> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 2:15 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [filmscanners] Re: [filmscanners_Digest] > filmscanners Digest forFri 17 Jan, 2003 > > > I use either compressed air (from a small air compressor with a air > nozzle) or a fine artist grade nylon (soft white bristled) brush. > > Increasing humidity helps by removing static. Some people > use anti-static brushes, but be aware they do contain low > level radioactive isotopes.
I have found that dust is not the problem. My negatives come back with dozens of tiny spots on them that blowing and wiping cannot remove, and regardless of the vendor who does the development. Some of them are so filthy I spend ten to twenty minutes in PS on one negative getting rid of them. I wish I could afford a new scanner that has automatic spot removal. I try to avoid working with negatives altogether. Sometimes slides are the same way, but less often. Frank Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
