Digital BW, The Print

Hi Daren ,
  A little more info here might be helpful.  Are you seeing the grain only in the final print or on your monitor as well(viewed at 100%)? 
  As daft as it probably sounds I've never really noticed and/or looked hard enough on the monitor to say for sure!!
   Also,what method are you using for sharpening, sometimes using a very low
  threshold in unsharp mask can yield very "grainy" results.
  Ah , now this might have something to do with it! I was fiddling with USM settings recently not really having a clue what I was doing so I might well have cocked it up then . The PS book I have[pretty much my sole reference!] is pretty useless so some guidance on correct settings would be most welcome.
  If I were you I would examine my image workflow from start to finish, is processing of the film an issue (have you made traditional prints)?
  This is something of an issue , but not a major one - the lab I use typically processes all B&W negs in the same developer , so Í do realise I'm not getting quite the best possible quality from them but its still quite acceptable which was confirmed by a friend who is knowledgable in these matters . Having never made traditional silver prints I am at a further disadvantage as I have no benchmark worth speaking of .
  Geez , talk about the blind leading the blind!!
  My scans are generally done with everything switched off and only fiddled with afterwards in PS which makes me think its something afterwards which is causing the grain- like the USM settings you mentioned . I am printing with an Epson 2000P using the regular Epson carts......
  Thanks,
  Steve














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