[LargeFormat] A good 4x5 color negative film?

[Don Feinberg]

Unfortunately -- from the Kodak website:

  KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 400UC Film Size/Format
     Code
     Base
     
      135
     400UC
     0.13 mm (0.005 inch) acetate
     
      120
     400UC
     0.10 mm (0.004 inch) acetate
     
      220
     400UC
     0.10 mm (0.004 inch) acetate
     
      Long Rolls
     400UC
     0.13 mm (0.005 inch) acetate
     


I have about 500 sheets of Agfa Optima 100 in 4x5 in the freezer...  :-)

Don Feinberg
ducque@mindspring.com

> Are there any good 4x5 color negative films out there?  I mean
> for outdoor landscape photography, something similar to Fuji
> Provia 100F.  The closest I've found is Kodak 160VC.  All the
> other 4x5 films seem to be really low contrast for indoor studio
> work.  Is Kodak making their new 400UC (ultra color) film in
> 4x5?  I've pretty much worked with just chromes (Provia 100F)
> and B&W with the 4x5.  Now that I'm doing more Type C 
> printing I'd like to try some large format color negs.  There just
> doesn't seem to be much of a selection!