What you propose is fine, but unless the detail is there in the original, you ain't going to bring it out by processing. The image can be sharpened and thus give the impression of a much clearer picture, but it is hard to tell without seeing it. Normally, I would be very confident of making a marked improvement to almost any photograph.
Funnily enough, this is one of my hobbies and you are more than welcome to PM me although my own system is down for about ten days at present. I should be able to give you a clue whether it is worth fretting over though...
Conan
edited for inclusion of a second thought!
Last edited by Conan the Librarian; 3rd October 2005 at 09:59.