Digital BW, The Print

> Thanks, Bill, for the information. I'd be interested in hearing
> whether others who work from 35mm scanned images (let's say scanned
> at 3600dpi or above) make a practice of sharpening before printing.

I scan 35mm at 5080 and do not sharpen.  I shoot with Leica and Contax
(Zeiss) lenses, and find I do not have a need to sharpen.  I expose and also
develop my own film, specifically for low grain and high detail.

I would make a chemical darkroom print of a negative and compare it to your
scanned image first...before determining it's your scanning technique.  Most
people I know have found that their lense/development/exposure was lacking,
and when that improved, magically they didn't need sharpening any more ;-)

Regards,

Austin