Lightroom 2 sharpen settings for scanned slides

Hi,
I'm catching up on scanning a large number of 35mm slides (shot mainly on Fuji Velvia 50, and scanned on a Nikon Coolscan 8000ED) and importing them into Lightroom so I can manage them from there. Can anyone provide advice on suitable sharpening settings to use under Detail in the Develop module?
Obviously different films and images will require different treatment to get the best results for image detail and grain, but it would be really helpful to hear of others' experience to get an idea where to start. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

I don't know whether there is or there is no any particular settings recommended just for a particular type of slide scanned on a particular scanner with particular scanning parameters, but the general rule for capture sharpening in Develop module is: "If it looks good on screen at 100%, it's good".
Just zoom in to 1:1 and use your eyes to judge when there's enough sharpening without making halos or revealing to much film grain.

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