Digital BW, The Print

I have the 2450 and have not been pleased with the results the few times 
I've tried to scan 35mm black and white negatives.  The occasional black 
and white prints I've scanned have turned into very nice digital files, 
but the film scans have been soft and mushy compared to the scans from 
prints.  This is based on only a few scans of each type, and from one 
with very little scanning experience in general, so take it FWIW.

Cheers,
Kip

steve1t wrote, in part:

> Group,
> 
> <snip> 
> Does anyone have experience with these or similar scanners?  How do
> they compare with dedicated film or drum scanners?  Are they close
> quality wise, or is this too good to be true?
>