Dee747 thanks have sent you my e-address
Quite an interesting topic, and i wondered if i could spend more on a camera by not buying a scanner.
I am still wondering if the best way to 'scan' slides is to photograph them off a good screen. the pro scanners are out of my price range and the flatbeds don't seem worth the effort.
when i did my old 8mm film, they were displayed on a screen made of two sheets of optical glass and some grease/wax in between.
It is quite a cheap way of dooing it, and of course very fast............if it works for slides.