Re: negative repair

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From: Carl Weese (cweese@earthlink.net)
Date: 07/20/01-08:52:13 AM Z


Kodak Red Opaque, used fairly dilute, applied with a spotting brush. Working
under magnification helps.---Carl

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---------- >From: Matthew Hoffman <mhoffman2@sprynet.com> >To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca >Subject: negative repair >Date: Fri, Jul 20, 2001, 8:27 AM >

> > Help! Does anyone have experience repairing pinholes, dust specks, etc., on > enlarged negatives? No matter how meticulous I am about preparing negatives > (with an anti-static brush and compressed nitrogen) prior to enlarging, > doobers invariably appear....usually in big-sky areas, where they're > impossible to ignore. I've tried spotting negatives with india ink, but > it's hard to control. Even with a fine sable brush, I tend to wind up with > ink blobs that are worse than the original defects. Is there a more precise > approach? > Thanks! > -- Matthew >


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