Caveman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Try this: scan them as "color slide", then invert them and transform to 
>grayscale in Photoshop. With some scanners this produces better results.

This technique is what I use for scanning B&W. As the Caveman says, it
seems to work better. Also note that chromogenic (C-41 process) B&W
films scan better than traditional types. Scanners seem to like dye
clouds better than grains.

Still, nothing beats traditional darkroom process for B&W.

-- 
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

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