Dry newspaper pages rolled into loose balls are excellent for drying your
cleaned but still wet house windows, mirrors, etc !
jh
ps: the political op-ed and sports pages work the best since they can be
used with the least concern that one might be losing anything of importance
:-))
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tina Manley" <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Film scanning
>I never thought of using Swiffers for cleaning film!! I use them to clean
> the house all the time. Thanks, guys!
>
> Tina
>
> On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Swiffer Dusters are good. Dust sticks to them like a magnet.
>>
>> You are right. The slide copy in this post looks very good.
>>
>> Interesting arrangement for the flash firing up through the bottom from
>> the back. I hadn't noticed it before. What it the light box under the
>> copy stand. Something home brewed?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> On 6/23/2012 12:29 PM, C.H.Ling wrote:
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> >
>> >> Interesting. I had never thought of live view for focusing a slide or
>> >> negative copy. What are you using for illumination? Apparently not
>> >> flash since you're focusing with live view... or maybe focusing and
>> >> taking lights are different?
>> >>
>> >
>> > I do use flash, a FL-50 illuminated from the back as shown on the
>> > photo:
>> >
>> > http://www.accura.com.hk/temp/P6226848.jpg
>> >
>> > The illumination evenness is checked and color temp is registered on
>> > DPP.
>> > Basically I just need to focus once but the focusing rail sometimes
>> shifted
>> > a little so I check the focus once in a while.
>> >
>> >> When I try the 5D again for slide copying I'm going to try using a
>> >> Swiffer Duster to clean the slide.
>> >> <http://www.pgestore.com/Swiffer-Duster/swiffer-duster,default,sc.html>
>> >> I've never been brave enough to try it on the sensor as Ken does but I
>> >> have no such reservations on a piece of film.
>> >
>> > At the moment I use a brush and blower to clean the slide, the Swiffer
>> > Duster seems a good idea, I have to check out the local store here.
>> >
>> > BTW, I got a better test slide, the resolution looks promising:
>> >
>> > http://www.accura.com.hk/temp/IMG_0001.JPG
>> >
>> > Original slide taken with OM 50/1.4 at F8, Kodak Elite II (EB II).
>> > Process with DPP USM strength=1.
>> >
>> > C.H.Ling
>> >
>>
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