Kodak Professional Portra 800 Print Film
Kodak Professional Portra 800 Print Film
USER REVIEWS
[Apr 02, 2010]
shakenbake
Intermediate
Strength:
One F-stop faster than Portra 400
Weakness:
Grain and colour saturation is unacceptable. My film was developed by a very reputable processor with whom I have trusted my films for quite some time. I agree with Irakly Shanidze, this film is extremely grainy. I could see the grain in a 4 by 6 print, it was that bad. With all the technology that brought us B&W C41 films such as XP2, how come all this grain?
Customer Service N/A Similar Products Used: B&W, Ilford XP2 adjusted to 800 ISO ex[posure. |
[May 27, 2008]
quietlightphoto
Professional
Strength:
Fine grained, wonderful colors & flesh tones.
Weakness:
Customer Service
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[Sep 03, 2007]
quietlightphoto
Professional
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[Aug 31, 2007]
ajuk
Casual
Strength:
Good resolution, nice colours under difficult lighting. Still get better results with a compact camera loaded with this than a compact digi at 800, with a lot more tone and depth.
Weakness:
Not much difference between this and 800Z which is a much older emultion.
This review is for the new version of Portra 800 that Kodak naturally did nothing to let anybody know about
Customer Service N/A Similar Products Used: Fuji 800Z |
[Sep 16, 2000]
Irakly Shanidze
Expert
Strength:
Faithful flesh tones, reasonably sharp
Weakness:
Boy, it's grainy! I mean it is! This is a very grainy film. When I read a review in PP, I could not believe what I saw because 8x10 print from Kodak Portra 800 35mm negative is a nonsense. I had much more loving experience with Kodak Max Zoom 800. The grain could not be blamed on a lab I use because they neve let me down - neither before nor after. First time I thought that I fried the film because it was a very hot and very long day, but the second time - not a chance. Customer Service n/a Similar Products Used: Kodak Max Zoom 800, nothing else in this speed |
[Oct 02, 2000]
Richard Murrian
Intermediate
Strength:
Striking color, dead-on skin tones. Excellent for low-light Glamour/Nude work.
Weakness:
!PRICE! D***, these Porta films are ridiculously priced! These awful reviews of the Porta 400VC & 800 films are ridiculous. The previous poster complained about grain and made a comment about "after the 2nd time", yadda, yadda, yadda... Well, I have shot 25 rolls of this film, entirely used for low-light nudes and glamour work, and can tell you the grain is very good for such a fast film. Only evidence of grain is in the shadows... If you are having a problem with your result from these films, I'd suggest finding a new (go with a "Pro" level) processor- This film apparently prints on a different channel from the other Kodak color films, so find a lab that knows how to handle this film! The Porta films are THE BEST "people" films out there right now- Don't take my word for it! Read what almost EVERY pro photo mag has had to say about them! Only comoplaint is the price- My God, Porta 800 costs twice as much a Supra 800! The Porta gives better results for skin tones, but not TWICE as good... Cheapest I've found it for was $6.49/roll for Porta 800, and that was online. Customer Service ? Similar Products Used: Supra, Assorted Fuji/Agfa/Ilford |
[Oct 29, 2000]
David Ferrett
Intermediate
Strength:
Fast
Weakness:
none Great film. I have not had the problems stated in other reviews with grain. Infact, I'm very impressed with the apparent lack of grain! To be fair, I using 6x6 and 6x7 format. I also overexpose this product by 1/3 to 1/2 stop (a full stop when I have enough light). Before complaining about grain, try this. Similar Products Used: None |
[Dec 08, 2000]
Zippy Galoo
Expert
Strength:
Color, Saturation, Skin Tones, Latitude, NO GRAIN! (even ISO 800).
Weakness:
No apparent. This was the first time I have used PORTRA films. I had the film professionally processed at ISGO labs in Burbank, CA. I shot both PORTRA 400VC & PORTRA 800 (rated at manufacturers suggested speed). I exposed this film under tungsten lights, correcting color temp. with a 80A. I was amazed with the results. The skins tones were spot on! The color on both films was amazingly vibrant and saturated. No grain on either of the films. Wonderful experience with the film. Plan on using it more in the future. Similar Products Used: None |
[Jul 07, 2001]
Jason Lyman
Intermediate
Strength:
saturated, warm color balance. skin tones look great.
Weakness:
none i've seen quickly became my favorite indoor color print film for available light portraits. skin tones are warm and pleasant. the grain I can see (and I really have to look) is very pleasing to my eye. colors are nice without being too punchy. contrast is better for portraits than Supra 800, with better colors than either Fuji 800's I've tried. Customer Service n/a Similar Products Used: fuji superia 800 |