Regarding scanning, I found that Neg film was better overall than chromes.
Greater latitude, more forgiving. And of all that I scanned, Portra 160 was the
best. But then again, all my favorite films are gone now, Portra 160, Plus-X,
Verichrome Pan...
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At 4/22/2020 12:02 AM, Ken wrote:
>I was just looking over some film scans. Without a doubt, Portra 160
>or 400 is the way to go. The colors are slightly better with 160 for
>flowers, but 400 has a smoothness that is uncanny. Portra 400 is what
>the the previous version of Portra 160NC used to be as far as grain is
>concerned. Kodak split the difference between VC and NC with the new
>formulations and made it fully adjustable for color.
>
>Use both. Portra 160 for the bright daylight stuff, and 400 for
>everything else. If you want to use just one film, pick either one,
>but I'm likely to say 400 because of how it interacts with the Nikon
>scanner.
>
>The Fuji 400H film has better capture of African Violets, but the
>grain structure is definitely not as nice as Portra.
I'm finding the discussion interesting. Sadly I'm somewhat a film novice.
What about scanning Reala? Since it was your "all time favorite".
I don't have near the experience that many people on the list have
with various films, . I tended to use the following:
Provia
Velvia
Reala
some Portra
not much else.
Still on my ToDo list is scan/rescan my old film, including a lot of Reala.
I have not tried scanning Reala lately, so out of the loop on proper
Vuescan setup. Using Nikon CoolScan LS-4000
Any more comments on Astia?
Scanless film novice- WayneS
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