brian_keller Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Hello: I'd like to use my FrenL lights to do some 1930's style colour portraits so naturally I was thinking of buying some Tungsten Balanced film for this. My question is: Does this film properly correct for that yellow hue ... what are peoples experience with this type of film? Thanks for any advice. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans_beckert Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Negative film? Kodak makes one called Porta 100T. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/portra100t/portra100T.jhtml?id=0.1.18.14.11.14.22.11&lc=en Kodak also makes 3 different tungsten Ektachromes, in speed 40, 160, and 320. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguilabrava Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 You won't get the yellow hue because these "tungsten" films are balanced for tungsten lamps. For prints, I have tried Fujicolor NPL 160 and I highly recommend it, specially for portraits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deniz_merdan Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 I've been very satisfied with Kodak 320T. not really grainy for a 320 speed film either.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_witkop Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Just what color look from the 30's are you going for? The 30's were pretty much exclusivly black and white. Color photography in the 30's was using processes like autochrome, and there isn't a person alive who's acctaully done one (though the process is well understood and documented). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 E6, EPT160 is my favorite, EPJ360 is my second for people under even lighting. And NPL (medium format only for some dumb reason) for C41. But I'd cross process daylight E6... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_shanesy Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Try Ektachrome 64T. Balanced for 3200 K. Much less contrasty than either 160T or 320T, and is available in all sizes from 35mm to 8x10. In 4x5, it is available in Readyloads. I think it is the best film Kodak makes. With the demise of Pro 100T I don't feel that there is any good color negative film out there. Portra 100T is very contrasty, plugs highlights easily and its color balance is downright gruesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_taylor9 Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Brian, I agree with the first answer, if you are doing 1930's style portraits, do it in b&w. But if you are doing color and using tungsten lights, I have had great success with Kodak 100T. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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