I use SilverFast with my Nikon 9000. I scan B&W negatives as transparencies, setting the clipping points outside the portion of the histogram that has any signal from the image area, so as to get a low-contrast, full-information scan with some room for maneuver on both ends. Inversion and all processing to taste are left for Photoshop. You should be able to do the same with Epson Scan, BTW.
I can't recall ever having a problem capturing the full density range of a B&W negative, though I suppose it's possible if one seriously overdevelops a film like TMY that picks up highlight density very rapidly with increased development. But Gary's picture was on TX, which is normally a very forgiving film.
I can't recall ever having a problem capturing the full density range of a B&W negative, though I suppose it's possible if one seriously overdevelops a film like TMY that picks up highlight density very rapidly with increased development. But Gary's picture was on TX, which is normally a very forgiving film.