Kodak 1451855 Portra 800 Colour Negative Film

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This film is a bit of a splurge, but it’s the best colour film we have in production today at this speed. There’s simply no other like it. After shooting both Portra 400 and Portra 800, I will say that it is much easier to shoot with Portra 400 during the day time if there is a lot of light. If you shoot with Portra 800 and there is too much light, your photos may have the grain that you were looking for, but they are more than likely going to be overexposed. Let me show you exactly what I’m talking about in real life usage. Kodak Portra 800: White and Darker Skin Tones

If you have some precious digital photos which you’re looking to turn into Portra 400 film shots, look no further than these Portra 400 Lightroom Presets. Pushing Portra 400 one stop would give you 800 ISO, pushing it two stops would give you 1600 ISO, and three stops would give you 3200 ISO.This makes Portra 800 suitable for most light conditions, even the ones with tons of contrast. And by the same token, you can depend on this film to give you a usable image even if you or your equipment can’t make an accurate reading (i.e. if you’re using a toy camera with few to no exposure settings). I know that many of will love this Kodak Portra 800 film simulation recipe! It’s really nice, and has a good film-like aesthetic. Does it faithfully resemble real Portra 800? I think it does, but film can look different depending on how it’s shot, developed, scanned or printed, and this recipe won’t mimic every aspect of the film. Even so, I think this one will be quite popular, and many of you will use it regularly. It’s only compatible (as of this writing) with the Fujifilm X100V, X-Pro3, X-T4 and X-S10 cameras.

Just by looking at the photos above you can spot some early differences between Portra 400 and Portra 800. A lot of street photographers love shooting Kodak Portra 800 for this reason. With a higher film speed, it’s easier to shoot a smaller aperture (usually f/8), which is key to zone focusing. This look can be achieved with the right combination of films/exposure, post-processing, and scene selection: As I’ve mentioned above , Portra 800 is not a cheap film. Its price has risen steadily over the years (though not as suddenly as that of Kodak’s cheaper colour emulsions, such as ColorPlus).

If you need more speed from your Portra 800, it can be pushed a stop or even two. When I was testing Hasselblad XPan for my earlier review, this was exactly what I needed: more light sensitivity. The lenses that came with the camera don’t open any wider than 𝒇4, which in the dim Vancouver fall season means little to no opportunities to shoot without a tripod. An ISO 3200 film is a chance to shoot normally in dusky weather.