Epson V600, what resolution for slides: I just purchased an Epson V600 to replace the Wolverine SNap 14 for scanning 35mm slides. What resolution do you folks recommend

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

I just purchased an Epson V600 to replace the Wolverine SNap 14 for scanning 35mm slides. What resolution do you folks recommend - 300dpi or higher? I didn't notice any difference between 300 and 600 on my monitor. I absolutely love the quality of the scans but it is slow. I have about 10,000 slides from the 70s through 2001 when I got my first digital. Thanks.
Mark

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

On another thread, it was suggested about 4000 is about right.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

bsprague wrote:

On another thread, it was suggested about 4000 is about right.

Thanks Bill.

BobbyT Loc: Southern California

Basically Nyquist's digital sampling theorem dictates sampling at greater than or equal to twice the final desired resolution.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

BobbyT wrote:

Basically Nyquist's digital sampling theorem dictates sampling at greater than or equal to twice the final desired resolution.

Thanks Bobby. What final resolution do you recommend for an 8x10 print?

BobbyT Loc: Southern California

srfmhg wrote:

Thanks Bobby. What final resolution do you recommend for an 8x10 print?

I think the print size is irrelevant. I usually use 1200 samples per inch for a final print resolution of 300 pixels
per inch.
Can other guys please comment if this correct procedure?

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Most of the print shops work well with 300dpi as the final resolution. Scanning is another story. The more the better, such as the advice already given.
--Bob

srfmhg wrote:

Thanks Bobby. What final resolution do you recommend for an 8x10 print?

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

I have a 4,000 dpi Nikon Cool Scan for 35mm slides. They go up to 6,000 now.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

rmalarz wrote:

Most of the print shops work well with 300dpi as the final resolution. Scanning is another story. The more the better, such as the advice already given.
--Bob

Thanks Bob.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Fotoartist wrote:

I have a 4,000 dpi Nikon Cool Scan for 35mm slides. They go up to 6,000 now.

Thank you Fotoartist.

selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA

srfmhg wrote:

I just purchased an Epson V600 to replace the Wolverine SNap 14 for scanning 35mm slides. What resolution do you folks recommend - 300dpi or higher? I didn't notice any difference between 300 and 600 on my monitor. I absolutely love the quality of the scans but it is slow. I have about 10,000 slides from the 70s through 2001 when I got my first digital. Thanks.
Mark

The optical resolution limit for the Epson V600-850 series is about 2400 dpi for film. I would not use any more than twice that.

My Coolscan reaches 4000 optically and that’s as high as I can take it. It gives me over 21MP from 35mm film and that’s plenty.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

bsprague wrote:

On another thread, it was suggested about 4000 is about right.

That's way overkill, no need for that!

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

selmslie wrote:

The optical resolution limit for the Epson V600-850 series is about 2400 dpi for film. I would not use any more than twice that.

My Coolscan reaches 4000 optically and that’s as high as I can take it. It gives me over 21MP from 35mm film and that’s plenty.

Thanks Scotty.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

speters wrote:

That's way overkill, no need for that!

Thanks for the info.

JRFINN Loc: Plymouth, MA

Now I thought scanning slides and negatives was for storage and easy access.
However I have another Epson scanner and don't do anything higher than 2400.
The way I look at it is I don't want to sit all day scanning a handful of negatives when I could get a lot more done at a lower scan. If some are more important ill scan those higher but know I can always go back later if needed.
Good luck.