[Tom Swaman]

JimiW,

You have received a lot of great information. Before you decide how best for you to proceed, permit me to suggest that you answer a couple of questions for yourself, namely what do you desire to do with the digital pictures including how large you want to print your edited images. The answers to these questions ought to guide you as to the best direction for your needs.

Here is one other idea, which if it works for you, will save you a whole lot of money and give you some great image files with which to work. Consider borrowing a dSLR or renting one for a weekend and photographing your pictures or work with one of your friends who knows how to do this. in this way, you can download the photocopied images and you will be off to the races without having to place a single bet.

Best of success,
Tom