portra 160 vc. c10 truck show. olympia. august 15.

Kodak introduced color films under the Portra name in 1998. Kodak Portra VC 160 was first sold in 2007 ( https://www.shutterbug.com/content/kodak’s-professional-portra-160-400-vc-and-nc-four-new-films-working-pro). While the regular Portra version continued, the VC version was discontinued in 2011. Portra is still sold today, but its name has been changed to Ektacolor. The VC after the name indicates Vivid Color (VC).

Someone at the Olympia Camera Club asked me if I wanted some expired film. He said it was refrigerated, so there was a good possibility that it could still be used. There were a total of seven rolls: a roll of Portra 160 VC, a roll of Fujifilm 200, and five rolls of Velvia Reversal Film.

I decided to test the Portra VC roll first. The reversal film will need to be sent out because I don’t develop reversal film.

Last Saturday, there was a good opportunity to test the film. A C10 club (Featuring vintage Chevrolet Trucks) had a show at Heritage Park in downtown Olympia. The trucks featured all shades of color.

I shot the film with my Nikon F100, and the Nikkor 50mm 1:1.2 lens.

I shot the film at box speed (160) and developed it in Cinestill’s Cs-41. I added 20 seconds to the required time of 3 minutes, 40 seconds, at 102°F (39 °C). I scanned the negatives with the PrimeFilmXEs using VueScan.