Just curious: Why did you rule out C41's? If you're only going to be scanning, the chromogenics rated at about ISO 200-250 work very well, some would say better than any traditional b&w films. Many one-hour labs will develop them (no prints) for $3-4 per roll, relieving you of the least interesting part of darkroom work and freeing you to spend your time on printing. Just a thought.(posted 8303 days ago)......