Nikon Coolscan V ED - how to mitigate Callier Effect?

[Arjay]

What if you scan b&w film as color film and discard the color afterwards? I get slightly better results with this method.

I agree with you - I do it that way too, because that seems to produce slightly less (electronically generated) chroma noise. Also, some image editors can't work with purely monochrome image files, so RGB always seems to be the gold standard.

But - working with RGB files doesn't solve the Callier Effect problem.

 

[Arjay]

It's about 1/3 stop faster (there's arguably no ISO standard for chromogenic mono) and tames the highlights better (better curve shape).

So, you're saying XP2 has e better shoulder shape. But how about its toe, the roll-off in the deep shadow areas?

 

[visiondr]

Apparent grain is greatly affected by post processing. The more you massage an image by enhancing contrast and sharpening, the more pronounced grain appears. If you expose, develop and scan correctly, you'll have not unreasonable grain even with 400 speed films.