Re: filmscanners: Nikon Super coolscan 4000 Problems

[Barbara & Martin Greene <martbarb@earthlink.net>]

Bob

I've always been concerned about blowing air on my slides with a pressure
can.  I'm afraid that some bad stuff will get on the slide.  Am I being
overly cautious?

Martin

> From: "rlb" <rlb@triad.rr.com>
> Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 06:00:43 -0400
> To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon Super coolscan 4000 Problems
> 
> I think that depends on the condition of the transparency/negative.  I
> always clean my negs before scanning.  Some require only a squirt of air and
> others may require more.  However, I will only use ICE if the negative is in
> really bad condition which is rare.
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "geoff murray" <geoffmurray@primus.com.au>
> To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 5:33 AM
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon Super coolscan 4000 Problems
> 
> 
>> Time to change to a professional lab??
>> 
>> 
>> and it's much better to have ICE remove the vast number of scratches
>>> and spots that the lab leaves on the negatives than to spend hours in
>> Photoshop
>>> doing that myself.
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>