Is Portra 400 the best?
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It’s easily one of the most versatile and forgiving films and on top of that, it produces beautiful results. 400 iso is a great in-between – it’s great for our outdoor shooting as well as shooting in lower light and for being a 400 iso film it has a very fine grain that’s barely noticeable when exposed properly.
What kind of film does a Holga use?

120-format roll film
A camera designed to bring the fun back to photography, the Holga is a classic toy camera capable of making some remarkable, yet inherently lo-fi photographs. The 120N model accepts 120-format roll film and includes both 6 x 4.5cm and 6 x 6cm inserts to record 16 or 12 exposures per roll, respectively.
Is Portra 400 or 800 better?
Given that Portra 800 is so expensive, if you’re equally a fan of both, I would opt for Portra 400 for the savings. That said, if you tend to shoot Portra 400 metered at 200, you might prefer having the extra stop of light shooting Portra 800 at 400.
Is Portra 400 good for indoors?
You’re shooting a wedding, and you’ve only shot half a roll of Portra 400 outside, when your bride & groom walk inside. This is the perfect film to have in your camera. You can easily shoot inside while still getting great results, even with slightly less than ideal light.

Is Kodak still making Portra 400?
Kodak’s Professional Portra 400 is a high-speed daylight-balanced color negative film offering a smooth and natural color palette that is balanced with vivid saturation and low contrast for accurate skin tones and consistent results….Kodak Portra 400 Specs.
Film Format | 35mm |
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Number of Rolls | 5 |
Layer Thickness | 130.0 µm |
Is Portra 400 DX coded?
Kodak Portra 400 is an ISO 400, daylight-balanced colour negative film that’s available in 35mm, 120, and large formats too. The 35mm cartridges are DX–coded with the number 115334.
Are Holga cameras still made?
The Holga, a plastic 120 film camera first designed in China in the early ’80s before developing a global cult following, is no longer being made.
What’s the difference between Holga and Diana cameras?
The Holga has an overlapping panoramic setting, while the Diana F+ comes with a panoramic mask, making it easier and a bit more precise. The Diana F+ has a convertible flash. It’s not built-in, so you can use it, not use it, or even use your favorite hot shoe flash instead.
Can you shoot Portra 800 at night?
There is really no contest. Portra 800 is definitely superior in capturing the scene. If I didn’t like the film image of the storm so much, I would simply reaffirm my conclusion that digital beats film hands down at night, but I will continue to work at improving my nighttime film images, using Portra 800.
What does ISO 200 film mean?
This is the lowest, darkest setting, also called the base ISO. The next full stop, ISO 200, is twice as bright, and ISO 400 is twice as bright than that. Thus, there are two stops between ISO 100 and 400, four stops between 100 and 1600, and so on. This series goes on, but it has practical limits.
Is Portra 400 color negative?
The new PORTRA 400 is the world’s finest grain high-speed color negative film. At true ISO 400 speed, this film delivers spectacular skin tones plus exceptional color saturation over a wide range of lighting conditions.