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I'll assume that your documents can't be shoved into a copier-scanner, eh? Before I got a scanner, I'd photograph documents after borrowing my in-laws' copying outfit, which had an enlarger-type camera mount, dual side-mounted lights, and a heavy non-glare plexiglas plate to hold the documents flat. Whatever camera I used, I shot B&W, used a polarizing filter, and did my best to increase contrast & DOF.
Your settings depend on what you're shooting -- text only, mono or color images, IR/UV forensics, etc. Do you want your images to be flat or textured? Are you shooting typewritten pages, old publications, ancient hand-lettered & illuminated manuscripts, kindergarten drawings, or what?
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Pentax: DA 10-17,18-55,18-250; FA 100-300,50/1.4; ST 40-80M,70-200,135,55,35,28
Other PK: Sig 35-80; Viv 24/2, 90M; Toyo 28; Focal 135; Sakar 500/8 mirror; more
Screwmounts: Vemar 12; Sig 24; Viv 28; Isco 35; Mir-1; Helios-44; Jupiter-9,11;
Meyer 35,50,100,180; Enna 35,100,135,240; Alpa 300; Rubinar 1000/10 mirror; more
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