kodak portra VC and NC

[danzyc]

hello people, based in your personal test and print which film between this two have the highest sharpness??

thanks

 

[Q.G.]

Except for the colour (i hate VC), i haven't really noticed a difference.

 

[Neal]

Dear danzyc,

Buy a pro-pack of each. The film won't go to waste.

Neal Wydra

 

[Bruce Watson]

hello people, based in your personal test and print which film between this two have the highest sharpness??

thanks

Kodak says the VC lines are somewhat sharper than the NC lines. Possibly due to the somewhat higher contrast. In real-world use I can't see any difference in sharpness. But I limit my enlargements to less than 12x.

 

[Ektagraphic]

I don't see one as sharper than the other. Both great print film. You also may want to try some Ektar 100.

 

[MikeSeb]

I can't tell any significant difference, after extensive use of both in MF. Hybrid workflow.

Sharpness would not be the reason to choose one over the other; that choice rests strictly on color palette.

 

[nworth]

As noted above, Kodak says VC is a bit sharper. But your choice should depend on your subject matter and the prints you want, not on minor differences in sharpness (and they are minor). For western landscapes, I usually (not always) prefer VC. For many eastern scenes and for people, NC would probably be better.

 

[sidearm613]

I heard that VC brings out reds more than NC, but I can't back that up. With that in mind, I think the difference will be most prominent in studio work, where NC will be better for caucasians, whereas VC will make blacks really pop a bit more due to their higher pigmentation

 

[Jack Xavier]

If you look up Ektar on their site they have a set of graphs where they place them all.
It says VC is sharper, supposedly the 400 is sharper than the 160nc too
Having used all of the speeds and types including 800 I didn't see much difference.
I shot most of the 800 at f1.4-1.7 but the few that were at a smaller aperture seemed roughly the same. Maybe a bit less than some of the better VC shots I took.