At 07:10 AM 2/9/2003 -0500, John you wrote:
Albert,
For traditional [formal] portraiture, Kodak Portra NC or Fuji NPS is the
failsafe stuff to use. Reala is really good stuff, but it's more general
purpose with higher saturation and slightly higher contrast.
As always, exactly what you choose to use depends on what you want for
results; it's a tradeoff. Go with the Reala *if* there is strong reason
for higher saturation and a little more contrast. Go with the pro
portrait films (e.g., Portra or NPS) if finer tonal gradation and accuracy
with the skin tones are more important than higher saturation and contrast.
I am starting to like Portra 160NC for general photography. It's like
Kodachrome in a print film. The grain at ASA 160 seems better than most
ASA 100 print films. Anyone else have this experience?
Joel W.
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