Digital BW, The Print

>I suspect you are using a ccd scanner like a Nikon...

>What is the scanner, is it a true 5400 ppi optical?

The scans were done with the first version Minolta 5400 dedicated film scanner. So, yes, it is true 5400 dpi optical.

>...you said that the scans were "virtually grainless." 

I didn't write what I meant to... I meant to write that I "expected the images to be virtually grainless" since I was scanning Ilford Pan F film.

I played some with the PS CS2 "despeckle" filter that was helpful. I selected the shadow area and performed this filter 6 to 10 times. The sharpness in the area was reduced, of course, but since this was in a shadow area that didn't matter much.

But I am still interested other people's experiences in noise reduction.

(Again, I do not want to rescan.)

Dave.