Digital BW, The Print

Check eBay for prices on the Minolta Multi II...it's a decent 2800dpi
35mm+MF scanner...and they just released a new driver for XP... 

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Kobrin [mailto:kobrins@...] 
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 12:05 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] MF Scans

I would like to get back into MF and given the rush into digital, camera
prices appear very reasonable.  What is stopping me is the price of film
scanner that can handle 120 film. (My LS 2000 is in good shape and I cannot
justify buying a new scanner at this point.)

My reading of the discussion of this topic on the list is that flatbed
scanners compromise quality to the point where I might as well stick with
35mm film.  Now my question: has anyone had any luck with reasonably priced
commercial scans of MF film?  (One lab in Philly wants around $35 per shot
for a 20-40mg scan and I do not 
consider that reasonably priced.)   I would want to print 8X10 and I 
suspect that a 20mg scan would do that -- although I may be off here.

Thanks,

Steve