I plan to buy a good scanner and would appreciate any comments or advice from 
members.

I need the following abilities in that scanner:

1  Can scan 35mm slides and film at 3000 ppi or better

2  Good at scanning difficult reflective materials, such as watercolours, up to 
A4 size

3  Has some depth of field so it can scan shallow 3D objects

4 Has a good dynamic range

5 Costs <$1000

6 Works with MacOS 10.3 or better

7 Preferably has FireWire

I am considering a CanoScan 9950F

I look forward to what you have to say.
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Regards,

Ray Forma
Tel & Fax 61 (0)8 9335 6568
Mob 0428 596938