Originally posted by Breakfastographer And I assume you've created some styles for that, or does that not help?
Absolutely. I have a few styles that I commonly apply to images, each derived from a series of basic adjustments. I also have a number of presets I've created in certain tools for differing levels of tone curves, local contrast, stuck pixel removal, denoising, sharpening etc. that I can apply on an ad-hoc basis rather than having to adjust sliders each time. Plus, I've created lens profiles for some of my lenses (especially zooms, but a few primes also).
Since I'm using a lot of different cameras, I tend to approach photos from each one slightly differently - both for default processing and more detailed work.
It's worth bearing in mind that all of my presets and styles took some time and experience to create based on my own tastes and preferences. Lightroom does a great job on much of this straight out of the box without any user involvement, and it beats Darktable in this respect. But if you have the time and inclination to put in a little work with Darktable, it's a fine replacement IMHO...