Digital BW, The Print

Honestly I don't know what scanner is being used for the MF stuff -
that is done at my lab. I think they use a Nikon 8000, but I may be
mistaken.

I have never been so happy with their results, the grain issue is
hideous at 4000dpi. (Mind you, that's at 100 percent magnification,
which means I am seeing things that wouldn't have even been resolved
at all if scanned at 2700dpi)

At home for 35mm I use a canon 2710, which has much more satisfactory
results grain-wise imho - tho it is still _way_ noisier (also sharper)
than my digital shots. 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Austin Franklin"
<darkroom@i...> wrote:
> > I see lots and lots of grain in 4000dpi scans of both Portra 400 and
> > 160. I'm definitely willing to believe that there are films out there
> > with less grain - but for the film I use it seems that 2700 dpi scans
> > are preferable, since the grain doesn't present itself nearly as badly
> > at lower resolutions.
> 
> Charles?
> 
> What scanner are you using?
> 
> Austin