Scanning and Printing Fuji NPS (160)

I need some advise on scanning and printing some wedding photos taken

on Fuji NPS 160 Film.

I took the group portraits in the church to keep the wedding party

from having to stand in 100 degree heat. The group pictures came out

great except for one problem. On the back wall there is an artifact

of some lighter paint (wall was touched up I guess) that only showed

up under the brightness of the flash. The artifacts are right behind

and above the heads in the center so I can't crop the images.

I'm thinking about having the negatives scanned (about 30 of them),

touch them up in photoshop, and printed. I'm now building a digital

darkroom but won't have a film scanner in time. I hope to have a

printer in time (Epson 2xxx).

I want to print these as 8 x 10 pictures ( or larger) with archive

quality paper and ink.

From what I see I have 4 choices for scanning

1) Kodak Photo CD Base 16 (2048 x 3072)

2) Koday Pro Photo CD Base 64 (4096 x 6144)

3) Richmond Camera (Richmond Virginia) unknown scanning type at 2048 x

3072

with JPG output, 18 MByte file (I'm going to test this scanning

service this week, I'll post results)

4) Drum scanning <= probably too expensive. If I could pay for this

I'd buy a Nikon film scanner.

I'm interested in any advise that others have on the scanning and

printing. These are pictures for my Sister in law who was not going

to have pictures taken so I offered.

After throwing out the problem photos I ended up with about 100

respectable pictures including informal party shots. For reference

all the photos were taken using a Nikon F100 with Fuji NPS 160 Film

and a Nikon Speedlight SB25 with a StroboFrame Flash Bracket, Nikkor

AF 28-80mm 3.5 - 5.6D lens and some close up portraits with a AF Micro

Nikkor 105mm 2.8 D lens (I love this lens).

Thanks for any and all help that you can offer.

All of your scanning choices are probably fine. In all cases, plan on adjusting contrast, color, etc in PhotoShop because the scan operator is unlikely to take enough care in this area. You need around 200dpi at final print size for a nice print, and all your choices have more than that.

You should consider getting a lab to do your prints instead of using an inkjet. It doesn't cost that much more on a per print basis and I think you'll get better results and a more durable print.

Can you suggest:

1) Some labs that do a good job printing digitial photos. We have a limited selection here in Richmond Virginia.

2) What equipment good labs use to print digital 8x10 or 11x14 so I can try to find a local lab.

Thanks