I agree Jim, Flash is really outmoded for much of this work, but when I did the research it was very interesting to see some of the comments from Archivists. Peter Amsden Argyll, Scotland > From: "Jim Halsey" <jehalsey@gmail.com> > Reply-To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:40:23 +0100 > To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SoG] Digital Cameras > Resent-From: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:40:26 -0600 > > Hello Peter, > Hmm! Well, it would annoy me ! I get excellent photos without flash. In > fact, on those occasions when I have used flash to photograph documents in > normal or even poor light, I have found that I do better without flash. > Jim Halsey >