I was pleasantly surprised by Portra 800 NC this summer -- I used it to shoot a wedding ceremony where flash wasn't allowed under VERY dim tungsten lighting. I didn't have very high hopes for them turning out well, as the conditions were just awful, but since I was already using 160NC for everything else, I decided to take a chance on it. When the prints came back, they looked great -- color reproduction was warm, but not excessively so (thanks to people who printed it), but skin tones looked great, grain was tight and there was plenty of detail in her blinding white dress and his black tux. I was especially thrilled because this was a family wedding, and if you screw things up for family, you'll never hear the end of it.
> In a message dated 11/20/01 11:21:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > If I had access to the newer Supra/Portra 800 > > I suspect I would find one or both of them more to my liking, tho. > > Hey Bill! > > I shoot a ~lot~ of PORTRA 800 (NC). Of course the next suggestion is get it > from B&H. > > I've found PORTRA 800 to be the nearest thing to the old EKTAPRESS emulsions > KODAK makes. It does have that mediu contrast EKTAPRESS was famous for. > > Mafud - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
