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 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 100UC wasn't the most popular of the Portra

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 Doesn't exist anymore. Or rather, Kodak isn't making

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 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: Any opinions on Kodak Portra 100UC? rg2

Re: Kodak Portra 100UC

2007-09-03 Thread Rebekah
: 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 100UC wasn't the most popular

Re: Kodak Portra 100UC

2007-09-03 Thread Toralf Lund
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? rg2 Doesn't exist anymore. Or rather, Kodak isn't making it anymore. Portra comes in 160 and 400, NC (natural color) or VC

Re: Kodak Portra 100UC

2007-09-03 Thread Adam Maas
] wrote: 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 100UC wasn't

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 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread Rob Brigham
: 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/

RE: Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread David Chang-Sang
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, - Dave http

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 tom
PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Kodak Portra 400 BW Its nice enough. Bit blueish if printed on colour paper, but printed on proper BW paper is fine. I prefer the Ilford stuff personally so have no need for it. -Original Message- From: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 March 2003

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 overly sharp, nice tonal

Re[2]: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
I have done a first cut at what an order would look like from BH. 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: 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: Re: Home developing - was: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-28 Thread David Brooks
We'll test your theory soon enough BillG 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

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 machined

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: 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.

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 BW in a few months and I

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 BW. 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 BW print. I know, Shel, I was

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 and

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

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 BW in a few months and I was wondering if any version of the stuff has better archival properties than another, and if the various

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

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

2002-05-27 Thread David Brooks
] 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 the fridge. Dave

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

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 is

RE: Home developing - was: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-27 Thread David Chang-Sang
] 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, and he's told me that he's re

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 BW, you can have absolute control

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 bw 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 bw. The next time was when I bought the Portra a

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 BW 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?

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 BW paper and get good results. I'm not inclined, however, to pay to have my pictures (such as they are) printed when I KNOW I'm not

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Robert Woerner
Hi, I've shot the Kodak 400 C-41 BW( the kind you buy at Target, WalMart, etc.) and had it printed on BW 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 BW paper. I may as well shoot HP5 or TriX Pan(and do) because it

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread CBWaters
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 chemicals, and start processing your own BW - the real stuff? You

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread CBWaters
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 chemicals, and start processing your own BW - the real stuff? You

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 BW films. Consider using a green

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

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 bw 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, one

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 BW( the kind you buy at Target, WalMart, etc.) and had it printed on BW paper. It looks great. Only problem is I lose the savings and convenience of C-41 due to the cost of having

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Geir Aalberg
At 08:25 5/26/2002 -0400, frank theriault wrote: I've only used C41 bw 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, BW+, Portra 400 BW). I've

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 bw film to Target (can't remember

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 BW 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 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 wonderful job with this film

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 bw film to Target (can't remember which brand) and they couldn't

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 BW films on colour paper. For 5 bucks a roll, they have to accept they are not getting custom colour balanced prints. Exactly! What do you people

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Bob Blakely
I am concerned that though the topic is specifically about Portra BW, all the chatter coming back appears to be mostly about other C41 BW 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 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 are

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 BW and do not have a channel for XP2. It is not inherently the nature of the film. Just like

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 BW - the real stuff? Only problem is, if you're getting minilab prints, and they're coming

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 corrections, and redos

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

Re: Kodak Portra?

2002-05-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I wasn't suggesting using a minilab for printing real BW. 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 BW print. Aaron Reynolds wrote: Only problem is, if you're getting minilab prints, and

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 g Negative sleeves - $5.00 Some of these

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 BW and have them print out on the proper paper.Some times the 'sepia' effect makes a better picture IMHO

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 wet sink in the room

Re: Kodak Portra 400 BW 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.G Wheatfield Willie The page and images are actually from

Re: Kodak Portra 400 BW 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

Kodak Portra 400 BW 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'

Re: Kodak Portra 400 BW 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 BW Images http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dkieltyka/Portra400BW.h tm Geeze Shel, that Leica lens

Re: Kodak Portra 400 BW 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 BW print film? By

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

2001-04-04 Thread Darren Tara Sutherland
, 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. They didn't mention if it would be a C41 film

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 bw films? I'll ask my rep what the difference is. -Aaron - This

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