Digital BW, The Print

Hello Shilesh;

yuo wrote;

I recently bought a 6 x 9 camera and a Polaroid SprintScan 120
>scanner. A majority of my previous experience has been 35 mm +
>transparency film, scanned on Nikon LS 2000, convereted to b/w in
>PS. I am interested in doing pure b/w work, with b/w film. I am
>seeking recommendations for film, those that can be scanned well
>(read: minimal grain aliasing) with the SS 120. I will probably
>continue to use color positives when the scene contrast is low, but
>for relatively high contrast, I would much prefer negative film. Any
>film/exposure/processing help is greatly appreciated.
>
 Well here's my 2c worth: I'm a fine-grain freak, never could stand 
Tri-X, unless it was big enough to print grainless at my favorite 
sizes. I would suggest three films to put on your test list: T-max 
100 (I can hear Clayton puke all the way across town), Ilford Delta 
100, and Kodak's TCN-400, yes, the chromogenic stuff. It is quite 
sharp, much finer grained than Tri-X (though not as fine as T-max 
100) and scans very well, since there are no light-blocking silver 
clumps. And you can get it processed decently at any 60-minute 
lab,which is not possible with B&W films. I'm also testing the Fuji 
Across, but don't yet have a good enough handle to venture an 
opinion.

Well, good luck with it...

Steve K