Digital BW, The Print

I recently scanned a 2,1/4 color neg, at 2400 dpi with an Epson 2450 scanner, I also had an 8x10 C print made from the same neg, which I flatbed scanned at 300 dpi.  The flatbed scanned print printed better on my 1280 than the scann from the negative.  I realize that it may indeed be a step backwords to scan prints rather than negs, but this project began with going thru old prints, it was so much easier to scan the existing print, which was a good fiber based toned print, rather than search for the negative and start from scratch. Also, a quality film scanner costs several thousand dollars, I picked up a used Umax Mirage II on ebay last year for 600.00 I can scan prints up to 12 x 17, and make a great print on my 1280.
Since I still have a darkroom in the house, I decided to take this route untill Nikon comes out with a full frame CCD digital 35mm camera.  Using mostly wide lenses, I couldn't get by with current 35 mm digital cameras.
In any event it works for me.
David Aschkenas