Thanks for all the great advice.....I'm glad I asked before spending a lot of time scanning

I purchased an Epson V600 to digitize photos taken in the 1970s and 1980s. I have both the negatives and prints. I plan to save at 600 dpi and using TIFF.
Question: Which picture format (negative/print) will give me the best results and why.

Maybe 10 or so years ago I shot abandoned barns along Hwy 11 St Paul to Berwell and then Hwy 91 and Hwy 2 west. These Hwys go right thru the sand hills. Good birding on Calimus Lake, one of the bigger Nebraska lakes.

I appreciate all the great advice I have received. I think for right now I will take the advice of jraywallace in that watchful waiting (and more knowledge on my part) may be my wisest course. I really like working with Lr

I am currently a Lr user but realize that I need some advanced photo editing functions which Lr does not offer and I do not need Lr’s organizing features. I also do not want a subscription based software and it is likely Lr may be going in that direction. I also want a 100% non-destructive program.

My Question: Will Affinity, On1, Luminar, Paint Shop, etc work with my Lr processed images and are these programs non-destructive?

I like Affinity, but the “develop Persona” may still be semi-destructive, On1 Raw sounds semi subscription like, not searched luminar or paint shop or others.

I process using a computer with Windows 10 and lots of memory.

and neither did he. Did not get a third pic....by the time I zoomed out they were both gone

Nikon D90, longtime king of the crop sensors

Everyone, Thanks for the feedback, Rick

Pics shot with a Nikon D7100 and the old version Tamron 150 - 600 mm lens

Pictures taken mid-May near Jefferson Island, LA. Shot across an alligator infested waterway, 200 To 250 ft away from nesting site. Roseates will only nest on islands or "trees in water" where alligators can protect their young from would be predators.

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I appreciate all the great advice from all of you. I am in the process of setting my Nikon 7100 and 750 to daylight WB (since I shoot 99% on sunny days anyway, I wish I had asked sooner)

Thanks again

Much of my shooting is during the golden hours (wildlife/landscape).

I just read Allan Weitz “50 Tips from 50 Years Behind a Camera” in which he stated that auto white balance should be turned off during this time of day since AWB tends to neutralize the golden light.
My question: Is there a “rule of thumb” WB setting in camera or in post processing to capture this light or would a grey card be best? I did not find this topic in search with subject golden hour and/
or white balance.

Thanks, Rick

Nikon 24-120 on my d750 and tamron 150-600 on my d7100

I would think there would be snow in the picture if it was taken in Norway in December

the 3.5-5.6. and the 3.5-6.3 is the max aperture range of the lens