C-41
Kodak Portra 160
Finest grain of the Portra family with exceptionally smooth skin tones. Improved for scanning with natural color rendition.
ISO
160
Formats
4
35mm, 120, 4x5, 8x10
Process
C-41
Type
Color
Characteristics
Grainvery fine
Contrastlow
Latitudeexcellent
Saturationmoderate
Reciprocity Failure
Compensation Formula
t' = t1.3
Similar behavior to Portra 400 (community data). Test for exposures over 1 second.
Often Used For
portraitsfashionweddings
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