Travel and Color C41 Film

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I also love the new Portra 400, and it would be a good choice. However....

 

The sun in China is very harsh, and depending on the level of pollution on any given day, 400 speed film might make you stop down to f/16 or smaller. While the 400 speed is good when going into temples and other interiors, it could be too fast much of the time outside.

 

When I lived in China I would usually walk around doing street photography using ISO 50 or ISO 100 film, shooting at over 1/180th second with a mid-range aperture.

 

So, Portra 160 might be a better choice, and then just use the M8 when inside with higher ISO.

 

Take a look at the China Landscapes and China Street Photography galleries on my site--hovering over the center of the photo will bring up the technical data, and you can see what film I used. Galleries

 

Enjoy the trip...it's a a photographers dream throughout the country. If you have any questions, shoot me a PM.

 

Jeff

 

Recently returned from China, I had Tri-X in the M6 it was to high an ISO for their harsh light, something like FP4 would have been adequate. Phil