PORTRA 400 35MM SKIN
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Then I remember colour film looks nicer (I think) overexposed and often with the brightest part of the image being behind the face (backlit).

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Today I have taken the plunge and will see how I find 135 Portra 400 in my Leicas.įor 35mm colour film photograhy I can use my Leica M3 or Leica M2 cameras with a fast lens to shoot wide open at say f1.4, with a slow shutter if needed of 1/8 handheld for static subjects and have ISO 400 film. I have used a lot of 120 Portra 400 but never for 35mm. A happy medium for both price and grain is Kodak Portra 400. For medium format the film nagatives are larger so grain is less apparent hence 120 Portra 800 is good.

I have not tried 35mm Kodak Portra 800 but I think it would be too grainy for my taste and is also expensive. 120 Kodak Portra 800 is an excellent choice for medium format but is expensive. For the colour film selection I find Portra 160 is too slow and I need faster colour film. Due to lack of available light I have to use my fastest sharp lenses (Leica Summilux ASPH 50mm f1.4 and Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f1.2 ASPH ii) wide open and often with a slow shutter, 1/8-1/60 perhaps. For much of the year and especially the darker autumn and winter months we don’t have enough light for my taste. In a real world colour film photography is not like that here in the UK. In an ideal world I would use a lot of super fine grain Kodak Ektar, both 120 and 35mm and also Portra 160 for when shooting people in direct sunlight. On top of that there would still be light to spare so I could pretty much any standard lens with an aperture of perhaps f4 (like my Leica Elmar 135mm f4) and still be able to retain a fast shutter speed. Probably! By that I mean there is so much light I can use fine grain colour films like Kodak Portra 160 or even Kodak Ektar 100. So in an ideal world I would live in Califoria and life would be good.

PORTRA 400 35MM SKIN

That and the fact that colour film often looks better slighty over exposed, for portrait and wedding photography especially giving flattering natural skin tones. Sunny weather is perfect for colour film use as unlike digital, the film retains the highlight detail.

PORTRA 400 35MM FULL

Many of the current ‘great’ colour film photographers seem to be based in Calforia and make full use of the amazing light they seem to have. The new film incorporates a number of technological advances from the Kodak Vision line of motion pictures films.With our often grey and overcast typical great British weather the light levels in the UK are not that of say sunny Califoria. The Film Photography Podcast guys Michael Raso & Mat Marrash review the two new Kodak Portra films - Kodak Portra 160 and Kodak Portra 400. In that same tradition, the new PORTRA 400 Film is the ideal choice for portrait and fashion photography, as well as for nature, travel and outdoor photography, where the action is fast or the lighting can’t be controlled. Michael Andrew Keerdo-Dawson shot this portrait on Portra 400 in his Canon AE-1 Program camera.įor years, professional photographers have preferred KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA Films because of their consistently smooth, natural reproduction of the full range of skin tones.

PORTRA 400 35MM PLUS

At true ISO 400 speed, this film delivers spectacular skin tones plus exceptional color saturation over a wide range of lighting conditions. Kodak PORTRA 400 is the world’s best selling and finest grain high-speed color negative film. Ordering more than the limit will result in the cancellation of your entire order. SUPPLY LIMITED - Limit of 2 rolls per person / household per month. Kodak Portra 400 - 1 Roll - 36 exposures - Process: C-41

Portra 400 35mm