My good old canonscan 8800 has started putting color streaks in the middle of the dark parts of images

The platen is clean enough (not that platen state should matter for this) and I ran this several times at different resolutions and get the same artifact in the same place. I can imagine this could be a calibration target issue or a sensor aging issue, but either way I’m not inclined to try to dig it out.

I just ordered an Epson Perfection V600 which looks like a good step up and at a reasonable price. I’m going to be doing a good bit of imaging in the near future as I build out the site here and do some home sandbox work so I want a reliable and high quality scanner.

I also ordered some archival cotton gloves and an anti-static brush to help with the dust, fingerprint and fiber control. I’m wondering if I should grab a couple of cans of canned air as well to help with the fibers (which you can see in the image above even though I cleaned the platen with a wet disposable lens wipe before the scan and cleaned the counter sheet as well as I can with my bare hands.