I don't really think Royal Gold 100 is like Portra; in my opinion, the Portra is more natural, while the RG is a bit more punchy. But so much can depend on the printing, for sure. You might try Fuji Reala 100. It's has very fine grain and rich colors -- if that's what you want.
I have completely abandoned Porta (and, really, all Kodak films) in favor of Fuji for color work. The grain structure is superior, the sharpness better, and the color rendition superb. Until recently, all portraits I shot were on Kodak Portra 160. On the suggestion of a friend, I tried Fuji Portrait NPS 160. When the 8x10s and 11x14s came back from the pro lab we use for such enlargements, my partner and I looked at the pictures and were amazed. The grain and tone was much more pleasing to our eyes than anything we had previously gotten from Portra 160. For other wedding shots, we use a mixture of NPS 160, NPH 400, NPZ 800 and Superia 200 and Superia 400. Yes, the Superias are "consumer" films. But the rich colors and very fine grain work well for reception shots and other situations where a little boost is needed in color. The NPS/NPH are more natural, and the NPZ is a fine high-speed film. == pete == - 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 .
