What's the difference between 400 and 800 film?

The grain on Portra 400 and 800 are both extremely fine; however, due to the higher ISO, the fine grain on Portra 800 still looks different than the grain on Portra 400. In fact, Portra 800 has a high grain content and sets the stage for the main subject in your photo.

Is Portra 400 or 800 better?

Given that Portra 800 is so expensive, if you're equally a fan of both, I would opt for Portra 400 for the savings. That said, if you tend to shoot Portra 400 metered at 200, you might prefer having the extra stop of light shooting Portra 800 at 400.

What is 400 ISO film used for?

Medium Film Speed – ISO 400

Indoor photographs can be taken with significant lighting available through a window or doorway. Medium speed film is best used to photograph overcast outdoor images, indoor portraits with natural lighting, and when photographing a combination of indoor and outdoor images on the same roll.

What Portra 800 good for?

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 800 Film delivers well balanced color saturation, very fine grain, and best-in-class underexposure latitude. This film is ideal for long lenses and low light situations. For natural skin tone reproduction, and enhanced color in the most difficult lighting, PORTRA 800 is the film of choice.

What ISO should I use for 400 film?

If you plan to shoot indoors in low light conditions, film ISOs of 400, 800, or even 1600 are preferred. If you are shooting outside and you have lots of sunlight, try to use ISO 100 film, or even slower (you can find films with ISO 50 or 25).

Can 400 ISO film at night?

So for the best possible image quality when shooting at night, keep the ISO as low as you can. If you can get a fast-enough shutter speed at ISO 400, use that. Dial in the lowest possible ISO setting that will give you a fast-enough shutter speed to avoid camera shake.

Should I shoot Portra 400 at box speed?

Facts about Portra 400

Rated best at box speed for shadows (400), or 200 for mid-tones or highlights. Very fine grain. Has natural undertones of yellow and orange.

Is Portra 400 the best film?

Portra 400 is one of the most popular color negative films there is—and for good reason. It's easily one of the most versatile and forgiving films and on top of that, it produces beautiful results.

What does Portra 800 film look like?

Portra 800 is very similar to Portra 400 but with more noticeable grain and slightly more contrast. It has warm tones, very good exposure latitude, and while its grain is more noticeable it's still very pleasant looking.

Is 200 or 400 film better?

The ISO rating works such that 400 film is twice as sensitive as 200 film, and 200 film is twice as sensitive as 100 film. It just so happens that shutter speeds listed on cameras and aperture stops work this way as well.

What happens if you shoot 200 ISO film at 400 ISO?

Doubling or halving either shutter speed or ISO, equals 1 stop plus/minus. So ISO 200 film is 1 stop slower than ISO 400 film, and 800 ISO is 1 stop faster than 400 film. And 1/250th of a second shutter speed, is twice the light (1 stop more than) 1/500th of a second, and half as much light as ISO 125.

Is ISO 200 or 400 better?

ISO 400 is one stop brighter than ISO 200 and that means it would take half as much time to record the same amount of light at the sensor.

How do you rate a Portra 800?

Note in particular that Portra 800 is NOT a true low light film. We recommend rating Portra 800 between 200 and 400 ISO, depending on how you're metering. There are a lot of different ways to meter, so depending on how you're metering, you may get different results with different ISO settings.

What does ISO 200 film mean?

This is the lowest, darkest setting, also called the base ISO. The next full stop, ISO 200, is twice as bright, and ISO 400 is twice as bright than that. Thus, there are two stops between ISO 100 and 400, four stops between 100 and 1600, and so on.

How many shots are in a Portra 400?

Kodak Portra 400 35mm Film Single Roll 36 Exposures.

Do they still make 120 film?

120 film is still a very popular medium format film, especially with the recent popularity of the Holga. The 120 film format was originally introduced by Eastman Kodak for its Brownie No. 2 in 1901. The 620 roll film was the same size, but didn't have a spool and is discontinued.

Is Kodak Portra DX coded?

Kodak Portra 400 is an ISO 400, daylight-balanced colour negative film that's available in 35mm, 120, and large formats too. The 35mm cartridges are DX–coded with the number 115334.

Can I shoot Portra 400 at 800?

For example: if you shoot a roll of Portra 400 at ISO 800 (this would be pushing it +1 stop) you should set your meter for ISO 800, shoot normally, and then write +1 on the roll as soon as you take it out of the camera so the lab knows you want to push that roll of film +1 stop.

What is the dynamic range of Portra 400?

Negative films have a huge dynamic range particularly Portra 400 which has 17 stops of dynamic range and can be overexposed by 10 stops and still have detail in the highlights.

What ISO is best for night shots?

For most full-frame cameras, ISO 3200 or 6400 are great for night photography. For most crop-sensor cameras, ISO 1600-3200 are great if it's a relatively new camera, or ISO 1600 if it's a much older camera.

What ISO should I use at night film?

While the exact settings will change from picture to picture, the ideal settings for night photography is a high ISO (typically starting at 1600), an open aperture (such as f/2.8 or f/4) and the longest possible shutter speed as calculated with the 500 or 300 rule.

What ISO should I use with flash?

Use an ISO of 100 or 200 when taking photographs outside in sunny conditions. If the sky is overcast or it is evening time, then use an ISO within the range of 400 to 800. Night time or in cases of low light you might need to set your digital camera ISO to 1600.