Kodak Pro 400

RattyMouse · Jan 14, 2018

I am looking at some old negatives of mine and have come across a film called Kodak Pro 400. Is this a precursor to Portra 400 or is it an entirely different film? These shots are from the mid to late '90s. When was this film discontinued?

macfred · Jan 14, 2018

Never used this film - there are a few out there (exp. date is 1999 or 2000). Those are described as ...KODAK Pro 400 MC Film / PMC is a high speed color negative film that features moderate color saturation and contrast, and wide exposure latitude. Its color and flesh-tone reproduction characteristics are similar to those of KODAK VERICOLOR III Professional Film / VPS ...
You can try them : http://www.upcitemdb.com/upc/41771658830 and http://www.ultrafineonline.com/kopro400mc12.html

RattyMouse · Jan 14, 2018

macfred said:
Never used this film - there are a few out there (exp. date is 1999 or 2000). Those are described as ...KODAK Pro 400 MC Film / PMC is a high speed color negative film that features moderate color saturation and contrast, and wide exposure latitude. Its color and flesh-tone reproduction characteristics are similar to those of KODAK VERICOLOR III Professional Film / VPS ...
You can try them : http://www.upcitemdb.com/upc/41771658830 and http://www.ultrafineonline.com/kopro400mc12.html

Intersting.....I seem to have used this film back in the 90s to shoot landscapes. An peculiar choice that I cannot recall much about. Much time has pass since those days long ago.

Craig · Jan 15, 2018

Pro 100 was successor to Vericolor HC, and Pro 400 was a faster version of Pro 100. Intended for lower, flat light it was high contrast and high color saturation. Similar color saturation to Pro 100, but higher contrast. I think a different film to Portra, as Vericolor HC was not a replacement for Vericolor III. I suspect the Pro 400 was closer to Gold 400 than Portra.

Note Pro 400 and Pro 400MC are different film.

miha · Jan 15, 2018

Craig said:
Pro 100 was successor to Vericolor HC, and Pro 400 was a faster version of Pro 100. Intended for lower, flat light it was high contrast and high color saturation. Similar color saturation to Pro 100, but higher contrast. I think a different film to Portra, as Vericolor HC was not a replacement for Vericolor III. I suspect the Pro 400 was closer to Gold 400 than Portra.

Note Pro 400 and Pro 400MC are different film.

True. A couple of street shots taken in 1999 in Berlin - these are not film scans but snaps of of actual RA4 prints :

macfred · Jan 15, 2018

^
Nice; that's definitely more Gold than Portra !

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