Digital BW, The Print

Once again the "which scanner is best?" question arises for the group. What
desktop flatbed scanners are high quality and reasonably priced. I am
willing to spend up to $1,500 (Microtek Artixscan 1800f) but am not sure if
it is worth $1,100 more than the Epson Perfection 3200. My use for my files
is fine art prints, not snapshots of the kids and dog. I print large and my
photographic subjects are usually dimly lit, ie. Shadow detail is important.

I have been having all my negs drum scanned so am used to high quality, but
the cost is getting me down. I figure I should have a good scanner for the
bulk of my work and use a drum scan when I need the really big prints.

Thanks,

Allyen