Portra 160VC is my favorite color print film. It is vivid compared to
NC. In fact, I have to rate NC at 100 to get any "pop" out of it. i do
occasionally shoot NC for portraits, but I've used VC with good results
as well. VC is of course great for landscapes, flowers, and wildlife.
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> Hey guys...
>
> Does anyone else shoot this film? I love it. I've read the NC has better skin tones
>but I'm not sure...
>
> I noticed it does well with falsh photography. Just fast enough. I used it over
>Thanksgiving in my LX ;-)with the Pentax-A 28-135 f4 zoom (LX on AUTO, lens at f5.6 -
>f8), Vivitar 283 flash ("hotrodded" with the metal mount + PC socket and test button)
>mounted on Stroboframe.
>
> I found many of the pix were very, very sharp at 4 x 6. Color was beautiful, "vivid"
>may be too strong a word. Perhaps compared to the NC version, yes, but in general,
>probably not. But, that's just me.
>
> I've learned a local Photography class is tought using this film exclusively for its
>color film.
>
> How do y'all like it?
>
> Brendan MacRae
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