Hi Don The Epson V700 has a max resolution of 6400 but obviously scans at 6400 take longer and may make no difference to the quality but will increase the file size I am not convinced as yet regarding the Colour / Black & White issue The problem I have is that the experimentation I have conducted to date produces what look like good results but thats to my untrained eye, I am a little concerned that what looks OK to me may not be in the future and I do not fancy doing this all over again Hence the plea <g> Appreciate the feedback Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Nivard > > I am not familiar with the Epson V700. However, my inclination would be to go with 24 bit color. > The reasoning is that this will give you maximum quality. From that scan you can save copies as > grey scale or a lesser bit color as needed. Be aware that the color scan will use a lot more > storage space. I have an old Nikon Coolscan that provides for multipass scans that I use for > slides and negatives. This creates really big files so I routinely make a smaller copy and > archive the big ones for future use as needed. By big, I mean in excess of 100 Mgb. I can do > color negatives with one scan without problems. It depends on what your associated software will > allow. I would suggest some experimentation to see what satisfies you. > > DPI is important. I go to maximum on that. Some of my scans are at 4000dpi. Try to get at least > 1200 dpi. You will see the difference when you try to enlarge. > > Cheers > > Don P. Koch