----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth J. Gill" <gillfoto@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, 30 December, 2002 03:55 PM
Subject: [OM] Need help on cleaning some old 35mm Negatives
> Hello Zuiko Lovers,
> I've been scanning some negatives, to find that if could only wash away
the
> tiny specks I might get a cleaner result and would not have to use
> photoshop.
>
> Does any have some guidance on available kits or solutions?
> Ken
I cut my rolls of negatives into strips of six for storage in archival
quality plastic sleeves. This minimizes them attracting bits of dust and
dirt. Prior to scanning I may give them a very short puff of canned air at
an angle from about 10" or a very very light one way polish with a piece of
clean lint free silk like material I found at a fabric shop. What ever I do
I am very careful not to scratch to negatives. Scanning a residual spec of
dust on the negative can be dealt with in Photoshop whereas a scratched
negative is damaged for life.
jh
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