I have a negative developed in France that has what looks like originally a dust spot from the film developing process, ie it can't be removed. Besides spotting the print, is there anything to be done in the printing? thanks

-- linda cooper (svcguru@mcs.net), August 09, 1999

Answers

You might be able to remove the dust from the negative. First, find it, with a powerful loupe. Then try to shift it with a soft brush. If that doesn't work, a lens cloth might work, or it might be dried into the emulsion, in which case you would have to re-wash the film (which carries a risk of adding more dust).

You might find that printing with a diffuse enlarger helps.

-- Alan Gibson (Alan.Gibson@technologist.com), August 09, 1999.

Read up on some spotting techniques recently discussed in the printing forum.

-- Gene Crumpler (nikonguy@worldnet.att.net), August 09, 1999.