Digitizing means that input RGB values are being mapped to output RGB values, so a curve is being applied. But that curve assumes a certain film curve, which can differ from one developing recipe to another. So if your developing recipe gives you a film curve that differs from the film curve that your digitizer assumes, of if your exposure is off, or if your assumed film speed is off, then your digital file will look off and so another curve adjustment will be needed.
I take the coward's way out and almost always use the PanF film curve in Silverfast/NegaFix and I use the exposure slider until I get something that looks halfway decent, though I like to err on the side of a flat initial scan. The scan then goes through final edits in C1, consisting of black point, white point, curve, and gray point. Editing in C1 rarely takes more than 5 minutes per scan ... unless it's a color scan in which case it can take anywhere between 5 minutes and 5 days.
Oct 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Previous versions of theHUN's message #16907145 « Post your recent film shots! »
