Tungsten film...questions.

[haagen_dazs]

i have some newbie questions on Tungsten film.

1) Does anyone make higher iso tungsten film?
2) Why is it the tungsten film is often at ISO64 .
Isnt it kind of low to shoot in low light situation?
eg. shooting indoors in a wedding /party where most of the light generally is tungsten.. high iso would be nice
3) Are there Tungsten corrected colour film? (i only see tungsten chrome ones)

 

[mich8261]

Mark,

I have some 320T in my freezer. Haven't tried it yet. I got it as part of a lot (with one roll of 64T). It is chrome (Fuji). I wonder if you can push it?

 

[x-ray]

Look for Kodak EPJ 320 ISO slide film. I haven't used it in a few years but it's very grainy and the exposure lattitude is narrow. The 64T originated as a studio film back in the days when we used mainly tungsten lighting. Most often we shot it in 8x10 or 4x5 and used 35mm on a copy stand. If you shoot any of the tungsten films I would STRONGLY suggest testing it in the environment you plan to shoot it in before using it on a job.

 

[Jamie123]

I just bought 85 rolls of Portra100T (120) which is a Tungsten corrected ISO100 color negative film. I only bought it because it was $40 BIN but I'm curious to try it out.
I'm not sure if and how far the film can reasonably be pushed but at least ISO 100 is a little higher than 64. Also, since it's a negative film I'm hoping that it will be more forgiving with exposure errors.

If I may add a question here: If I use flash in mixed lighting with tungsten film (let's say I'm doing an indoor portrait in a room with tungsten lights) will the areas that were mainly exposed by flash come out blue?

 

[x-ray]

The only tungsten color negs films are motion picture films. You can buy them in 400 ft rolls and high speed films are available but you will have to process it yourself in C41. The film has a rimjet carbon backing to help reduce light scatter through the film base and reduce halation as well as lubricating it through the camera gate. The carbon backing will ruin the chemistry in a regular film processor so no regular lab will process it.

 

[haagen_dazs]

how is it that i dont see the Portra 100T and Fuji320 on their website anymore?
Are these film in low demand that there are not featured?

How in the world did they come up with the number 64.. In any case, it seems so low.=(
I find it hard shooting with 100 already
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[x-ray]

I just bought 85 rolls of Portra100T (120) which is a Tungsten corrected ISO100 color negative film. I only bought it because it was $40 BIN but I'm curious to try it out.
I'm not sure if and how far the film can reasonably be pushed but at least ISO 100 is a little higher than 64. Also, since it's a negative film I'm hoping that it will be more forgiving with exposure errors.

If I may add a question here: If I use flash in mixed lighting with tungsten film (let's say I'm doing an indoor portrait in a room with tungsten lights) will the areas that were mainly exposed by flash come out blue?

Didn't know there was a tungsten 120 color neg.

Yes flash will make it turn blue unless you put an 85 or 85B filter on the flash.

 

[sepiareverb]

I'd guess the Portra 100T is no more. This was a pretty nice film- I used it for some still life stuff in the studio, and the color was pretty darn nice. I'd guess that anyone who used this with any frequency is now all digital, and the film has been discontinued- MY GUESS- I haven't looked into it.

 

[Jamie123]

hmm...I bought the film on an auction site. It expired last year but the seller is a pro photographer so I guess it's been stored well.
I guess it's quite possible that the film has been discontinued. Another tungsten balanced negative film is/was Fuji NPL (ISO 160) but if it is available then not in 35mm.

 

[enochRoot]

i love the effect of shooting tungsten in daylight. you might not. this is what it looks like. it was kodak 320T (quite expensive unfortunately).

 

[Bryce]

You could use use an 80a filter and normal color film. Of course it costs 2 2/3 stops, so if you used 400 speed film it would be... hey, what a coincidence, ISO 64.

 

[John Shriver]

Portra 100T bit the dust in the latest generation of the films.

Tungsten films are primarily used in studio situations, with tripods and stationary subjects, thus low speeds are all that remain.

Tungsten films are all clearly doomed for discontinuance. Soon, if not already. (Aside from the motion picture films.)