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Water lilies at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden Orchid Show, April 5, 2014. Taken with the Nikon D610 + AF-S Zoom NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED VR. 1/600 s @ f/5.6 -0.67, ISO 800.

Friday, May 25, 2012

What do Film and Vinyl LPs have in Common?

Dust and scratches!

Just like records, you have to protect negatives from the elements, and just like records, film carries a static charge that attracts them. Happily, my retired DiscWasher has been given a new lease on life. The Zerostat gun is great for neutralizing the static charge on film, and the record brush great for removing dust without scratching it.

I recently rescued these item from my archives and put them back into service. I have other anti-static brushes as well that also work wonders.

1 comment:

Stanley Chen said...

I actually have one of those Zerostats being used with my vinyl. I'll have to remember to get it out next time I handle negatives. Thanks for the tip!