Remember film?
Short story: I am trying to scan some old negatives (color and B&W). "Old" as
in some of the B&W go back to the early 1940's. Mostly cut into strips of 4 or
6 frames. Some are badly cupped and/or curled to the point that I cannot make
them stay within the film holder on the flatb
I would experiment with warming them up before flattening them.
Vinyl/Plastic softens quite easily. I think moisture will cause damage.
Alan C
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From: Stan Halpin
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Subject: Help needed with curly film
> Alan C
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> Remember film?
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> Short story: I am trying to scan some old negatives (color and B&W). "Old&q
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Stan Halpin
wrote:
> So do I soak and hang out to dry, with appropriate weights attached? Any
> better, easier, alternative?
When I developed 35mm in the darkroom, the negatives would usually
start out with some degree of curl (in both directions), but I would
s
s the gelatin absorbs some moisture..
bill
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Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 7:27 PM
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Subject: Help needed with curly film
Remember film?
Short story: I am trying to scan some old negatives (color and B&W).
"Old" as
I have dealt with the same problem with old film and am sorry to say I
have not found a good solution. In my case I have some 120 rolls from
the 30's - 40's that have just been stored rolled up. I have tried
sleeving and placing the film under modest weight (a book) on a light
table that gets a
From: Stan Halpin
Remember film?
Short story: I am trying to scan some old negatives (color and B&W).
"Old" as in some of the B&W go back to the early 1940's. Mostly cut
into strips of 4 or 6 frames. Some are badly cupped and/or curled to
the point that I cannot make them stay within the film ho
Thanks John, and also thanks for earlier suggestions from Alan, Darren,
Matthew, Bill, and Mark C.
The tribal wisdom seems to be that the solution involves some combination of
humidity (but not soaking), and storage in sleeves (under weights or other
pressure). Darren's suggestions of a glass-pl
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