--- In yashicatlr@yahoogroups.com, "becreative2000" <pmel@...> wrote:
>
> Many thanks for the suggestions. It looks like a two horse race and I
> will be following up on those leads.

I've been using an Epson Perfection 4490 Photo for several months
and it has proven excellent. The one thing I was concerned about
was dust under the scanner glass - this has not been a problem.
6x6 scans are around 100megapixel at 4800dpi and enlarge nicely
to 13"x19" on an Epson R2400 printer. B&W scans are best done in
16-bit mode.

> Speaking of B&W photography, I do not process my own negatives and
> whilst I do intend so in the next couple of years, I have recently
> experimented with Colour Process B&W film.
> So far I have tried 35mm Kodak and both 35mm and 120 format Ilford XP2
> (Both 400ASA films). I had the photo lab develop both in sepia and
> also 'as black as possible'. The results were both suprising and
> agreeable.

You'd probably be surprised at how much better these films work
when scanned in B&W mode, though I generally prefer traditional
silver film.

Cheers,
Dana