Re: Back to the black spot issue

["paul vandepitte" <paulvandepitte@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I do not really beleive in problems with manufacturing: within the same 
package of IR-film (Kodak 4x5), I hade some with and others without. There 
was a clear realtion between the processing and the occurence of the spots 
(either the neg's processed at the same time do have the spots or don't), 
although I proces my neg's always exactly the same...

Paul


>From: "Don Bryant" <dsbryant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: infrared@xxxxx
>To: <infrared@xxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Back to the black spot issue
>Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 14:22:04 -0400
>
>Heather,
>
>
> > Hi All!
> > Until this recent thread I had not run into an issue with these spots.
>
>I think you have three choices:
>
>Since you are scanning the negs you can retouch the black spots digitally
>and print the image to file or to paper. If you print to file you can have 
>a
>new negative made (with a new set of imperfections :-) ).
>
>If you want to print the defective negative in the darkroom you can bleach
>the spot white on the print and then retouch with spot tone. I've bleached
>spots as large as a couple of match heads and then retouched them with spot
>tone and I can't even tell where I've done the retouching. And this is with
>either warm or cold toned papers, toned and untoned. Since HIE is grainy
>this is easy to get away with.
>
>But if you want to avoid bleaching each print then you can opaque the spots
>on film (very difficult in 35mm format but doable). When you do this you
>will still have to spot the white spots on the prints but it may save you
>time with the bleaching.
>
>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.
>
>Sorry, I wish I could give a more reasonable solution but I don't know of
>any. Perhaps someone else can suggest an easier method for eliminating or
>dealing with this problem.
>
>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. Just be thankful that you don't shoot sheet 
>film!
>:-)
>
>
>Good luck,
>
>Don Bryant
>
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