That is very true. Many of my negs show very fine scratches that look to be caused by the film processor. They don't show up on the prints done at the lab. When I scan them with my Minolta Scan Dual II I can see them. If I scan them on the Epson 2450 - very diffused light, they don't show up.
Prior to scanning my film, I was not as cognizant of the dust and scratches. If I wanted a reprint or enlargement, I just took the negative to the lab. But scanning at home has opened my eyes. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, October 28, 2005, 9:07:34 AM, you wrote: WR> ----- Original Message ----- WR> From: "graywolf" WR> Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors >> Howcome so many folks here have/had all these troubles with dust and >> scratches on negatives? WR> I think the advent of point source scanners showed a lot of scratches that WR> were invisible with diffusion printing. WR> A lot of my negs from one lab were pretty much unusable as scanned negs, but WR> just fine if enlarged in a darkroom. WR> William Robb
