Best 35mm C-41 Color for the Beach

[wilonstott]

Headed to the beach in a week and am trying to figure out what to order. I'm only interested in C-41 color because of the processing convenience (as opposed to e-6).

I'm thinking Ektar. I like the strong contrast of Ektar--the mood I'm going for is David Alan Harvey's work in Cuba. I realize he was using Provia and Velvia--again with the processing ease of C-41.

So what do you guys think--any recommendations?

Sample Images would be wonderful.

Thanks Guys.

 

[thegman]

Porta 160VC? Nice colours, similar to Ektar.

 

[not_in_good_order]

Sometimes I like to use cheap consumer film for these types of images. Here is an example using Kodak Gold 100:






Ektar looks good in direct sun, though I've found that you have to expose it very much like slide film. Overexposure, at least with my scanner, results in images with an odd cyan color cast that is difficult to remove.