Bertho, The root cause of the problem is that you are scanning textured originals and getting specular reflection from the peaks of each piece of texture,hence the white spots. I use a digital camera for the majority of my copy work now,its faster than scanning. Either my Minolta Dimage 7 or if I need larger files the KodakPro camera. The Minolta is adequate for most of the work. If you use a camera you will,as others have said benefit from Polarising filters but unless the originals are particularly awkward you could try a diffuser over the lights which can mute the reflections enormously.
Regards Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Rd, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire. England .TF1 5DJ 44 (0) 1952 618986. www.infocus-photography.co.uk __________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bertho" > I am trying to preserve old antique photos and I am having problems with > photos > that have a textured, matt surface. There are lots of little reflections when > they are scanned. > > Are there some tricks to avoid that when scanning? > > As an alternative, I have been thinking about using a digital camera shooting > tethered and using a copying light setup. I am assuming that I will use a > vacuum frame hold-down to avoid the glass cover. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
