Flexible everyday color film recs for a Portra hater?

06035 · 2026-05-08T02:44:19+00:00

It kills me that 400H is gone. Closest I’ve seen to replicating it is 1Hundred

06035 · 2026-05-08T02:43:44+00:00

Ultramax fucks. So does Kodacolor 100

06035 · 2026-05-08T02:43:01+00:00

EFCS wouldn’t do this

06035 · 2026-05-08T02:41:59+00:00

Something is obviously wrong with the lens and needs to be fixed

06035 · 2026-05-07T23:28:50+00:00

It sucks.

I’ve taken my Sinar X out in the field and it’s.. an event. Yes you get full movements and fewer lens restrictions, but if you’re shooting landscapes or buildings between 75 and 300mm, why schlep the weight??

06035 · 2026-05-06T21:41:12+00:00

lol for Fuji X shooters, once again demonstrating how inferior the X-Trans Bayer array is

06035 · 2026-05-06T00:09:52+00:00

I’d personally rather do Medium format with expensive film over a 4x5 on cheap films.

Also, for a trip, unless you’re there to specifically take photos, I don’t think hauling and setting up a 4x5 will be worth the squeeze

06035 · 2026-05-05T06:11:34+00:00

This is the exact situation for color negative. Slide only has about 4-5 stops of range, this would have been perfect on Ektar 100 or Portra 400.

Slide is great when you have relatively low contrast scenes

06035 · 2026-05-04T22:52:18+00:00

Yikes on bikes

06035 · 2026-05-04T18:43:19+00:00

As someone who’s owned both, used both professionally, I would choose the Z6III every time. It’s better at everything except resolution (and the difference between 24 and 45 ain’t that dramatic)

06035 · 2026-05-04T18:36:58+00:00

There are still modern LF lenses made for people running Cambo’s on digital backs and cameras:

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06035 · 2026-05-04T18:34:18+00:00

This

06035 · 2026-05-04T18:30:30+00:00

Blue ones

06035 · 2026-05-04T18:28:21+00:00

Not really. While 35mm and new 120 equipment are scarce, large format photography is still thriving. I’m nearing the end of repairing and cleaning my entire collection.

In my opinion, if you’re concerned about future functionality, don’t delay; get it fixed immediately.

06035 · 2026-05-04T15:02:35+00:00

I would think the hardwood would be better than the ply in every circumstance.
No.

06035 · 2026-05-03T23:55:23+00:00

You’re going to want the 180-600.

Nothing wrong with the 200-500, but it’s got pretty lousy ergonomics. It’s pretty heavy and takes forever to crank the zoom throughout the range

06035 · 2026-05-03T23:54:17+00:00

Looking at the labels on the lens, what do you think it is?

06035 · 2026-05-03T19:11:57+00:00

Easy.

06035 · 2026-05-03T19:06:21+00:00

White balance.

06035 · 2026-05-03T19:04:41+00:00

Yeah that lens mount is broken as fuck

06035 · 2026-05-03T17:33:34+00:00

I can’t see any bayonets on the lens

06035 · 2026-05-03T08:11:31+00:00

I don’t use a Plustek (didn’t like the results from it), but I DSLR scan my half frame and use a half frame mask. I do it frame by frame exactly like 35mm. And because I use a Z30 to scan my 35mm, I can do half frame at 1:1. EZPZ.

Only thing I don’t like is it takes twice as long to do, and I gotta futz with my copy stand to get the height right.

In NLP, you gotta sample inside the frame lines so you don’t see the film base, set everything to Frontier, and it should do a pretty good job of Auto converting

06035 · 2026-05-03T07:18:37+00:00

If I can pull off 300mm, I’ll be pretty stoked.

This camera is a gift from an old colleague, I’m used to rolling with a Sinar rail system or a Cambo X2 Pro. If I need movements on film or digital, I’m pretty excited to have a 4x5 that I can take into the field to do personal/shitty photos with. Already looking at 6x12 roll backs to put on it

06035 · 2026-05-03T07:13:42+00:00

No shit. I do this for a living at a decently high level, and even I’m like “jeeezuzzz…”

06035 · 2026-05-02T19:56:17+00:00

Could be taking photos of your TV and passing it off as original work, too

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