Hi there - am a long time (well, 5 years - comparatively long) digital photographer who has recently been spending more time with negatives & slides than ccd's... anyway, have been writing a bit about my experiences on my blog and recently did a quick write up of the Nikon 5000 vs Canoscan 8800f.

Please feel free to checkout:

http://lawrenceripsher.com/blog/2009...omparison.html

Am new to the group so just starting to look around here - looks like a great place to learn & discuss.

cheers,

Lawrence