Digital BW, The Print

> As I read this thread I cannot help but wonder if a dedicated b &
> w scanner
> does exist somewhere, it would seem like a good fit for
> radiography (medical
> & industrial)

Anton,

The Leafscan 45 and 35 both have dedicated B&W scanning modes.  They use a
single channel with a neutral density filter.  IMO, they produce superior
scans than just scanning B&W film with a typical CCD scanner that scans the
B&W film in RGB.

There also used to be dedicated B&W only flatbed scanners, and pre-press
scanners, as I designed a few of them.  That was over 10 years ago though,
and I haven't seen any since.

Austin