{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blogposting-js","path":"/blog/porta_400vc_vs_400nc","result":{"data":{"mdx":{"body":"function _extends() { _extends = Object.assign || function (target) { for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) { var source = arguments[i]; for (var key in source) { if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(source, key)) { target[key] = source[key]; } } } return target; }; return _extends.apply(this, arguments); }\n\nfunction _objectWithoutProperties(source, excluded) { if (source == null) return {}; var target = _objectWithoutPropertiesLoose(source, excluded); var key, i; if (Object.getOwnPropertySymbols) { var sourceSymbolKeys = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(source); for (i = 0; i < sourceSymbolKeys.length; i++) { key = sourceSymbolKeys[i]; if (excluded.indexOf(key) >= 0) continue; if (!Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable.call(source, key)) continue; target[key] = source[key]; } } return target; }\n\nfunction _objectWithoutPropertiesLoose(source, excluded) { if (source == null) return {}; var target = {}; var sourceKeys = Object.keys(source); var key, i; for (i = 0; i < sourceKeys.length; i++) { key = sourceKeys[i]; if (excluded.indexOf(key) >= 0) continue; target[key] = source[key]; } return target; }\n\n/* @jsxRuntime classic */\n\n/* @jsx mdx */\nvar _frontmatter = {\n \"date\": \"2007-08-17T07:00:00.000Z\",\n \"updated\": \"2007-08-17T07:00:00.000Z\",\n \"type\": \"BlogPosting\",\n \"title\": \"Porta 400NC vs. 400VC\",\n \"entityId\": \"03986140-f940-11e6-8d52-ffa6c436feb5\",\n \"revisionId\": \"03986141-f940-11e6-8d52-ffa6c436feb5\",\n \"revisionNum\": 1,\n \"tags\": {\n \"arts.meta.film\": [{\n \"@id\": \"arts.meta.film.400nc\",\n \"objClass\": \"ontag\"\n }, {\n \"@id\": \"arts.meta.film.400vc\",\n \"objClass\": \"ontag\"\n }]\n },\n \"sidebar\": \"# More film stuff is on the way...\\n\\nI've got a four part comprehensive series on the films available today that's getting close to being done, but I'm still trying to get all of the tests together.\\n\\n# 35mm vs. medium format\\n\\n[I've said it before](/blog/grain_vs_size/) and I'll say it again... When you shoot 120 film, you can get away with a lot of grain. I have a 90mm 3.8 lens on my RB67 and a 50mm 1.8 lens on my 35mm camera. This is a difference of two stops in terms of light gathering ability, plus one stop of camera shake... so I need 800 speed film on my RB67 to match the results from 100 speed film on the 35mm camera as far as light capturing ability.\\n\\nHere's the thing, however. 400 speed print films are pretty damn good, so much so that you have a hard time telling them apart from 100 speed print films. So, the 35mm camera is going to be running right up against my scanner's maximum optical resolution to get a decent big print, wheras the 6x7 isn't.\",\n \"description\": \" I compare Porta 400NC and Porta 400VC against each other where one shot is taken right after the previous one. \",\n \"srcImages\": [\"arts.blog.porta_400vc_vs_400nc.comparison-0896c2e1-f940-11e6-8d52-ffa6c436feb5-infile\"]\n};\nvar layoutProps = {\n _frontmatter: _frontmatter\n};\nvar MDXLayout = \"wrapper\";\nreturn function MDXContent(_ref) {\n var components = _ref.components,\n props = _objectWithoutProperties(_ref, [\"components\"]);\n\n return mdx(MDXLayout, _extends({}, layoutProps, props, {\n components: components,\n mdxType: \"MDXLayout\"\n }), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Traditionally, I\\u2019ve been a fan of contrasty films, like slide film and UltraColor 400. 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More film stuff is on the way...

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I've got a four part comprehensive series on the films available today that's getting close to being done, but I'm still trying to get all of the tests together.

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35mm vs. medium format

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I've said it before and I'll say it again... When you shoot 120 film, you can get away with a lot of grain. I have a 90mm 3.8 lens on my RB67 and a 50mm 1.8 lens on my 35mm camera. This is a difference of two stops in terms of light gathering ability, plus one stop of camera shake... so I need 800 speed film on my RB67 to match the results from 100 speed film on the 35mm camera as far as light capturing ability.

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Here's the thing, however. 400 speed print films are pretty damn good, so much so that you have a hard time telling them apart from 100 speed print films. So, the 35mm camera is going to be running right up against my scanner's maximum optical resolution to get a decent big print, wheras the 6x7 isn't.

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