campy wrote:
Having fun with new to me Speed Graphic. Found this Zeiss Ikon Ernostar 120mm f1.2 projector lens and somehow mounted it. Super hard to focus, and don't know what the white spots are from.
Lovely images, wow! Projector lenses are so much fun. Those white spots just look like dust (and there's a hair or eyelash on the top photo); common problem with negatives. Making sure they dry in a dust-free place (inside the shower is great, run a hot shower for a few minutes first to generate some steam that will take any dust out of the air, then turn off the water and hang your negatives overnight or at least 4 hours). And then when you scan them, use a rocket blower to remove dust just before you start to scan (and use the rocket blower on the scanning glass if you're using a flatbed). Never use canned air as it has liquid propellant that can damage the negatives.