Digital BW, The Print

Using my Epson 3200 I just scanned 60 frames of 35mm @ 20seconds per
frame, then using Qimage I printed them all at 3.5X5 within an
additional half hour, doing zero corrections, and got
better-than-minilab results, including  neutral blacks via Epson 2200
OEM pigments on Epson Enhanced Matte. In other words, 3 rolls of 35mm
enlarged proofs within less than an hour. 

I used 360dpi, which looks great at that small size. When I select
frames I'll scan at 3200dpi which will look sharp and detailed at A2,
matching closely what I see on my 19" flat screen Samsung. 

I'll spray the final Epson Enhanced Matte enlargements with Premier
Art Print Shield, just to emphasize the deepest blacks. 

The film is Kodak High Definition color negative, which tends to bloom
a little too much in specular or backlit highlights, but is otherwise
beautiful and fine-grained. Processed at a typical mediocre minilab,
this lot has fewer than average scratches because I didn't let them
cut it.