Kodak Portra 800

Kodak Portra 800 is a high-speed professional C-41 color negative film for low light, events, and handheld work.

Key specs

Brand: Kodak
Model: Portra 800
ISO: 800
Process: C41
Formats: 135, 120
Production status: In production

Grain

moderate

Contrast

medium

Saturation

medium

Latitude

wide

Rendering profile

Sharpness: medium-high
Color biases: warm skin tones, controlled highlights
Tags: low light, events, portrait
Best use cases: indoor events, night portraits, available light work

Technical details

Film base: acetate
Push/pull: Can be pushed when more speed is needed; grain and contrast increase.

Handling notes

Exposure: Avoid deep underexposure if clean shadows are important.
Development: Standard C-41 process.
Scanning: Manage grain reduction lightly to avoid waxy skin texture.

Profile notes

Portra 800 keeps the Portra family's skin-tone bias while adding speed for indoor and evening work. It has more visible grain than Portra 400 but remains flexible for scanning.

Aliases

Portra 800

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