kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA

Set at 8mpxls. For basic photos.
For to print wall size photos maximum pxls.
Save as sRGB jpeg.

CameraDad Loc: Michigan

I purchased one of the older Epson FastFoto scanners. Put in a stack of photos and let it go. Scanned thousands of photos in a relatively short amount of time. It scans various sized photos and can correct imperfections.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Copy stand with digital camera, macro lens, and color-correct LED light panels.

Nothing beats a camera for speed and quality when you know what you are doing.

Of course, if you don't already have that stuff, it's expensive. I've always considered a macro lens to be one of the most important lenses in my kit. Since I record quite a bit of video, I have a few video lights that fit the bill for copy work, too.

Plenty of reference materials exist on how to copy artwork and photos with a camera. I learned in the 1970s from information in Time-Life's Library of Photography series.

Flatbeds are SLOW. The popular Epson V600 does a decent job on prints, but when using its Digital ICE features, it takes about four minutes per file for a decent resolution scan!

SalvageDiver Loc: Huntington Beach CA

I also have the Epson FastFoto FF-680W Photo Scanner and the V600 that I use for scanning prints. If you want fast, the FF-680W will give you fast and the results aren't much different than the v600. You put a stack of prints in the tray and copy. It only takes a couple of seconds to scan each 4x6 print and save.

If your photo's include negatives and/or slides, I use the Plushtek 8200i. However, this is slow but only has about 75% of the 'effective' resolution as the Nikon Coolscan. But it easy beats out the results you get from most flatbed scanner, including the V600 and the V850 pro. For negatives and slides, I would suggest using the method that Burkphoto uses. He also has a very nice whitepaper on how to build his setup.

deerpark243 Loc: La Mirada, California, USA

I have an old Canon CanoScan 8800F flatbed scanner; it works great