Re: Kodak Portra 100UC

2007-09-03 Thread Adam Maas
, popular or not. > > - T >> rg2 >> >> On 9/3/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Rebekah wrote: >>> >>>> Any opinions on Kodak Portra 100UC? >>>> > >>>> rg2 >>&

Re: Kodak Portra 100UC

2007-09-03 Thread Toralf Lund
nted on the box, I'd expect it to be rather good, popular or not. - T > rg2 > > On 9/3/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Rebekah wrote: >> >>> Any opinions on Kodak Portra 100UC? >>> >>> >>>

Re: Kodak Portra 100UC

2007-09-03 Thread Rebekah
; > > rg2 > > > > On 9/3/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Rebekah wrote: > >> > >>> Any opinions on Kodak Portra 100UC? > >>> > >>> > >>> rg2 > >>> > >>> > >&g

Re: Kodak Portra 100UC

2007-09-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Probably expired as well then... Rebekah wrote: > I saw some Ebay, and I didn't know what it was, so I was just curious > if it was any good. :o) thanks mucho > > rg2 > > On 9/3/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Rebekah wrote: >>

Re: Kodak Portra 100UC

2007-09-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Film is dead... Rebekah wrote: > Any opinions on Kodak Portra 100UC? > > > rg2 > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Kodak Portra 100UC

2007-09-03 Thread Rebekah
I saw some Ebay, and I didn't know what it was, so I was just curious if it was any good. :o) thanks mucho rg2 On 9/3/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rebekah wrote: > > Any opinions on Kodak Portra 100UC? > > > > > > rg2 > > > &

Re: Kodak Portra 100UC

2007-09-03 Thread Scott Loveless
Rebekah wrote: > Any opinions on Kodak Portra 100UC? > > > rg2 > > > Doesn't exist anymore. Or rather, Kodak isn't making it anymore. Portra comes in 160 and 400, NC (natural color) or VC (vivid color). There's also a Portra 800 for low light. Portra 1

Kodak Portra 100UC

2007-09-03 Thread Rebekah
Any opinions on Kodak Portra 100UC? rg2 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "David Mann" Subject: Kodak Portra 400 BW > Hi all, > > This film is now in stock at my local camera shop. Has anyone out there > tried it? Nice film. Prints well on RA-4 paper and scans nicely. Fine grain (VERY FINE GRAIN), but not ov

RE: Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread tom
05, 2003 4:33 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Kodak Portra 400 BW > > > Its nice enough. Bit blueish if printed on colour paper, > but printed > on proper B&W paper is fine. I prefer the Ilford stuff > personally so > have no need for it. > > > ---

Re: Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I read some nice things about it at photo.net. Do a search. Excellent tonality.

RE: Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread David Chang-Sang
it, it's nice. Cheers, Dave -Original Message- From: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 4:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Kodak Portra 400 BW Hi all, This film is now in stock at my local camera shop. Has anyone out there tried it? Cheers,

RE: Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread Rob Brigham
ECTED] > Subject: Kodak Portra 400 BW > > > Hi all, > > This film is now in stock at my local camera shop. Has > anyone out there > tried it? > > Cheers, > > - Dave > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread David Mann
Hi all, This film is now in stock at my local camera shop. Has anyone out there tried it? Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: Kodak Portra and T400CN (WAS: Kodak Portra)

2002-05-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Kodak Portra and T400CN (WAS: Kodak Portra) > Perhaps this has been asked and answered before, and if it has, I wasn't > paying attention. There may be some need or preference for me to shoot > some chromogenic B&

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at 04:20 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I'd suggest Agfa's Rodinal with those films. I also would suggest Rodinal, or Ilford Perceptol (if you don't mind a powder). I'm a fan of Perceptol with old school (as in, non-T grain) stuff like APX, Plus-X, FP4 and the like. I

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 27, 2002, at 05:48 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Really, the only > thing stopping me from doing this darkroom thing is intertia, and fear > that I'll > screw up some otherwise nice shots (they're so few and far between, I > can't afford > to lose any!) by doing something wrong.

Re: Push processing C41. was:Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-28 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 27, 2002, at 05:26 PM, William Robb wrote: > It is possible to push in some of the minilab film processors by > turning off the drive when the film is entirely into the > developer. The FP350 won't hold an entire 36 exposure roll on > the developer rack though. The Noritsu machine

Re: Re: Home developing - was: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-28 Thread David Brooks
We'll test your theory soon enough Bill Dave Begin Original Message "Bill D. Casselberry" wrote: >  Yup - If I can do, so can you  ;^)   anyway - it's easy > > Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/ http://brooks1952.tripod.com/myhorses Sign up t

Re: Push processing C41. was:Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-28 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
WR> Kodak gives a developing time of 3:15 for standard C-41, 3:45 WR> for a 1 stop push, and 4:15 for a two stop push, at the standard WR> temperature of 38ºC. WR> And it still doesn't work. The pro labs here do "pushing" c41 in the eveneing, if i understand it, by turning up the temp of the bath

Re[2]: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
I have done a first cut at what an order would look like from B&H. The biggest problem for me is that I really don't have a clue what would be good chemicals to start with - which developer, which stop, which fixer? I figured that I would start out just shooting Agfapan 100 & 400 while I get more

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-27 Thread frank theriault
I agree with everything you say, Shel, except the last paragraph. I've only used c41 b&w twice. The first time, I bought Ilford because I was out on a walk, ran out of film, and the minilab that I went into (first and last time) only had c41 b&w. The next time was when I bought the Portra a c

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Frank, You can't screw up a nice shot. If you've got the negative, then you can always make another print, or, if you feel particularly insecure, the neg can always be taken to a good printer for a final, exhibition quality print. And, by processing your own B&W, you can have absolute control o

RE: Home developing - was: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-27 Thread David Chang-Sang
5 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Home developing - was: Kodak Portra? Hi, Bill, Well, you see, that's one of the other things that gives me inertia (causes me to be inert? whatever...). The guy who runs the lab I use, Bob, does good work. Several times I've gone in to pick up stuff, a

Re: Home developing - was: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-27 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Dave, APO, at 41 Britain Street (Richmond and Sherbourne area). 416-368-3840, if you want to call first. $6.50 to develop 35mm or 120. $8 for a contact sheet (with processing). 65 cents each for 4x6 proofs (with processing). regards, frank David Chang-Sang wrote: > Frank, > > What lab

Re: Kodak Portra and T400CN (WAS: Kodak Portra)

2002-05-27 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I haven't had any trouble getting more stock of T400CN. If the channel starts drying up, I'll sound the alarm, but for now I wouldn't panic about it. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget t

Re: Kodak Portra and T400CN (WAS: Kodak Portra)

2002-05-27 Thread David Brooks
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re[2]: Kodak Portra? My local film supplier cannot get the 400CN nor Royal Gold 1000 any more.He can only get the Select +.May be because he's a small store,but some other labs still have 400CN in th

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-27 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, May 27, 2002, at 11:07 AM, tom wrote: > Unfortunately my lab has slightly elderly machines and they don't even > have the option of pushing...supposedly they're getting a frontier > this year. Frontier won't let 'em push. As far as I know, no automated mini-lab style machines can p

Re: Kodak Portra and T400CN (WAS: Kodak Portra)

2002-05-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Perhaps this has been asked and answered before, and if it has, I wasn't paying attention. There may be some need or preference for me to shoot some chromogenic B&W in a few months and I was wondering if any version of the stuff has better archival properties than another, and if the various emuls

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-27 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
BigDay Tom wrote: > On a side note, the allure of chromogenic has caught me > ...I shot my first roll at a wedding yesterday The discontinued (but still in the pipeline) TMaxCN is (IMHO) a marvelous "people film". The tonality is very smooth and grain effect non-exist

RE: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-27 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If yer talking C-41, push processing doesn't do anything usefull > anyway. I was talking to my lab guy the other day about this too. He thinks the average c-41 emulsion can get a 1/2 stop. After that you just start getting color crossover

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-27 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, May 26, 2002, at 01:04 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I wasn't suggesting using a minilab for printing real B&W. If you can't > print the negs yourself, then find a real lab that can do the printing > for you. I'd never suggest a minilab for making a decent B&W print. I know, Shel, I

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Kodak Portra? > Heck, when I had a little place back in 1972, I couldn't even use the > bathroom, but I figured out a way to use an Omega D2V-XL in my kitchen, > which I could make light tight, and I built a small w

Re: Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread David Brooks
Frank Cory et all.I have used some 400CN andthe replacement the Black and White Select + and have it printed on colour paper as 'proofs'then pick the ones i think would look good in B&W and have them print out on the proper paper.Some times the 'sepia' effect makes a better picture IMHO Dav

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Developing tank and reel(s) - $25.00 Developer - $3.00 Stop - $5.00? Fix - $5.00 Photoflo or LFN (Wetting Agent) - $5.00 Clips to hang film to dry - free to $10.00 Dark room for loading film - Free A pair of scissors - I'm sure you've got a pair somewhere Negative sleeves - $5.00 Some of these i

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I wasn't suggesting using a minilab for printing real B&W. If you can't print the negs yourself, then find a real lab that can do the printing for you. I'd never suggest a minilab for making a decent B&W print. Aaron Reynolds wrote: > Only problem is, if you're getting minilab prints, and they

Re[2]: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Shel, Is there a list somewhere of what would be minimal to process your own black and white? Something like a shopping list of supplies? Bruce Sunday, May 26, 2002, 3:49:38 AM, you wrote: SB> Hi Cory, Frank ... SB> Why don't you guys just spent $25.00 or so and buy a developing tank and

Lab printing time. Was: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: tom < Subject: RE: Kodak Portra? > > Just out of curiousity, how long does it take you to print a roll of > 36 4x6's? Dry to dry, with no redos, we can get a roll through the lab in just under 20 minutes. If the roll requires more colour

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, May 26, 2002, at 06:49 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Why don't you guys just spent $25.00 or so and buy a developing tank and > a reel or two, get some chemicals, and start processing your own B&W - > the real stuff? Only problem is, if you're getting minilab prints, and they're coming

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, May 26, 2002, at 11:17 AM, David Chang-Sang wrote: > It does not have > the strange blue/purple cast that Ilford XP2 has. This is because those particular labs do have a channel for Portra B&W and do not have a channel for XP2. It is not inherently the nature of the film. Just li

RE: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of William Robb > > What I have found is, the less they pay, the higher their > expectaions seem to be. I don't understand it myself. Well, > actually, I do understand it, but my thoughts on the subject ar

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Bob Blakely
I am concerned that though the topic is specifically about Portra B&W, all the chatter coming back appears to be mostly about other C41 B&W films and the color casts experienced with them. This is not the same film. I've used the other films, "Kodak Black and White +400 Film" for example, and seen

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: tom Subject: RE: Kodak Portra? > > > > It is really dificult to get perfectly neutral results with the > > pseudo B&W films on colour paper. For 5 bucks a roll, they have > > to accept they are not getting custom colour balanced

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Amita Guha Subject: RE: Kodak Portra? > > Does this stuff look any better when printed at minilabs > > than the films more > > easily available (like at Target & Wal-Mart)? > > I recently took some C-41 b&w film to Target (c

RE: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread David Chang-Sang
Hey Hey.. One of my FAVOURITE films to use !! :) (or "favorite" for you American folk - Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!) Here's my experience with Kodak Portra BW: I've only had it processed at camera stores. In the Toronto area, Downtown Camera and Japan Camera do a wonderfu

RE: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of William Robb > > > It is really dificult to get perfectly neutral results with the > pseudo B&W films on colour paper. For 5 bucks a roll, they have > to accept they are not getting custom colour bala

RE: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Amita Guha > > > > Does this stuff look any better when printed at minilabs > > than the films more > > easily available (like at Target & Wal-Mart)? > > I recently took some C-41 b&w film to Target (ca

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Geir Aalberg
At 08:25 5/26/2002 -0400, frank theriault wrote: >I've only used C41 b&w once (it was Ilford, I can't remember the exact >type), and I hated the blue/purple cast from the minilab. Said I'd never >use the crap again. Must be XP2, all the others are from Kodak (T400 CN, B&W+, Portra 400 B&W). I

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Robert Woerner Subject: Re: Kodak Portra? > Hi, > > I've shot the Kodak 400 C-41 B&W( the kind you buy at Target, WalMart, etc.) > and had it printed on B&W paper. It looks great. Only problem is I lose the > "savings"

RE: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Amita Guha
> Does this stuff look any better when printed at minilabs > than the films more > easily available (like at Target & Wal-Mart)? I recently took some C-41 b&w film to Target (can't remember which brand) and they couldn't get the tone right. They kept trying and I ended up with one sepia toned, on

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sure there is ... you'll get to learn a new skill, have greater control over your work and the quality of your work, save a little time as compared to running to the lab, and, once you've got the negatives done, and have learned to read them, you can then have specific negatives printed at a bette

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Bob Blakely
Prints from Save On Drugs (one 5 pack) appear identical in quality to those I get from Pro Photo Connection (four 5 packs). Black & White with no discernable color cast, YMMV. Color sensitivity seems very flat across the spectrum, much flatter than most regular B&W films. Consider using a green fi

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread CBWaters
rom: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 6:49 AM Subject: Re: Kodak Portra? > Hi Cory, Frank ... > > Why don't you guys just spent $25.00 or so and buy a developing tank and > a reel or two, get some chemical

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread CBWaters
rom: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 6:49 AM Subject: Re: Kodak Portra? > Hi Cory, Frank ... > > Why don't you guys just spent $25.00 or so and buy a developing tank and > a reel or two, get some chemical

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Robert Woerner
Hi, I've shot the Kodak 400 C-41 B&W( the kind you buy at Target, WalMart, etc.) and had it printed on B&W paper. It looks great. Only problem is I lose the "savings" and "convenience" of C-41 due to the cost of having it printed on B&W paper. I may as well shoot HP5 or TriX Pan(and do) becaus

RE: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of CBWaters > > > I've been told you can have the C41 stuff re-printed on B&W > paper and get > good results. I'm not inclined, however, to pay to have my > pictures (such > as they are) printed when I KN

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Chris Brogden
On Sun, 26 May 2002, frank theriault wrote: > I'm wondering if the cast is inevitable from minilabs, but if you get > it printed on B&W paper maybe it works? Anyone else out there know It's possible for minilabs to print the chromogenic stuff on colour paper so that it looks very close to black

Re: Kodak Portra 400 B&W Images

2001-04-21 Thread Creature's Comfort
Hi Bill ... As has been noted, the photos aren't mine. I just thought some list members might have been interested in seeing the results that could be obtained by the new film. That said, I'm not interested in selling my Leica lenses. I now have three and they all produce some nice looking pho

Re: Kodak Portra 400 B&W Images

2001-04-21 Thread Creature's Comfort
I just want to be clear that the photos made with the new film are not mine. I just posted the URL so those interested could see some results the film can produce. -- Sheldon Belinkoff CREATURE'S COMFORT mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscrib

Re: Kodak Portra 400 B&W Images

2001-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Apr 2001, at 21:34, William Robb wrote: > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dkieltyka/Portra400BW.h > tm > > Geeze Shel, that Leica lens looks pretty darned good in internet > applications. I hope you aren't planning to sell it. > Wheatfield Willie The page and images are actually

Re: Kodak Portra 400 B&W Images

2001-04-20 Thread Eduardo Carone Costa Júnior
Thanks, I was really anxious to see some comments about this film. I'll give it a try as soon as it becomes available to the poor side of the world. Perhaps it's a bit earlier or inappropriate to ask you such question, but would you consider it capable of substituting a true B&W print film? By t

Re: Kodak Portra 400 B&W Images

2001-04-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Creature's Comfort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: April 20, 2001 7:55 PM Subject: Kodak Portra 400 B&W Images > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dkieltyka/Portra400BW.h

Kodak Portra 400 B&W Images

2001-04-20 Thread Creature's Comfort
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dkieltyka/Portra400BW.htm -- Sheldon Belinkoff CREATURE'S COMFORT mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Ga

Re: OT: anybody seen the new kodak Portra B & W Film?

2001-04-04 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Sid Barras wrote: > Anyone heard any follow ups, or seen the product for sale? It just showed up on the Kodak Summer Wedding Film Sale promo sheet...it's a C-41 film, other than that, no details. How can Kodak have THREE C-41 b&w films? I'll ask my rep what the difference is. -Aaron - Thi

Re: anybody seen the new kodak Portra B & W Film?

2001-04-03 Thread Darren & Tara Sutherland
gt; Date: April 3, 2001 8:05 PM Subject: OT: anybody seen the new kodak Portra B & W Film? >Hi, >A couple of issues ago, there was a brief mention in Pop photography (or >it could have been Peterson's) that said Kodak was about to release a >Portra film in black and white. Th

OT: anybody seen the new kodak Portra B & W Film?

2001-04-03 Thread Sid Barras
Hi, A couple of issues ago, there was a brief mention in Pop photography (or it could have been Peterson's) that said Kodak was about to release a Portra film in black and white. They didn't mention if it would be a C41 film, though I suspect in might. Anyone heard any follow ups, or seen the pro