What is the killer scanner for everything?

[Old-N-Feeble]

You can pick up a good used drum scanner like a Howtek in the 3-5K range that will exceed the capabilities of an Imacon-not nearly as convenient to use however.

I'd have to sell an awful lot of stuff to afford a $6-12K scanner. I'll probably never shoot enough worthwhile images during the remainder of my life to pay for one so I'll probably just pay for drum scans of the handful of images that I might, or might never, make. But... $3K is more tempting...