Who needs a digital camera, anyhow?

I have recently added a Nikon Coolscan V to my scanner collection. I have been using a Konica-Minolta DiMage Scan Dual IV which I bought a while ago because it was cheaper than the Nikon. What a mistake that was. The DiMage works well enough, but the Nikon is way superior for my way of working. Three major advantages:

• Digital ICE removes dust automagically
• No need to mount slides and film strips in a holder. Just pop them in the front of the box.
• Digital ICE removes dust automagically
• The scans look way better than the DiMage when running on auto-everything. I prefer to work this way, and fix things in Photoshop afterwards. The Nikon scans need very little correction compared to the DiMage
• Did I mention digital ICE removes dust and scratches?

There are three kinds of mathematicians in this world:

1. Those who can count.
2. Those who cannot count.

Leica M6 + Nikon Coolscan V = Leica M8 - $4500