A big 'thank you' to everybody who responded to my plea for help, (even the people who said 'buy a flextight', you know who you are ;-) but especially to Rod Wynne-Powell, who phoned me to suggest that moisture trapped between the film and glass could be the cause of my problem. A quick blow with a hairdryer on the glass and film prior to scanning has cured it so far (fingers crossed). I now stand accused of being a heavy breather! BTW- Tip number two- I also use the hairdryer to 'warm-up' an old Epson 1200 prior to printing. I had problems with the carriage 'jumping about' when printing and Epson advised that the grease on the 1200 carriage only works effectively when warm, and gets too sticky when cool. A quick blow with the dryer always sorts that one out too. I am now about to market my 'digital workflow assistant', (patent pending) in photographic matt black of course, for the bargain price of �400, which, after all, is only about the same price as a bit of Nikon plastic with glass in. Should be in every photographers stocking (ooh, err missus), this yuletide. Happy Christmas to everyone, (especially Rod, with grateful thanks) Wishing that all your hiccups are the festive variety! Mark
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