Keldon Loc: Yukon, B.C.

I received a number of excellent suggestions from many people and I thank you all for your ideas. Now all I have to do is decide on a solution. There were a number of home built devices that seem intriguing that I just might look into further.
Thanks to all who contributed ideas.

kelso007 Loc: Circle Pines Minnesota

I just completed scanning a little over 6000 slides. My scanner is an Epson V370 and does the job however there are some considerations. One is quality which depends a lot on what you intend to do with the scans and whether you are considering editing or cleaning them up. In my situation I only wanted to make an electronic copy for computer/cell phone viewing and not for printing. So I was able to scan with the V370, costing about $100, at 1200 dpi which resulted in a pretty good quality tiff file. The scanning process took about 5 minutes or less for 4 slides. If you need a higher quality or anticipate additional editing then you can up the dpi to 2400 or higher which will at least double or tripple the scan time. Although it took me many hours and days I was more than satisfied with the results. Good luck.
DaveK

Keldon Loc: Yukon, B.C.

Thanks for that Dave. I had looked at the V370 as well but was afraid it might not be fast enough or produce good enough results.

kelso007 Loc: Circle Pines Minnesota

You are welcome. The speed depends on the dpi chosen and not the scanner.

KillroyII Loc: Middle Georgia

Excellent point kelso... I didn't recall that when I gave my answer but your reply reminded me of the huge difference when choosing a large dpi. Not only in time to scan but the incredibly large files it produced as well (I was scanning to TIFF).

Photo_Buff Loc: San Francisco Bay Area

4000 dpi will enlarge to ~8X10 in hardcopy w/o significant loss of resolution.