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What is this white film on slides from late 1950s?
How to store and preserve film negatives and slides?How can I create film slides from digital photos?Scan film or slides using UbuntuWhat Is A Box That Allows Viewing Slides Using Both Eyes Called?What aspect ratio are slides intended to be?Got back my film - Nikon FM2 missing shots, blue marks, what happened?What is the best way to store slides?What is causing a white stripe on top of some slides taken with my film camera?What do the numbers on the left of this Kodak Vericolor film reel mean?How was film developed in the late 1920s?
I've got a bunch of Kodak slides that I'm scanning, I've noticed that for ones from the late 1950s only, there is a white film on the slide on the side with the image (not the glossy side). If I wipe the slide with a microfiber cloth that is used to clean my glasses, it wipes away easily and is gone.
Before wiping:
After wiping:
What is this, is there any harm in removing it?
35mm slides kodak archival
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I've got a bunch of Kodak slides that I'm scanning, I've noticed that for ones from the late 1950s only, there is a white film on the slide on the side with the image (not the glossy side). If I wipe the slide with a microfiber cloth that is used to clean my glasses, it wipes away easily and is gone.
Before wiping:
After wiping:
What is this, is there any harm in removing it?
35mm slides kodak archival
asked 9 hours ago
WilliamKFWilliamKF
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Just for the record, the image side is the emulsion side and the glossy side is the film base.
– Stan
5 hours ago
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I've got a bunch of Kodak slides that I'm scanning, I've noticed that for ones from the late 1950s only, there is a white film on the slide on the side with the image (not the glossy side). If I wipe the slide with a microfiber cloth that is used to clean my glasses, it wipes away easily and is gone.
Before wiping:
After wiping:
What is this, is there any harm in removing it?
35mm slides kodak archival
asked 9 hours ago
WilliamKFWilliamKF
9036 gold badges18 silver badges39 bronze badges
I've got a bunch of Kodak slides that I'm scanning, I've noticed that for ones from the late 1950s only, there is a white film on the slide on the side with the image (not the glossy side). If I wipe the slide with a microfiber cloth that is used to clean my glasses, it wipes away easily and is gone.
Before wiping:
After wiping:
What is this, is there any harm in removing it?
35mm slides kodak archival
35mm slides kodak archival
asked 9 hours ago
WilliamKFWilliamKF
9036 gold badges18 silver badges39 bronze badges
asked 9 hours ago
WilliamKFWilliamKF
9036 gold badges18 silver badges39 bronze badges
asked 9 hours ago
WilliamKFWilliamKF
9036 gold badges18 silver badges39 bronze badges
asked 9 hours ago
WilliamKFWilliamKF
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asked 9 hours ago
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Just for the record, the image side is the emulsion side and the glossy side is the film base.
– Stan
5 hours ago
add a comment |
1
Just for the record, the image side is the emulsion side and the glossy side is the film base.
– Stan
5 hours ago
1
1
Just for the record, the image side is the emulsion side and the glossy side is the film base.
– Stan
5 hours ago
Just for the record, the image side is the emulsion side and the glossy side is the film base.
– Stan
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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The emulsion side of Kodachrome was coated with a clear protective lacquer. Perhaps it has oxidized. Additionally, this coat may attract dust and such as it can gain an electrostatic charge.
answered 5 hours ago
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Kind of looks like water marks from condensation/evaporation, possibly moving dust and other stuff around.
– xiota
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The emulsion side of Kodachrome was coated with a clear protective lacquer. Perhaps it has oxidized. Additionally, this coat may attract dust and such as it can gain an electrostatic charge.
answered 5 hours ago
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Kind of looks like water marks from condensation/evaporation, possibly moving dust and other stuff around.
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The emulsion side of Kodachrome was coated with a clear protective lacquer. Perhaps it has oxidized. Additionally, this coat may attract dust and such as it can gain an electrostatic charge.
answered 5 hours ago
Alan MarcusAlan Marcus
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Kind of looks like water marks from condensation/evaporation, possibly moving dust and other stuff around.
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4 hours ago
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The emulsion side of Kodachrome was coated with a clear protective lacquer. Perhaps it has oxidized. Additionally, this coat may attract dust and such as it can gain an electrostatic charge.
answered 5 hours ago
Alan MarcusAlan Marcus
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The emulsion side of Kodachrome was coated with a clear protective lacquer. Perhaps it has oxidized. Additionally, this coat may attract dust and such as it can gain an electrostatic charge.
answered 5 hours ago
Alan MarcusAlan Marcus
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answered 5 hours ago
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Kind of looks like water marks from condensation/evaporation, possibly moving dust and other stuff around.
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Kind of looks like water marks from condensation/evaporation, possibly moving dust and other stuff around.
– xiota
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Kind of looks like water marks from condensation/evaporation, possibly moving dust and other stuff around.
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Kind of looks like water marks from condensation/evaporation, possibly moving dust and other stuff around.
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Just for the record, the image side is the emulsion side and the glossy side is the film base.
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