Digital Camera vs. Good Scanner

[TerrysSPF]

Thanks for the info guys! I'm going to check out the website that Mattr762 suggested. I just purchased a digital camera buyers guide (from a mag called Digital Photographer's) and have been going through it. I also went to WOLF Camera thismorning and did some shopping. The pic's my dad sent me via scanner were decent, but I don't think they are "good enough" (especially for showing off your chrome!). I looked at scanners also, and you're right, I may as well spend the $$$ on a digital camera for what you have to spend on a good scanner. I was considering a Canon CanoScan FS4000US Film scanner (4000dpi w/ 3.4 dynamic range) for $600, or a Canon flatbed scanner 9900F w/ built in 35mm adapter for $380. These are discounted prices that my wife gets through work (between 30 to 60% off). Then, when I went to WOLF Camera, I found a couple camera's that I liked and thought they took pretty good pictures. They have Excal's Canon Rebel there for about a grand, but I didn't want to spend that much $$, although it is tempting because the 35mm I have is a Canon and I was told the lens(s) I already have would work with it. The ones I'm considering are the Minolta Dimage A1 (or last years model called the 7Hi); the Olympus E-20; Olympus C-750; and the Canon G5......that is getting good reviews but I didn't like the fact that you can see the blur of the lens while looking through the eye piece. Most of these camera's are more $$$ than I wanted to spend, but I looked them up in the Camera magazine I bought and found them at pretty good prices thru the "discount warehouse" stores in there.

I started to just go through peoples photo galleries on CC looking for some clear pictures, and then I figured I would send them a private e-mail asking what kind of camera they have! Some of the best pictures I've seen are in James Baldwin's gallery. SUPER clear shots........and his old ERA was sweet! I think I asked him a long time ago about his camera and I believe he told me it was a "Nikon" (which usually means "big bucks"!).
........Hey, you get what you pay for, I guess!