I've been trying to buy a Nikon CoolScan LS-8000 here in France, without luck. Now I've been told by one (reputable) supplier that the LS-8000 is no longer available from Nikon France and that a new model is due out in November. Does anyone know anything about this? It's going to be a pain if the new model is seriously more expensive than the LS-8000 because I've budgeted very carefully for this... :-(