--- "Ralf R. Radermacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > They can leave the factory with film on the mirror > and lens. > > Not sure they leave the factory like this but I've > had this with > practically all my scanners: film, flatbed, Nikon > and Epson, various > models. > > I've seen the same effect on the insides of the > windows in new cars. My > father kept complaining that there was always some > kind of mess on them > insides after he had quit smoking. > > The cuplrit is the same in both cases. It's the > softening agents gassing > out of new plastics. > > Ralf >
Exactly right, Ralf. It gets especially bad in new cars with faux leather seats. The off-gassing clouds the windows big time when they sit in the sun. -Brendan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

