Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
According to Epson, for true (non-chromogenic) B&W negatives, I need to enable the “dust reduction” option rather than use their Digital ICE. Okay, fine.
The problem is, at any setting - low, medium, high - no dust whatsoever is ever removed. I can scan the negative with dust removal enabled or disabled and the image is equally dusty. The same dust spots in the same places. No difference.
I’m using the Epson film holders (which has plexiglass itself) and I clean that along with the scanner’s glass surfaces. Even so, there’s always some dust and some of my negatives from 45 years ago actually have dust on them. Regardless, I can clean that stuff. What bothers me is the total inability of the software to remove any dust. Either big or small. Really, the software has no effect.
Am I missing something? Do I need to do anything else other than check the box to get dust reduction? I’m in “Professional mode”. LOL.
My scans range from 1200 dpi to 4800 dpi.
Most of my negatives are old Versapan (Ansco), Plus-X, or Tri-X. I’ve also tried dust reduction with color (C-41), 35mm and medium format. Still doesn’t work.
The problem is, at any setting - low, medium, high - no dust whatsoever is ever removed. I can scan the negative with dust removal enabled or disabled and the image is equally dusty. The same dust spots in the same places. No difference.
I’m using the Epson film holders (which has plexiglass itself) and I clean that along with the scanner’s glass surfaces. Even so, there’s always some dust and some of my negatives from 45 years ago actually have dust on them. Regardless, I can clean that stuff. What bothers me is the total inability of the software to remove any dust. Either big or small. Really, the software has no effect.
Am I missing something? Do I need to do anything else other than check the box to get dust reduction? I’m in “Professional mode”. LOL.
My scans range from 1200 dpi to 4800 dpi.
Most of my negatives are old Versapan (Ansco), Plus-X, or Tri-X. I’ve also tried dust reduction with color (C-41), 35mm and medium format. Still doesn’t work.