ahh - thankyou very much Terry,

i knew it wasnt right, if anybody saw the results i saw on my monitor, they would definately be saying the same thing as me.
thats heartening to know there is a possible cure even for the existing pics, using IRIS :-)))
cant see how there was any RF or electrical interference tho, i couldnt of been more free of interference some of the occasions i used the 350D in the country, at more than one location too - I mean my early shots I didnt even have the remote that i have now, just fingers, and they still show it, i use two different batteries, ...wonder if its the card? - could be a place to start, altho that was a top of the line card at the time of purchase.
Terry, can the electrical interference damage happen after the shots are taken? or only whilst your taking them?
anyway- now I
know I definately want a new camera - i can move on, maybe canon may even help still - guess i should try perhaps
cheers bigtime