>>2677654You can go further, too, you know.
Like, if you want your digital B&W to look more film-like, it's not hard to do if you understand the qualities each medium has.
Film struggles with shadows, and performs exceedingly well on highlights. Digital does the opposite. What's that mean? Underexpose to preserve your highlights, boost your shadows to the level you want, then...nuke detail from your blacks. Suddenly your results are film-like.
If you're familiar with Nik Silver Efex and its highlight/midtone/shadow structure sliders, that's why they exist.
