Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bob_michaels" 
<bob@b...> wrote:
> Anyone with tips, suggestions, or comments about scanning and
> digitially printing 35mm b&w infrared (HEI). I last shot this film
> about 25 years ago and would like to do some more. I'll be scanning
> using a Minolta ScanDual II and Vuescan, Photoshop using XP, and
> printing with a 1280 using FSN-E inks. 
> Bob Michaels

Bob are you asking for advice on the digital only? I shoot a lot of 
Konica 750nm, IMO the HEI processed normaly (with those atrocious 
shadows and blown-out highlights) is probably capable of stumping 
any but the best scanners. I would suggest one of the newer (well, 
new-old)developers, PMK being choice #1. If you keep the dilution 
fairly low contrast it'll keep the highlights under control, and 
gives the finest grain I've seen on IR film. If you get the neg 
contrast under control, it shouldn't be much different from scanning 
any other B&W film. Of course, some people like the 'Pointilist' 
effect of golf-ball grain, in which case just worry about losing the 
extremes of the tonal range. 

Steve K