Digital BW, The Print

In my experience film flatness is always an issue, and in medium format it matters 
even more because there is so much more surface area to buckle.  I've always found it 
a real pain to deal with and really don't like using glass carriers because of the 
additional surfaces that need to be kept clean and the added refraction of the glass, 
not to mention the newton rings or the anti newton coatings on some of the holders 
that adversely affect the image sharpness.  Some of the film holders included with the 
flatbed scanners really suck and I'm always amazed that the quality is as good as it is.

I could go on and on about this but this really isn't the forum for it.  I do agree that 
the current flatbed scanners do a very good job.

Jack Fisher