Fuji NPS versus Portra

[tim atherton]

For interior shots with mixed light, how do the various Portras match up to Fuji NPS. Do they incorprate an extra layer similar to Fuji, and which of the Portra s would be recommended? (I'm talking 4x5)

Thanks

Tim A

[Larry Huppert]

I don't believe the Kodak Portra films have the 4th layer. There was a View Camera Magazine article last year (?) which compared the two films in mixed lighting conditions. If I remember, NPS was somewhat better in this regard. I just did a night shot exterior which had 5 different light types on NPS. It looked pretty good considering the widely clashing types of illumination.

[David Grandy]

As far as I know there IS the fourth layer of emulaion in the Portra. Certainly indoor mixed lighting shots I've done (in medium format) look very corrected to me.