on 11/10/04 1:32 AM, Arthur Entlich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Although I'm not a big fan of some versions of dICE (due to the fact > that it can tend to soften the whole image due to residual silver > removal (which it infers is dust or dirt)), or if the IR is not exactly > tuned to the dye spectrum frequencies, it does work on most E-6 > developed slides, and some Kodachrome versions. > > Otherwise, I agree with the other exceptions you mention. > > Art > > LAURIE SOLOMON wrote: > >> Two points need to be made. One deals with one of your comments concerning >> getting ICE. ICE only works with color negtives or chromgenic black & white >> films. It does not work with silver halide films like true b&w films. The >> second point, which is not one that addresses anything that you have said >> but something that someone else said, deals with blowing compressed air into >> the scanner. This does not remove the dust from inside the scanner; it only >> moves the dust around inside the scanner. Moreover, the compressed air >> blast can damage fragile innards of the scanner as well as create >> condensation inside the scanner which will eventually produce moisture on >> the electronics and water spots on optical mirrors and sensors. >> > > I am shooting only negative (C-41) films, almost all ISO 100 to 400 color, occasionally B&W (C-41). Is there a consensus about how well dICE works with these films? I am concerned about any softening since I am printing large.
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