Digital BW, The Print

Tyler,

> I have a friend, not satisfied with her Epson flatbed for anything
> smaller than 4x5, and not rich enough to have me drum scan for her
> regularly, darn it.

> I'd suggest the Nikon to her, but there have to be many here 
scanning
> medium format negs for B&W output with useful opinions, all would be
> welcome. ...

I use the Nikon 8000 and am very happy with it.  I use the glass 
carrier for most B&W film, but it'll give Newton rings with color 
film and if too much Photo Flo is used on B&W.  I'd buy another if 
mine broke.  My impression is that the 9000's improvements dealt 
mostly with color.  So, a used Nikon 8000 might be worth looking for.

One thing I do have to do to avoid the Nikon software's assumptions 
is scan negatives as grayscale positives.

In terms of quality, I can take a 645 negative to 22 x 28 with 
essentially perfect sharpness.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com