I imagine the scanner has something in place to deal with the dust. A self cleaning mechanism of some sort.
There is a spot in the sky of the first image as well. You'd think Pentax would use a new istD for the test shots. -Shawn -----Original Message----- From: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re[2]: Samples from DA14/2.8! >After having scanned about a thousand rolls, I can tell you that the >dust on the sensor feels like a bit less of a problem than the film >damage. >Bruce Dust ON the film sure is a problem with scaners but has dust inside the scanner ever been pointed as part of that problem? If so, would it be safe to open the scanner's casing and blow gently some air? Andre

