I have tried to scan some old B&W prints from the family assets. Some are in poo r condition and I see that every scratch and blemish are magnified so heavily th at it is almost impossible to have a good scan. Have some of you used tricks tha t help getting acceptable results? Is some sort of wet scanning a possibility fo r prints as it is for slides? I am not familiar with anything else than RC paper s, but would washing and hot pressing the old prints mend all the tiny scratches ? Another possibility I have thought of would be to reproduce the prints on film or with a digital camera, making sure all reflections that emphasize the scratc hes are absent from the print. Any experience?
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