Re: Back to the black spot issue

[Geoff McAuliffe <mcauliff@xxxxxxxxx>]

Don Bryant wrote:

> Heather,
>
> > Hi All!
> > Until this recent thread I had not run into an issue with these spots.
>
> I think you have three choices:
>
> >snip<

>
> The lab didn't do anything wrong. The black spots are a defect in the
> manufacturing of the film. This problem has been discussed ad nauseam here
> on the list and I'm sure your post will start yet another round of whining
> from the usual suspects who like to do so about this problem.

Don:

    Are you implying that we shouldn't complain "... another round of
whining..." about "...a defect in the manufacturing of the film"?  Kodak has
been making this film a long time, much of it without spots, in my experience.

> Frankly I think that if you are going to print negatives in the traditional
> manner you need to expect to have to spot and retouch film and or paper as
> the need arises. It isn't fun but it is a necessary skill required to
> produce a top notch print.

Agreed, but why tolerate manufacturing that makes the problem worse?

Geoff
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