Snapper
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I'm new to film scanning, having recently bought an Epson v750 for mostly scanning b&w 35mm and 120 negs with a view to inkjet printing sometime in the future.
From the start, I was so shocked by the amount of dust shown up in the scans, it sent me running off screaming back to the darkroom.
I used a lens brush/blower for cleaning, but this only seems to get rid of the big stuff, and then not all of it.
I'm using Siverfast Ai6, and have used SRD to remove dust spot through software, but this is horrible as it gets rid of fine detail in the neg too.
I've considered upgrading to Silverfast HDR to use iSRD, as, according to Silverfast website, it enables the v750 to use its infrared channel to identify 'real' dust. Does anyone have any experience with using this - is it effective?
If software is not effective, then what physical methods do people find effective for removing dust? I've seen a few things with a Google search, but have no idea if they really work.
From the start, I was so shocked by the amount of dust shown up in the scans, it sent me running off screaming back to the darkroom.
I used a lens brush/blower for cleaning, but this only seems to get rid of the big stuff, and then not all of it.
I'm using Siverfast Ai6, and have used SRD to remove dust spot through software, but this is horrible as it gets rid of fine detail in the neg too.
I've considered upgrading to Silverfast HDR to use iSRD, as, according to Silverfast website, it enables the v750 to use its infrared channel to identify 'real' dust. Does anyone have any experience with using this - is it effective?
If software is not effective, then what physical methods do people find effective for removing dust? I've seen a few things with a Google search, but have no idea if they really work.