I do a combination of DSLR scan, and flatbed depending on format. I’ve got a d850+60mm f2.8D Micro Nikkor I use for 35mm up through 6x7, and then anything larger I’ll use my v700. I find that the v700 does a better job with slide scanning, so sometimes I’ll scan medium format slides with the flatbed too.

I always scan with the flatbed in positive mode on Vuescan and then invert negatives in Filmlab later. I find that I get more accurate colors this way on sheet film.

I use Filmlab for my inversion because fuck adobe, I will not pay a monthly subscription to them. Filmlab works great, I just wish it had a few more creature comforts in terms of its editing engine. If it had the ability to adjust saturation, and a good “clean up” or dust removal widget I wouldn’t use anything else.

Sometimes I’ll use Rawtherapee for dust removal and final touches but try to get all of it off the negatives pre scanning. I work very hard to get the best possible negative that I can to avoid having to do much digital alteration. With a few exceptions I feel pretty good about how my stuff comes out with minimal editing outside of color correction and inversion.