Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas That is an interesting view of the Portra 160. Doing some portraiture last weekend I shot 15 rolls of 35mm 160NC (using M6 and 50mm/90mm Apo Asph) and 10 rolls of 120 400NC (using Hassy 503CW and 180mm f/4) and the results were stunning. The flesh tones were exact in their colour and contrast and the glow of the Leica and Zeiss glass was definitely there. Yes, I agree that the colour saturation is less (and I would use the VC Portra if colour saturation was an issue) but I believe that accurate rendition of skin tones is worth the sacrifice, especially when the commission is to produce portrait work. The clarity and fineness of detail was (IMHO) exceptional. Simon Douglas Cooper wrote: SNIP: > > I hate this Portra stuff. Washed-out skin tones (useful in some > circumstances, true); dull colors, favoring brown (which might please the > Kodachrome cult); not particularly sharp. When compared to the Fuji > equivalent, it's no contest