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Analogue Adventures – Part 27: Kodak Portra 800 Push +1 ECN-2

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Kodak Portra 800

Here we will look how the Portra 800 holds up when pushed by one stop in combination with the ECN-2 processing.
Exposed as ISO800. Processing (ECN-2, Push +1) and scanning was done at Silbersalz35 in Germany.

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Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/2.0 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2
kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/1.4 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2
kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/1.4 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2
kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/1.4 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2
kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/2.0 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2

Those that have followed this series already know that the Silbersalz guys recommend to overexpose the films by one stop if they are to be developed in their ECN-2 chemistry.
The problem with that – obviously – is that you loose one stop of light gathering capacity. But to get back that stop you can have them push the film which I did here.

kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/2.8 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2
kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/1.4 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2

Unsurprisingly also here we see halos around point light sources, as was already the case with the unpushed Portra 800. Those halos might be a bit more obvious here, but still better than what I got from the Cinestill 800T.

kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/1.4 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2
kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/1.4 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2
kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/1.4 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2

If I really needed (or wanted) to shoot color negative film at ISO800 I would probably go for the combination of ECN-2 processing and pushing by one stop again. I was positively surprised how the pictures came out here, especially in terms of contrast and colors. The Wolfen NC500 is quite the opposite with its low contrast look and very high grain. The 500T is inbetween the two, not as punchy as the Portra, not as low contrast as the Wolfen.

kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/1.4 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2
kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/2.0 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2
kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/8.0 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2
kodak portra 800 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om
Leica M6 | Voigtländer VM 40mm 1.4 MC | f/1.4 | Portra 800 +1 ECN-2

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6 thoughts on “Analogue Adventures – Part 27: Kodak Portra 800 Push +1 ECN-2”

  2. Those images look great. Very cinematic. This image of the Geisha has some glow to it… Looking at all of your images lately Japan seems such a beautiful place to be. Is it even possible to take bad images of Japanese landscape and cities? 😀

    I’be noticed that all photos where taken with the Leica M6 and the Voigtländer 40mm F1.4. Is the Voigtländer in Review or is it a new favorite combi of yours? The 1.4/40 is quite a dated lens but one of the smallest too.

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  3. Wonderful pictures – wanna makes me travel to Japan!

    Your night pictures are incredible sharp – handshot or did you use a tripod?

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