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Why is Kodak Portra 400 so popular?
Kodak Portra 400 image qualities The world’s finest grain at 400 speed in fact, if the box is to be believed. These image qualities made Portra a favourite among wedding photographers in the days before most of them went digital, and among new film shooters in the more recent resurgence of analogue photography.
Why is Kodak Portra 400 so expensive?
Their film processing is now slow (they wait for enough rolls to come in usually) and poor and their film prices are high. Their paper and chemicals are often expired. Portra 400 is $5/roll for 120 or $10/roll for 220 at B&H.
Is Portra 400 or 800 better?
Given that Portra 800 is so expensive, if you’re equally a fan of both, I would opt for Portra 400 for the savings. That said, if you tend to shoot Portra 400 metered at 200, you might prefer having the extra stop of light shooting Portra 800 at 400.
How many shots do you get with Portra 400?
Kodak Portra 400 Professional ISO 400, 35mm, 36 Exposures, Color Negative Film (5 Roll per Pack )
What should I rate my Portra 400?
Kodak Portra 400 Overview: Kodak Portra 400 is an extremely versatile professional film available in 35mm and 120. It loves light and handles highlights and detail retention extremely well. Rating at ISO 200 and metering for the shadows or midtones will give beautiful, warm colors and natural skin tones.
How many shots do you get on Portra 400?
How many photos does a Kodak Portra 400 hold?
36 Exposures
Kodak Professional Portra 400 Color Negative Film (35mm Roll Film, 36 Exposures)
What is the difference between Portra 400 and 160?
The Portra film lines are known for their their natural warmth (Portra 160 has red and brown undertones while Portra 400 has undertones of orange and yellow). This means that colors will be rendered differently than other films such as the well-known Fuji 400H.
What is the difference between Portra 160 and 400?
Portra 400 is noticeably warmer and has a little more saturation, without adding contrast. 160 is close to neutral – may be even a hair to the cool side (but that’s likely human perception of colour talking).
Should you push or pull Portra 400?
Portra 400 +1 Portra 400 pushed 1 stop will add some contrast, some slight color shifts, and if you meter correctly the grain shouldn’t be that much more noticeable than when shot at box speed. [Pull -1] Pulling color negative film will mute the colors, take away contrast, and increase shadow detail.