Yes, you read it, it is even cheaper than Reala in HK. Not anywhere else I must admit. Gotta buy truckloads when I go there next time.

Anyway, absolutely brilliant skin tones, caucasian or Asian. Especially brilliant in early morning or late afternoon yellowish sun. Handles overcast better than any I have seen including NPH. Flash is spot on too.

Not like Reala which you can leave for a week or so to finish the film. Requires refrigeration etc...

Small price to pay for some of the best portraits I have ever attained.

It is not cheap here in Australia. But if I want to please the person who will ultimately own the portrait, I will not hesitate to buy this film at all. I was totally blown away by side-by-side comparison between supra, reala and this portra VC. Skin tones jump out of the picture just as you remember the subject. It handles a variety of lights very well. Almost every lab can print it well. (I just wish to try the Portra paper for once, any suggestion in Oz?)

May use 400 for indoors, but this 160 handles outdoor fill-flash just as brilliantly.

I like shooting portraits, and as far as film choice in that regard, I will always pack this gem with me. Kodak and Fuji spend $$$ on R&D. Use this film as intended. Don't expect a Ferrari to cross country, and don't use Portra for anything else.

Customer Service

I asked where I could use Portra paper in Australia, but Kodak doesn't have a clue!!!

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160NC - VC gives you that option of squeezing out more from the background. NC more reserved for black and white i.e. wedding. Not for me...
NPH - costs too much
Reala - yes realistic, and not that portrait oriented I feel. I would use it more to tell a story, or the more creative kind of photojournalism aspect, if you know what I mean.

what i realy liked about this film is its white, produces verry nice whites.

charchter

seems to me that this film is like black and white and they threw in color, cause it produces very nice whites and blacks, you won't see any tint of a color on the whites, impressive! nice contrast too, sounds like a wedding film to me whit the brides white gown contrast to help brong out the details on the gown, and fairly nice skine tones, i don't know about the vivid color though.

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I am a huge fan of this film. Nice mix of good saturation with low contrast and very fine grain.

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My favorite print film I've tried. Shot a wedding and the results were great.

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Fuji NPS, Fuji NHG II, Fuji Sensia

Pretty sharp for the 160 speed. I use it most of the time in my 6x7 for slow-speed negative colour.

Not really. Saturated.

I guess I'd hae to call this my basic "load and use" film for my 6x7. I can't see why I'd use this instead of RG100 in my 35mm, though.

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160NC,

THIS A EXCELLANT FILM FOR SHOOTING WEDDINGS IN BRIGHT LIGHT.JUST LIKE THE BOX SAYS VIVID COLOR.MAKE GREAT ENLARGEMENTS. GREAT DETAIL.

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I SHOOT WEDDINGS AND THIS 160 AS WELL AS THE 400 SPEED IS PERFECT.THIS FILM GIVES GREAT DETAILS.

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KODAK ROYAL GOLD.A GOOD FILM ALSO.