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$220 per scan is for a high end drum scan, not a cheap automated lab scan. I've often charged that much and more for 16 bit per channel 8000 ppi scans from 6x7 cm, which is a file size of around 2.7 gigs. They also take about forty minutes to scan and sometimes at least that long to clean up, particularly if it's old film with dirt embedded in the emulsion. In addition, the larger the format, the fewer pieces of film fit on a given drum and the higher the degree of difficulty in correctly mounting the film. 8x10 is an order of magnitude more difficult to mount than 4x5, and so on down the line. And drum scanners are expensive to buy, much more expensive to fix and come with a built in learning curve that borders on very steep. And on top of all that, the actual hardware, software and operator make perhaps the biggest difference.
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I was going to try this one: 
They have the exact same scanner I have and don't really know how to use it. When Ish ran A&I back in the 1980's they WERE cutting edge, redefining the K-14 process so that professionals really could shoot Kodachrome, and the set the standard for the industry, but today, not so much. Several years ago when I was trying to get some large lightjet prints made, I profiled their printer, but could never get a good print because their process control was so horrible. Unfortunately, Ish is no longer associated with A&I and they are trading on the reputation from years long gone by.