Apparently I am not experienced enough. While reading Digital Camera magazine. I came across a suggestion for preping photos and film to be scanned. Among the magazines suggestions was to remove dust from the film was towet the film in water and then wipe it lightly with a cloth then let it dry. ALSO, and this is what attracted my attention, they suggested soaking PRINTED pictures in water them wiping them with a cloth to remove lint ect. Next to the suggestion was a picture of a bowel of soapy water and a cloth! I always avoided getting my photos wet. Because they often develop water marks. Which smudge when I try to remove them. While I know that pictures were once wet when they were printed. I'm not sure that the magazine gave a good suggestion. The magazines only caveat was not to let the pictures soak too long as they could fade. Whats the lowdown for this washing of scanned film and printed pictures. Is there something to it or should I just stick to my present method of blowing them with air or wiping away dus with a soft -relatively lint free - cloth? Also does anyone know of any sure fire tricks to remove grain say from a 400ASA film picture. I have some that I think could be really nice HOWEVER there is a grain problem. Bsteph