robert_kotin2 Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Does anyone have experience and recommendations for this film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier_reichenbach Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 I have posted some comments about this film a few weeks ago. Try to search the database. In short, IMHO, it's an amazing film. Rich and vibrant colors, but natural. Grain is almost invisible for a 400. Just beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_mcdonough Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Hi Robert, It is the worst film I have ever used: not sharp, muddy colors and very flat. This opinion I am basing on the two rolls I recently shot. I'd be interested to hear what others think.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert goldstein Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Peter, Check your light meter, man. Your results do not in any way resemble mine. 400UC is extremely sharp and fine-grained with moderate contrast. Colors are very accurate and well saturated but do not block up. The only problem that I can find with this film is its cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 The image here: http://www.photo.net/bboard/big-image?bboard_upload_id=11724584 started out as Portra 400UC on a cloudy day - not especially flat or muddy to my eye. It is a professional studio/portrait film - I suspect trying to run it through the local minlab used to Max800 may not work very well - I'm not sure they'd have the printing 'channels' available to do it justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 I meant to add: if 400UC has a flaw, it's that it tends to overdo the reds a bit - it was hard getting detail to show in some of those red hats, they were so supersaturated. Oddly, skin tones (some of which are just variations on red) don't do too badly. Now I'm waiting for a Portra 50UC (fifty - not five hundred - a Velvia substitute) 8^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Andy, You could be using Agfa Ultra 100 for what you want. (Velvia substitute.) Example of mine.... http://www.photo.net/photo/1165971 I have tried 400 UC also. Its OK but I prefer Reala for natural colours and Agfa Ultra 100 for 'Zap'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier_reichenbach Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Velvia is a transparency film, right? What do you mean by Velvia substitutes in Ultra and Portra, both color negs? Is it just a figure of speech, or am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_smith34 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 This film is especially strong for twilight / night shots. I've used it in my Olympus mju P&S and in my Minolta Dynax 7. Dragging shutter on the P&S produced rich saturation on people with deep blue skies. Had some overexposure problems in very bright sun, but that might have been the meter on the Olympus. Pushed +1 EV in the Minolta for some indoor shots in an old monastery in Spain - colors strong but some grain - not quite like Tri-X in the push department. All-in-all - excellent film especially where saturation is desired in lower available light settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_adams Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 In response to the person who said they had muddy results... rate 400UC at 320. I found I had muddy greens when shooting portraits in full front sun; dark green plants in the background didn't get enough exposure even though flesh tones looked great. Since I've started rating the film at 320 I've gotten really good blacks and nice dense negatives. The flesh tones this film produces are marvelous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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