Ilfosol 3 and how grain appears in scans

[Empyreus]

@Empyreus yes, excessive sharpening is definitely there. Also NLP tends to be harsh with B&W. It clips highlights which increases apparent grain in the lightmost parts of the image. Try adding -5 to -10 in the "white clip" field, and use "Lab - soft" preset with manual blacks/darks. This should give you the look very similar to mine.

How do you know if you should be adding values to the "white clip" or "black clip" fields? This is what I'm seeing now and I do feel like there is an improvement.

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