the price is the daunting thing...i wish i had of realised this a few months back when i had that to spare.
I mean no offence to the person who suggested it, but the idea of a *minimum starter kit* costing US$10-15,000 is a bit of an exaggeration.
An iMac, or entry-level Mac Pro with monitor, with some extra HD storage (a combination of internal/external depending on which Mac), a V700, and a printer (no idea which one) would make a great starter kit and would cost a lot less than that.
And it simply isn't true that you'll fill up terabytes within weeks (unless you scan everything you can get your hands on at maximum resolution TIFF, or other uncompressed format, and work 24 hours a day at it), so you can start with a modest amount of HD storage and add to it as and when you need it (you can plug 4 internal HDs into a Mac Pro, for example, and bigger ones always get cheaper if you wait).
so the scanner will have to be the V700 at first (cross my fingers that 120 film will work ok) and down the track get the 9000.
120 scans very well on my V700 - you really should use it for a while and see the kind of results it's capable of before you even think of an upgrade.
screens; those cinema screens are pricey, ouch! (particulary the 30'')
They are, yes. After moving house I found myself with more spare cash than I'd intended to spend on new computer gear, I'd always wanted a 30" display since the very first time I saw one, and I thought if I didn't buy one then I never would. But there are some pretty decent LCD monitors from third parties at very decent prices these days - the 21" to 23" size range seems to be pretty competitive.
