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leopard
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NEWSLINE: Professional Markets Monday, January 07, 2008
Kodak introduces improved versions of Kodak Professional Portra 400-speed color negative films
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester , N.Y. , is offering improved versions of its Kodak Professional Portra 400NC and 400VC films. The enhancements build on the introduction of improved Portra films in 2006. The finer grain of the Portra 400NC and 400VC films, combined with the spectacular skin tone of the entire portfolio, enable professional photographers to create striking photographs, says Kodak. The technology innovations also result in better scanning, the company adds. The new Kodak Professional Portra films will be available worldwide on a stock-turnover basis beginning in the first quarter of this year.
©Photo Marketing Association International
Regards,
George
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tiger
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I am a bit frustrated here, I am participating on a norwegian photography-forum where a thread is about the new Kodak Portra 400 films. I don´t know about the rest of the world, but Norwegians adapted digital photography very fast, and the film users left are consider freaks that dont´t want "quality".
"Hey, why launch a iso 400 film with smaller grain when you a DSLR does the jovb so much better. Iso 400 is not that high iso in todays world. You can put it on iso 6400 and et perfect results?)
I think digital photographers only have ultra high noisy iso, frames pr sec and amount of pixels as their measurement of quality. And that is OK if they kept it to themselves. And the worst of it all? Many of them havent used film at all.
For those of you (Thomas?) that understand norwegian, swedish or danish can read it here:
http://foto.no/cgi-bin/diskusjon/lesTraadHier.cgi?id=320816&kat=80
Best regards,
Eirik Berger
Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Just recently launched:
www.monochrome.no
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I understand your frustration Eirik. But, it does look like Kodak sees enough business for this type of film so they decided to produce it. That means, there are people that are using it - perhaps, not a lot, but some are.
Robert M. Teague---------------------------------------------
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Eirik Berger (1/12/2008)
I think digital photographers only have ultra high noisy iso, frames pr sec and amount of pixels as their measurement of quality. Albert Einstein once said "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." I like to think it applies here...  jjc
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