Digital BW, The Print

> It probably is a Nikon, as I believe they are known for revealing grain
from
> B&W more so than other scanners, because of the point light sources they
use
> (LEDs).

Hate to blow a hole in your theory, but even though the 8000 uses LED's, the
light source is diffuse. The grain is comparable to the Polaroid scanner,
which also has a diffuse light source.

The Minolta, on the other hand, also has a diffuse light source, but has a
severe grain problem on neg scans, while slide scans are quite decent.