Re: [APML] Anyone used Kodak Portra films?

["Chris Cook" <ccook@cape.com>]

Yes, a total waste of time for AP.
The Portra films are beautiful for people/portrait photography but horrid
for AP.

Chris

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Chris Cook Photography
www.cookphoto.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Clegg" <andy@w4je.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 5:22 PM
Subject: [APML] Anyone used Kodak Portra films?


> Hi gang,
>
> I received a free pro-pack of medium format Kodak Portra negative films.
The
> pack contains one roll each of Portra VC ("vivid color"), 400 NC ("natural
> color"), 400 UC ("ultra color"), 800, and 400 BW (black and white). Has
> anyone used any of these films for astrophotography? Would I be wasting my
> time to shoot a piggyback M42 on each type to see if any of it is any
good?
> If I remember from my past terrestrial use of portrait-type films, they
tend
> to be lower contrast than other print films, but I have never used them
for
> astrophotography, so I don't know about red sensitivity, reciprocity, etc.
>
> Any advice or experience would be most appreciated!
>
> Clear skies,
> Andy
>
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