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Bought this scanner to replace my 8400F that I bought two years ago. The price at $199.00 is about $130.00 less han the 8400F was. First thing that I noticed was the lack of the 8400F's warm-up time for each scan- due to the new lamp Canon now uses. Yes the scans are sharper- significantly so. The 8800F now is more intuitive to operate due to the new array of seven pushbuttons that select modes. The off/on switch is now on the top lid rather than hidden way back on the left side at table level. On the minus side, there are fewer slide/negative holders to work with. Canon supplies one for 35mm film and one for 120 film only. Since the name of the game is sharpness and the ability to achieve the final results that you expect from Canon I am more than well satisfied. The 8800F outperforms the 8400F in every way and the colors are more true to the originals also.