Hello Chris, thanks for the input. I've 'luckily' but confusingly had the 'contamination' dissipate in some manner for the moment. I'll note for the future your Lighter Cleaner & Microfibre Glass Cleaning Methodolgy. May I inquire as to which dedicated film scanner you're using? Richard in Michigan ________________________________ A conservative is a man who believes that nothing should be done for the first time. - Alfred E. Wiggam ________________________________ ________________________________ From: Chris L <speleo_karst@xxxxxxxxx> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 3:35:24 AM Subject: [LRflex] Re: Possibly Stupid Scanner Question Every flatbed scanner I've had (several different brands) has eventually done that, including my current one, which is now due for a cleaning. I'va also always managed to somehow get the glass out myself and sucessfully clean it. (I do use a dedicated film scanner for 35mm). As usual, lighter cleaning fluid and microfiber cloth (and patience) seem to clean up just about anything on glass. If you use a scanning software such as Vuescan, which carries out a "calibration" before scanning, that will reduce the problem to some degree, though the final quality will still be impacted somehow. ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/