heresy I know, but I like the results! best...Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasw_ Posted March 6, 2008 Share #7 Posted March 6, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Use distilled water for rinsing the film if you are in a hard water environs. The anti-static cloth and air can are essential for dusting your scanning area. Oh, and get a rubber blower to blow down your negatives prior to running them through the scanner. These things have helped me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennersten Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted March 6, 2008 Great advices everybody! Thanks a lot, i think i will try the antistatic brush first. I think it's a big difference from the darkroom days. There you could create a dustfree enviroment quite easily. But these days sitting and scanning in the library with curtains, carpets, a dog etc makes ICE a real pleasure to live with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennersten Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share #9 Posted March 6, 2008 One gets very familiar with PhotoShop's Clone/Stamp and Heal tools You also start paying religious attention to not getting dust on the film in the first place. I've learnt a few tricks here from others which I now follow with reasonable success: firstly make sure you rinse properly to get rid of all water marks, I live in London - a hard water area - so this is doubly important, then secondly I don't even look at the negs until they are dry and I dry them in my bathroom after running the shower to make the air more humid. That reduces dust in the atmosphere. Keep the door closed to stop air currents. When dry, put them immediately in film wallets. This does work and I now do very little 'spotting' after scanning. Cool, you gave me the idea to develop the film myself, and then scan it. That was the other problem, takes one week to send black and white away these days. I scrapped my wet darkroom five years ago. Great! Could be fun developing again. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 6, 2008 Share #10 Posted March 6, 2008 Don't forget, you don't need a darkroom to process your own film. Takes about half an hour (plus drying) for B&W, tops. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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