J> If it's any comfort to you, it's not a problem limited to the Nikon
J> scanners. My results with a Minolta Dim�ge scan dual and an Epson
J> 1640SU are just the same.
J> Dunno if it's chemstry or dust, but it's so close to film grain size
J> that it doesn't really matter. I have never found any better way do
J> deal with it than dust&scratches or manual cloning of critical areas.
Thanks :-)
I usually don't take comfort in problems of others <g>, but you have
comforted me that it is probably unavoidable.
Not only is scanning slow, but one has to now run NeatImage or some
other program to get it right :-(
Good light!
fra