Digital BW, The Print

> Relatively thin negatives work best for scanning, of course.  

Curious about this statement, Costa.  It has been my experience that I can get a much better 
density range in scanning than I could ever get in a traditional silver darkroom.  I have many 
negatives that always were a fight in  the darkroom ( to dense or too contrasty) , that scan 
with full range and tonality and print easily via digital output.

Perhaps you are not getting the most out of your scanner.  Are you scanning in 16 bit?

Phil