Digital BW, The Print

With all of the talk about film scanners, thought I would share what I'm doing.  I've been flatbed scanning b&w prints ,( from the past 25 years) with a UMAX Mirage SEII, both 8x10 and 11x14 inch prints as it will scan print sizes up to 12 x 17.  I am scanning so that I print at a minimum of 300 dpi.  I'm making mostly 15 inch wide prints, from prints done in various formats thru the years, 35mm, 2,1/4, and 4x5 & 8x10 contact prints... I am getting, which I believe, is great quality.  In most cases I like the inkjet print better than the original, and I am a very good wet print maker.  People are telling me that I am sacrificing quality by scanning prints, but quite frankly I know that should be the case, but I can't imagine seeing any more detail in the print than I am seeing now. ( I sent a few prints to Jerry Olson to view and I don't believe that he would have known the prints were done by scanning a print rather than a negative.)
It is much easier for me to access the prints rather than search thru 25 years worth of negatives, which is the main reason I'm doing it this way, also, tho because the prints look so darn good.
So for those of you wanting to convert prints that you have on hand, don't overlook flatbed scanning, you don't need that $5000.00 scanner to produce great looking work.
I'm printing b&w with a 1280, CIS and MIS 6 color dyes on LPM.
David Aschkenas