Digital BW, The Print

I still think it's the scanner that's 
> messing with his grain, moreso than the film developer. > MTucker

I rented (from a local photo equip rental co) a Polaroid Sprintscan 
120 with SilverFast 5.2
I'm scanning the B&W negs (35 & 21/4) as 16 bit HDR Grayscale @ 
4000dpi (scanners optical res max).

Another member of this group has been helping me, off list, to get 
the scanner/software setup correctly. I'm not sure if there's any way 
to improve the scan (maybe there are tweaks ?) except as you say to 
go to a higher end scanner, which is not a consideration at this 
time. 

So I have to find an improvement in my film/dev. I do rate it at 250 
which is what my "correct film speed" test indicates.
I'm open to new film recommendations. However, I still have a good 
stock of the old Tri-x and must first use it up - with a recommended 
new developer or a change in my developer's dil/time 

thanks
Frank