Digital BW, The Print

Hello,
since I got my *wonderful* Minolta SE5400, I find that every bit of grain is visible. That's good, but in the shadows, it makes it hard to get solid blacks, as there are white specks of grain in there.

I've tried burning in the shadows, but sometimes this isn't practical.

I've been given a Canon G5 and it's great the way the shadows merge into total black. I wish I could do that with film.

Any ideas?

Many thanks,
Richard
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