[alt-photo] Re: removing dust off the negatives, physically

[Ken Sinclair]

Ryuji,

My first recommendation is (generally) to make sure that the enlarger  
chassis
is grounded (earthed?) with a separate copper wire (rescued from  
scrap?), rather
than relying on the 'ground' via the power plug. I usually wipe the  
negative carriers
with an anti-static cloth and the check for further dust that may  
need 'chasing' with
either a brush or 'canned air' before placing the negative in position.

I had a friend who, for many years, had major dust problems until he  
not only provided
a ground his enlarger, but had to stand on a special anti-static mat  
while inserting the
negative and focussing.

Ken


On 19-Jan-12, at 2:43 AM, c Suzuki wrote:

> [snip]
>
> What are people’s experience with other methods? I guess using  
> brush is the obvious...
> Ryuji Suzuki
> "Don't play what's there, play what's not there." (Miles Davis)
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