At 21:54 12/31/01, Wayne Culberson wrote:
Has anyone else had this experience? As to skin tones, and all other colors,
they were both excellent.
I've used a fair amount of NC and a little VC. Never had any issue with
color accuracy using the NC. The VC was equally color accurate, although
slightly more saturated (emphasis on slightly). As with Ken Norton, Portra
160 NC is my first choice for portraiture, wedding and reception photography.
I use Ag-Schnozz lenses for that too (Mamiya Sekor "C" lenses on the
M645). Maybe that's why there's never been a problem!! ;-)
AG Schnozz wrote:
>
> Gold 200 for a professional wedding photographer?
>
> I'd say that a pro would have to have a VERY good
> reason to use that other than a true pro film designed
> for portraits or weddings. I can't think of a single
> reason why Gold 200 would justify the lower price.
> Especially with the excellent options we have in pro
> films today.
Especially when it's only $3.39 [USD] per roll from B&H in NYC . . . and no
sniveling about shipping cost is allowed! The active, full-time pro "burn
rate" is at least 10X that of a highly active non-pro with a "day
job." Pros who shoot portraits and weddings buy film in 20-roll bricks.
-- John
>
> I've seen very stupid things pros have done through
> the years (I've done more than my share), and frankly,
> using Gold 200 ranks up there as one of the more
> idiotic things. Granted, it is nice and color
> saturated, but saturated isn't always the best thing
> for weddings. You must have exposure latitude and
> good skin tones. To get the good skin tones with Gold
> 200, the latitude goes to pot--and so does the grain.
>
> In my opinion (based on personal experience and
> preference), Kodak's Portra films are absolutely the
> best all-around portrait and wedding films ever made.
> The consistancy, grain structure, tonalities and
> exposure forgiveness makes this film a rock solid
> choice. I used to shoot Fuji pro films until Portra
> came out. Never went back. You really can shoot it
> at the rated speed! However, Fuji's 800 speed film
> rules!
>
> AG-Schnozz
>
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