Kodak 400VC, 160VC, 160NC, 400NC, 800 User Manual

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KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 160NC, 160VC, 400NC, 400VC, 400UC, and 800 Films

May 2003 • E-190

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA Films offer photographers both variety and consistency. You have your choice of speed, color saturation, and format for virtually any shooting situation. PORTRA Films deliver beautifully matched final prints across speeds and formats: 35 mm, 120, 220, and sheet formats; NC (natural color), VC (vivid color), and UC (ultra color); 100T, 160, 400 and 800 speeds. The PORTRA Film family yields consistently rich and detailed negatives with a neutrally balanced tone scale from shadows to highlights. An emulsion overcoat and scanner friendly design make PORTRA Films the perfect choice for photographers and labs who scan negatives.

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 160NC Film

features natural colors and medium speed. Use 160NC Film for smooth, natural flesh tones in controlled lighting situations.

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 160VC Film

features vivid colors and medium speed. Use 160VC Film for rich, enhanced colors in controlled lighting situations.

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 400NC Film

features natural colors and high speed. Use 400NC Film for smooth, natural flesh tones in low light or on-camera flash situations.

Try This KODAK

PROFESSIONAL Film

Daylight Balanced

PORTRA 160NC

PORTRA 160VC

PORTRA 400NC

PORTRA 400VC

PORTRA 400UC

PORTRA 800

Tungsten balanced

PORTRA 100T

For more information about this PORTRA Film, see KODAK Publication

No. E-2468.

• Smooth, natural flesh tones

• Controlled lighting situations

• Vivid colors

• Controlled lighting situations

• Smooth, natural flesh tones

• Location photography

• On-camera flash

• Vivid colors

• Location photography

• On-camera flash

• Very vivid colors

• Location photography

• On-camera flash

• Smooth, natural flesh tones

• Low-light photography

• Action photography

• Location photography

• Tungsten-balanced lights

• Controlled lighting situations

For

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 400VC Film

features vivid colors and high speed. Use 400VC Film for enhanced colors in low light or on-camera flash situations.

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 400UC Film

features very vivid ("ultra") colors and high speed. Use 400UC Film for the highest color saturation in low light or on-camera flash situations.

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 800 Film

features the highest film speed with neutral flesh-tone reproduction, tight grain, and medium color saturation. Use PORTRA 800 Film when using long lenses, shooting action, or shooting in low light.

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 100T Film

delivers color accuracy under tungsten illumination (3200K) and allows long exposure times with minimum effect on color balance and contrast.

©Eastman Kodak Company, 2003

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA Films offer the

following features.

FEATURES BENEFITS

• Single Channel Printing technology

• True-to-speed shooting at 160, 400, and 800

• Wider exposure latitude

• High-Efficiency T-GRAIN Emulsions

• Excellent scanning performance

• Outstanding performance in mixed daylight and fluorescent lighting

• Excellent flesh tones • Kodak’s legendary reproduction of

• Exacting color

reproduction

• Beautifully matched prints across speeds and formats

• Convenient analyzing and printing for the lab

• Uses the same scanner setup for all PORTRA Films

• Shoot at box speed in all lighting conditions

• No second-guessing film exposure

• Better highlight and shadow detail

• Forgiveness for up to two stops for

underexposure or overexposure

• Captures the fine details of your subject

• High-quality prints from digital output systems

• Shoot under mixed lighting situations and still get neutral prints

the world’s flesh tones

• No surprises with hard-to-reproduce colors

Suggested applications for KODAK PROFESSIONAL

PORTRA Films are given below.

Application

Advertising/ Illustration

Architecture ✔✔✔✔✔

Corporate/ Industrial

Fashion/ Glamour

Museum/Art/ Copy

Por trait ure— Low Light

Por trait ure— Daylight and Electronic Flash

Wedding— Low Light

Wedding— Daylight and Electronic Flash

Digital Film Recorders

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA Film

160NC 160VC 400NC 400VC 400UC 800

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SIZES AVAILABLE

Availability may differ from country to country. See your dealer who supplies KODAK PROFESSIONAL Products.

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 160NC Film

Size/Format Code Base

135 160NC

120 160NC

220 160NC

Long Rolls 160NC

Sheets

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 160VC Film

Size/Format Code Base

135 160VC

120 160VC

220 160VC

Long Rolls 160VC

Sheets

READYLOAD Single-Sheet Packets

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 400NC Film

Size/Format Code Base

135 400NC

120 400NC

220 400NC

Long Rolls 400NC

Sheets

0.13 mm (0.005 inch) acetate

0.10 mm (0.004 inch) acetate

0.13 mm (0.005 inch)

acetate,

0.10 mm (0.004 inch)

ESTAR Thick

0.19 mm (0.007 inch)

ESTAR Thick

0.13 mm (0.005 inch) acetate

0.10 mm (0.004 inch) acetate

0.13 mm (0.005 inch)

acetate,

0.10 mm (0.004 inch)

ESTAR Thick

0.19 mm

(0.007 inch)

ESTAR Thick

0.13 mm (0.005 inch) acetate

0.10 mm (0.004 inch) acetate

0.13 mm (0.005 inch)

acetate,

0.10 mm (0.004 inch)

ESTAR Thick

0.19 mm (0.007 inch)

ESTAR Thick

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KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 400VC Film

Size/Format Code Base

135 400VC

120 400VC

220 400VC

Long Rolls 400VC

0.13 mm (0.005 inch) acetate

0.10 mm (0.004 inch) acetate

0.13 mm (0.005 inch)

acetate,

0.10 mm (0.004 inch)

ESTAR Thick

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 400UC Film

Size/Format Code Base

135 400UC

120 400UC

220 400UC

Long Rolls 400UC

0.13 mm (0.005 inch)

acetate

0.10 mm (0.004 inch)

acetate

0.10 mm (0.004 inch)

acetate

0.13 mm (0.005 inch)

acetate

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 800 Film

Size/Format Code Base

135 800

120 800

220 800

0.13 mm (0.005 inch) acetate

0.10 mm (0.004 inch) acetate

STORAGE AND HANDLING

Store unexposed film at 21°C (70°F) or lower in the original sealed package. For extended periods, store film at 13°C(55°F) to preserve consistency.

To avoid moisture condensation on film that has been refrigerated, allow the film to warm up to room temperature before opening the package. Typical warm-up times are given in the table below.

Warm-Up Times (Hours) to Reach Room

Size

120/220 1

135 magazine 11⁄

35 mm long roll 5 3 2

70 mm long roll 10 5 3

10-sheet box 1

50-sheet box 3 2 2

Load and unload roll-film cameras in subdued light. Total darkness is required when you load and unload sheet film holders.

Process film as soon as possible after exposure. Protect negatives from strong light, and store them in a cool, dry place. For long-term storage, keep negatives at a temperature between 2°C (35°F) and 13°C (55°F) and at a relative humidity between 30 and 35 percent.

Note: High speed films, such as PORTRA 800 Film, are sensitive to environmental radiation. Expose and process this film promptly. As exposure to radiation is cumulative, you may want to request visual inspection of PORTRA 800 film at airport and other security x-ray inspection stations.

Temperature of 21°C (70°F) From a

Storage Temperature of:

-18°C (0°F) 2°C (35°F) 13°C (55°F)

⁄

11⁄

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DARKROOM RECOMMENDATIONS

Do not use a safelight. Handle unprocessed film in total darkness.

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EXPOSURE

Film Speed

Use the speed numbers in the tables below with cameras or meters marked for ISO, ASA, or DIN speeds or exposure indexes (EIs). Do not change the film-speed setting when metering through a filter. Metering through filters may affect light meter accuracy; see your meter or camera manual for specific information. For critical work, make a series of test exposures.

Electronic Flash

Use the appropriate guide number in the table below as starting-point recommendations for your equipment. Select the unit output closest to the number given by your flash manufacturer. Then find the guide number for feet or metres. To determine the lens opening, divide the guide number by the flash-to-subject distance. If negatives are consistently too dense (overexposed), use a higher guide number; if they are too thin (underexposed), use a lower number.

ISO Speed

Light

Source

Daylight or Electronic Flash

Photolamp (3400 K)

Tungsten (3200 K)

For best results without special printing.

KODAK

WRATTEN

Gelatin

Filter

None 160 400 800

No. 80B 50 125 250

No. 80A 40 100 200

160NC and

160VC

Films

400NC, 400VC,

and

400UC

Films

800 Film

Note: The latitude of PORTRA 160NC and 160VC Films allows you to use 100-speed proofing products for test exposures.

Daylight

Use the exposures in the table below for average frontlit subjects from 2 hours after sunrise to 2 hours before sunset.

Shutter Speed (second)

Lighting

Conditions

Bright or Hazy Sun on Light Sand or Snow

Bright or Hazy Sun (Distinct Shadows)

Weak, Hazy Sun (Soft Shadows)

Cloudy Bright (No Shadows)

Heavy Overcast or Open Shade

Use f/5.6 for backlit close-up subjects.

†

Use f/8 for backlit close-up subjects.

‡

Subject shaded from the sun but lighted by a large area of sky.

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160NC and

and Lens Opening

160VC

Films

1/125

f/16

1/125

f/11

1/125

f/8

1/125

f/5.6

1/125

f/4

400NC,

400VC, and

400UC Films

1/500

f/16

1/500

f/11

1/500

f/8

1/500

f/5.6

1/500

f/4

800 Film

1/1000

f/16

1/500

†

f/16

1/500

f/11

1/250

f/11

1/125

f/11

Guide Number

Unit

Output

(BCPS)

350 55/17 85/26 120/36

500 65/20 100/30 140/42

700 75/22 120/36 170/50

1000 90/27 140/42 200/60

1400 110/33 170/50 240/70

2000 130/40 200/60 280/85

2800 150/46 240/70 340/100

4000 180/55 280/85 400/120

5600 210/65 340/100 470/140

8000 250/75 400/120 560/170

BCPS = beam candlepower seconds

160NC and

160VC Films

Distances in Feet/Metres

400NC, 400VC,

and 400UC

Films

800 Film

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Fluorescent and High-Intensity Discharge Lamps

Use the color-compensating filters and exposure adjustments in the tables below as starting points to expose PORTRA Films under fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamps. For critical applications, make a series of test exposures under your actual conditions.

To avoid the brightness and color variations that occur during a single alternating-current cycle, use exposure times of 1⁄60 second or longer with fluorescent lamps; with high-intensity discharge lamps, use exposure times of 1⁄125 second or longer.

Type of Fluorescent

Lamp

KODAK Color

Compensating

Filter(s)

Exposure

Adjustment

KODAK Color

Compensating

Filter(s)

Exposure

Adjustment

KODAK Color

Compensating

Filter(s)

Exposure

Adjustment

160NC/VC and 400NC/VC Films 400UC Film 800 Film

Daylight 20R + 5M + 1 stop 20R + 5M + 1 stop 40R + 1 1/3 stop

White 40B + 5C + 1 2/3 stop 50C + 30M + 1

⁄3 stops 30C + 40M + 1 2/3 stop

Warm White 40B + 40C + 2 stops 40B + 50C + 2 stops 50B + 5C + 2 stops

Warm White Deluxe 40B + 50C + 2 stops 90C + 30M + 2 stops 40B + 40C + 2 stops

Cool White 30B + 1 stop 30B + 1 stop 30M + 1 stop

Cool White Deluxe 40C + 10M + 1 stop 40C + 10M + 1 stop 20B + 20C + 1 stop

T8 741 (CCT = 4100 K)

T8 830 (CCT = 3000 K)

T8 835 (CCT = 3500 K)

T8 841 (CCT = 4100 K)

CCT = Correlated Color Temperature. Phosphor emission emulates the color temperature of a continuous spectrum lamp, such as tungsten.

High-Intensity

Discharge Lamp (CCT)

40B + 20C + 1 2/3 stop 40B + 20C + 1 2⁄3 stops 20B + 20M + 1 2/3 stop

50B + 60C + 2 1/3 stops 50B + 60C + 2 1⁄3 stops 55B + 20C + 2 1/3 stops

40B + 40C + 1 2/3 stop 40B + 40C + 1 2⁄3 stops 40B + 1 2/3 stop

50C + 20M + 1 1/3 stop 50C + 20M + 1 1⁄3 stops 20B + 10C + 1 1/3 stop

KODAK Color

Compensating

Filter(s)

Exposure

Adjustment

KODAK Color

Compensating

Filter(s)

Exposure

Adjustment

KODAK Color

Compensating

Filter(s)

Exposure

Adjustment

160NC/VC and 400NC/VC Films 400UC Film 800 Film

High-Pressure Sodium Vapor (2700 K)

High-Pressure Sodium Vapor (2200 K)

High-Pressure Sodium Vapor (2100 K)

50B + 70C + 2 2/3 stops 50B + 70C + 2

50B + 90C + 3 stops 50B + 90C + 3 stops 120C + 50M + 3 1/3 stops

200C + 20M + 4 stops 20M + 200C + 4 stops 55B + 100C + 4 stops

Metal Halide (4300 K) 5C + 10M + 2/3 stop 10M +

Metal Halide (3200 K) 80C + 10M + 1 2/3 stop 80C + 10M + 1

⁄3 stops 60B + 50C + 2 2/3 stops

⁄3 stop 5R + 20M + 1 stop

⁄3 stops 20B + 30C + 1 2/3 stop

Mercury Vapor (3700 K) 30B + 5C + 1 stop 20B + 10C + 1 stop 30M + 1 stop

CCT = Correlated Color Temperature. Phosphor emission emulates the color temperature of a continuous spectrum lamp, such as tungsten.

Adjustments for Long and Short Exposures

No filter correction or exposure compensation is required for PORTRA 160NC, 160VC, 400NC, PORTRA 400VC, or PORTRA 400UC Films for exposures from 1⁄10,000 second to 10 seconds. For PORTRA 800 Film, no adjustments are required for exposures from 1⁄10,000 second to 1 second. For critical applications with longer exposure times, make tests under your conditions.

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