A lot of the discussion here is about digital capture/source and PS (or alternatives) processing. I'm a 4x5 film shooter, only B&W (forever), now moved to a much smaller home--a condo actually, a place w/o hope or space for a darkroom. To load film holders or my SP-445, there is just one closet which gets dark--bathrooms have skylights.
I burned my bridge. I sold all my darkroom equipment to a young art student in Santa Fe. Extremely good darkroom equipment, at that.
I just bought an Epson scanner V800; it's on its way. (Thanks to Pere Casals for the recommendation.)
What should I get? PS, Affinity, GIMP, ON1???? I just want (1) 16-bit processing, (2) ability to adjust gray scale, (3) ability to repair negative boo-boos like scratches and dust marks. (4) Ultimately, the ability to manipulate Piezography inks. (Also, I'm not afraid of the cloud, but might like to avoid Adobe's.) But maybe I should want something else, too.
Fellow film freaks, chime in!
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