Update: Spoke with Tiffen… Domke Bags are still made in the USA but the inserts are now made in China.
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Author: EveNSteve
Thoughts On Testing And A Quick Lens Review
Click on the audio play button to listen to this 10 minute audio on real world testing and a quick review of Voigtlander Ultron 40mm F2.0 SL-II Lens vs Nikon’s 45mm F2.8P lens… real world!!
Another Kodak Portra 400 Review
This review was passed on to me this morning and thought it would be of value to readers here on FR… his tests confirm what my posts here on FR did but he also tested the new Kodak Portra 400 at 6400 and 12,000 with very usable results… check it out:
Links to articles on the New Kodak Portra 400 here on FR:
New Kodak Porta 400 Review Part 1
Kodak New Portra 400 Review Part 2: Skin Tones
Kodak New Portra 400 Review Part 3: Usable EI Range
Kodak New Portra 400 Review Part 3a: 3200!
New Kodak Portra 400 Review Part 4: Conclusion.
I have also heard that pushing the film in development for the 6400 is also quite amazing but of course requires special processing which is not available at my film processing lab… CVS or Rite Aid!
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
Something for the Holidays
The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography, Fourth Edition is a must-have for every serious photographer… period. An earlier edition was a constant resource for me while at RIT and now this newer edition is my Xmas gift to myself this year… it is expensive but well worth it. It is quite thick and full of very useful content on just about every photographic topic imaginable from film to digital and beyond… and if the heat bills get too high this winter I can burn it to stay warm… or my wife could throw it at me to knock some sense into me or perhaps I could learn something about this wonderful medium we all love… either way it will be my constant companion for the dark winter months here in VT. Be sure to add this gem to your holiday wish-list today!
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
New Kodak Portra 400 Review Part 4: Conclusion.
Click on the audio play button to listen to my final thoughts on this new film offering by Kodak.
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
The Polls Are Now Closed!
The results are in and the polls are now closed so stay tuned for my part 4 conclusion on the New Kodak Portra 400 film…
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
Kodak New Portra 400 Review Part 3a: 3200!
The last vote… each of these 400 speed films at 3200! The only light in the room is the 40 watt compact florescent in the lamp behind Eve… talk about crappy light!
All negatives were scanned on an Imacon Scanner as a 3F linear file with no sharpening… essentially a RAW scan.
All images were processed exactly the same in Photoshop. All images were captured with my Nikon FM3a and a 50mm f1.2 AI lens… in this case at F 1.2… bit slow on the shutter speed… hand held. Both files were made so the film edge would read black.
Tell every photographer you know to vote on this as the results will be very informative for our Figital community and will be covered in my fourth and final post on this review on Novemember 23, 2010… vote now!!
Vote Now!!!!
Kodak New Portra 400 Review Part 3: Usable EI Range
How low can you go!
As promised here are example images of the new Kodak Portra 400 film with a bit of a twist… you get to vote… again! There are two different films shown, both films are a 400 speed color negative material… one of them is the new Kodak Portra 400. Which do you like? These scans represent the outer edge for a 400 speed film… EI 25 and 50 as well as 1600! In the last post here on FR you are voting on EI 100 and box speed 400- if you have not voted in that post yet please do now:
https://figitalrevolution.com/2010/11/17/kodak-new-portra-400-review-part-2-skin-tones/
I will use the information gathered from both of these posts and your votes along with additional testing I am running for my final thoughts in Part 4 which will be next week.
All negatives were scanned on an Imacon Scanner as a 3F linear file with no sharpening… essentially a RAW scan.
All images were processed exactly the same in Photoshop. All images were captured with my Nikon FM3a and a 50mm f1.2 AI lens.
Tell every photographer you know to vote on this as the results will be very informative for our Figital community and will be covered in my fourth and final post on this review on Novemember 23, 2010… vote now!!
Be sure to Vote now!!!!
Kodak New Portra 400 Review Part 2: Skin Tones
As promised here are example images of the new Kodak Portra 400 film with a bit of a twist… you get to vote! There are two different films shown, both films are a 400 speed color negative material… one of them is the new Kodak Portra 400. Which do you like? Both films have two examples images provided- one at box speed and one using a popular 2 stop overexposure. I have also provided a crop detail of each image at both the 100 and 400 speed settings.
All negatives were scanned on an Imacon Scanner as a 3F linear file with no sharpening… essentially a RAW scan.
All images were processed exactly the same in Photoshop. All images were captured with my Nikon FM3a and a 50mm f1.2 AI lens.
Tell every photographer you know to vote on this as the results will be very informative for our Figital community and will be covered in my fourth and final post on this review on Novemember 23, 2010… vote now!!
New Kodak Porta 400 Review Part 1
As promised my review of the NEW Kodak Portra 400 speed film. Click on the audio button to listen to Part 1.
Technical Info on sample images below:
- New Kodak Portra 400, 35mm.
- Scanned on an Imacon Scanner, no sharpening applied
- Photoshop adjustments basic to include levels and spotting.
Also here is a recent artwork of mine made using the Kodak Porta 400 and the Overlapping Frame Panoramic Technique I outlined here some time ago… but now with a tweak!… Print size up to 32″ x 90″!
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
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