[LargeFormat] Recommend Cheap Scanner for b&w Prints?

[tripspud]

> ...............................................................shooting
> everything with a
> miniature camera (35mm) and scanning not the negs, but 5x7 or 8x10
> prints.   Would the film/print costs been less than the $$$ I'm about to
> shell out for a digital camera
> ...........................................................

Hi,

     Since I make lots of 5x7 b&w prints from 35mm, perhaps
the best solution to interface the darkroom with the computer and
a web image connection would be a simply, new flat bed scanner.
Under one hundred dollars street price!!  Experiences?

Thanks!

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net