These are fine scanners, and some models are not quite in the ridiculous price bracket of the Scan Elite. I did look at some of the Canoscan and Coolscan options. A plug-and-play film scanner can produce you a usable result in minutes.
While I’m an advocate of using a digital camera to photograph negatives, it can take time to set up properly. Film holders for the Scan Elite models are like hens teeth and those who own them know it. A basic scanner that used to sell for £40 on Ebay, starts off at £90 and the bids then go through the roof. Those Scan Duals are good, but too many people know that. My current standard is a Dual Scan III, but it does get quite heavy use and is showing signs of age. Minolta film scanners have served me well over the years. I recently found myself in the market for a film scanner.
