Austin
I agree as I am certain that a significant part of my dust problem,
certainly not all, is within the scanner. The problem was even worse at
first, until, on the recommendation of Nikon tech support, I blew it out
with a pressure can. I intend to do tests to try and determine if there are
spots that remain the same on several slides. I'd appreciate if you'd tell
me what scanner has a "positive pressure film chamber." Also, how does the
chamber help?
Martin
> From: "Austin Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 15:37:00 -0400
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: Dust removal software?
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>> To avoid
>> dust, just take care of your transparencies!
>
> It is not necessarily that simple, though your suggestion is first and
> foremost. The SS4k and other scanners like it, can have a dust problem, no
> matter how clean your film is going into the scanner. These scanners can
> have dust internally...that no matter what you do, save a clean room, will
> get *some* dust on your perfectly clean film.
>
> Scans from my SS4k almost always had one or more dust spots, no matter what
> I did...and once I switched to a scanner that has a positive pressure film
> chamber the dust problem went away.
>