Well I'm no pro and I don't have much experience but I just started developing my own B&W film because there aren't any local places that do it. Paying $1 a scan per negative got pretty expensive when I went in with 70 exposures! so I decided to buy my own scanner.... I bought an
Epson V500.
It's a flat bed but it has the ability to scan light in from the top of the lid which apparently makes all the difference when scanning negatives.
Here is a scan at about 3300 pixles on the long side I think 800 dpi
100% crop
