Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]SNIP -- BTW, according to the tests I've done so far... - Royal Gold 100 is okay - Portra 160VC is better - Velvia 50 (shot at EI 40) is awesome, stunning and superlative (WOW!) /Mitch SNIP -- Mitch, I have shot Portra 160VC and Portra 400VC back to back in the same light/location and IMHO there are no distinct differences except the additional f/ stop + in the 400VC. The lens was an APO f/2.8 100mm and an R7 body. I cannot really see any loss in colour or any more grain in the 400VC prints. Earlier, at Woodlawn Plantation in Alexandria, Virginia, for the 16th Deutsche Marque Concours, I shot one roll of 36 -- Portra 160VC with the f/1.4 35mm ASPH and M6 in late afternoon. In that roll, I had one series of two friends under a canopy of trees that was outstanding, and another series of two pre-war BMWs on the open green that was exceptional for how true the exposures/prints exhibited the coachwork and paint of those early BMWs. For a more extended trial, I just picked up another brick of Portra 400VC -- 36 exposure rolls -- at Penn Camera @ $6.30/roll. FYI, I have not shot either Portra film in really low light. Best regards and may it be dark for your Noctilux! Bill Caldwell Northern Virginia <sneeker@erols.com>