>>2560725I sometimes shoot color film, but don't develop those on my own - at 95cent per development I give them to a lab.
Try disabling the unsharpen mask if you don't want it to add grain. I usually use backlight compensation and color restoration.
Doesn't your scanner have a built-in lightsource?
Here's some scan of a color negative (some fuji 400 film) shot with yashica electro 35 GTN