Superb! Yep b&w and film , a match made in heaven! And having a tc-14(a and b) is a great tool. You scan your own, yes? That's my challenge now. Save the bucks to do enlargements.
Thanks! Yes, I develop and scan my own. It can be quite the challenge, or, challenges, as each film type has it's own demons:
Color c-41 film - I use Vuescan (software) to do all my scanning. Sometimes the color conversion is good, quick, and easy, sometimes it's a royal pain in the ass. I love Kodak's Portra line and the Gold 200, but getting the color balance right can be a nightmare.
Traditional B&W film like Tri-X - scans well but be careful with contrast it can easily get out of hand. You also can't use digital dust reduction because the scanner will see the silver grains as dust too. Be sure and clean the negatives before scanning.
Chromogenic B&W - scans very well, and lets you use dust reduction. Ilford's the only one making this now, their XP2 film. I find C-41 film development easier than regular, so I may have to try this one out more. I have a ton of the discontinued Kodak BW400CN film and it also scans nice, but it's a bitch to print in a traditional darkroom due to the orange mask. There are places, like MPIX.com that print on traditional B&W paper, so you can scan the Kodak and email them the file to have printed. It's almost traditional, right?
Slide film - this should be the easiest to scan. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. If you ever get the joy of trying to scan Kodachrome, well, best of luck to ya. It's color AND you can't use dust reduction on it. Regular E-6 is very easy, although even then, sometimes the colors don't look right. Playing around with film profiles in Vuescan can help.