>>4208300>. would it be worth it to fix the scanner and use that instead?if its a document scanner only, no. To scan film you need something that can scan and pass light thought it, those multi functional printers usually are not made for that.
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>>4208302said depends of what you are planning to shoot, I mainly shoot 35mm so I got a dimage scanner but also a shitty HP one for medium format and larger (or smaller like 16mm) but again flatbed scanners are better if you want to scan medium format and bigger.