Digital BW, The Print

I spent several years scanning 35mm negatives with a top end Nikon 
scanner and then with a Minolta 4000 dpi scanner(incidently, the Nikon 
was much better despite an advertised higher resolution for the 
Minolta).Earlier this year, I made the switch to a Canon 1ds Mark II, 
their 16 megapixal camera. I can tell you that it blows scanned 35mm 
out of the water. I have never used an Imacon or true drum scanner, but 
certainly this is true of the high end consumer model scanners. 
Additionally, I save hours of tedious spot cleaning of film scans. 
Keeping my sensor clean and spot cloning a few scattered spots in a 
digital image is a snap compared to cleaning a film scan with or 
without dust removing scanner software( Digital Ice, etc).The 16MP 
digital images blow up beautifully with Photoshop interpolation since 
there is little to no noise.
If you can afford the upfront costs, do youself a favor and take the 
digital plunge. 
Kevin Monroe