SilverFast SE for old photos

[epson0]

I recently came across a large cache of old family photos - from the 50s - 70/80s mainly. B&W & color photos. No negatives. I purchased an Epson V700 expressly for scanning them.

However, I am rather a novice at scanning. What are your recommendations as to what software to use to scan the photos?

I read on SteveHuffPhoto that SilverFast SE is much better than the included Epson utility. It produces sharper images. I downloaded a demo of the program and it seems to rely quite heavily on manual fine-tuning of the settings. I have no idea what those settings should optimally be.

Should I go with another software that's easier to use? Or should I stick with SilverFast SE? If so, what are the settings I should use?

[LSI_Moeller]

Dear epson0,

the settings always depends on the image you want to scan.
Please try out to work with the Workflow-Pilot. It will show you the important steps.

Best regards
Artur Möller