Digital BW, The Print

Martin,

To answer your question, I find that a print on my 7000 from a 6x6 
negative at 20x24 compared to a print of the same negative on silver 
paper is sharper and shows less grain and more detail.

Of course I drum scan on my Howtek D4000 at 4000dpi. My 4x5 negatives 
have been printed up to 24x36 and are amazing. I have also printed 
35mm negs to 20x24, but grain becomes an issue as well as loss of 
smooth continuous tone gradations.

Most of my work is shot at 6x9 or 4x5 and I must say that on my 7000 
with Cones Piezo RIP the resulting 20x24 and 24x36 prints are as good 
as if not better than my traditional silver prints. 

I believe that the scan is the key to great prints. High quality drum 
scans can't be beat for large format prints.

Mike