Re: Help Me Pick A Color Film

On the other hand, I recently exposed several rolls of portra, using
reciprocity correction that would have badly over-exposed it if the claim of
no recirocity failure was true. they all came through well exposed but not
badly overexposed.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Miller <twmiller@mr.net>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Help Me Pick A Color Film

> I had good luck earlier this year using 4x5 Portra 160 NC and also 4x5
> Portra 100T using an 85B filter (after getting good advice from list
> members on the topic). A Kodak help-line technician (who is also a
> pinholer) told me that Portra daylight film (and I honestly can't
> remember if he said 160 or 400) can take a 10-second exposure without
> reciprocity failure. The tungsten film can go longer without
> reciprocity failure.
>
> E6 Tungsten film cross-processed to C41 produces brilliantly colored
> prints. The color is surprizingly true, although definitely leaning
> toward surrealistic.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Erickson" <erickson@ic.mankato.mn.us>
> To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Help Me Pick A Color Film
>
>
> > Does Portra come in 4x5. It has good reciprocity characteristics.
> Color
> > slide film, I'm told, is near impossible for pinhole because of
> narrow
> > exposure latitude.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jeff Dilcher <root@hiddenworld.net>
> > To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 12:49 PM
> > Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Help Me Pick A Color Film
> >
> >
> > > Can anyone suggest a good color negative film for me?
> > >
> > > I will be shooting 4x5 and processing c-41.
> > >
> > > Since it is pinhole we are dealing with, a film with low
> reciprocity
> > > failure and not to significant color shift when taking long
> exposures
> > > would be a plus. I am primarily shooting outdoors.
> > >
> > > I have been shooting black and white for a long time, and am
> > > not to up to speed on what color films are notable today...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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