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colour negative · Kodak · ISO 160

Kodak Portra 160

The finest-grained Portra: cooler, flatter and more neutral than its 400-speed sibling.

Kodak Portra 160 film emulation applied to a reference photo The same reference photo before any film look is applied Original Kodak Portra 160

Drag to compare. 14 renderings of Kodak Portra 160 are included.

Try it on your own photo → Download .cube

What this look does

A low-contrast rendering with restrained saturation and slightly cooler midtones than Portra 400. Highlights hold detail a long way up; shadows stay open and slightly grey rather than crushing to black.

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About Kodak Portra 160

Also carries the discontinued 160NC and 160VC emulsions as separate variants. NC is the flatter, more clinical option that colourists tend to reach for as a base; VC adds contrast and colour without tipping into consumer-film territory. At ISO 160 this was always the studio and tripod film of the family.

Included renderings

In Filmgrid each rendering carries its own name. The exposure and temperature labels describe how it differs from the base look.

Filmgrid nameRenderingLUT
Vivid Bloom -1 stop .cube
Young Bicycle base .cube
New Rooftop +1 stop .cube
Airy Sunday +2 stops .cube
Grainy Album NC, -1 stop .cube
Analog Provence VC, -1 stop .cube
Cream Courtyard NC, base .cube
Faded Schoolyard NC, base .cube
Blush Lantern VC, base .cube
Warm Grandma VC, base .cube
Retro Highway NC, +1 stop .cube
Weathered Seoul VC, +1 stop .cube
Old Postcard NC, +2 stops .cube
Sepia Cassette VC, +2 stops .cube

How to use this LUT

The download is a standard .cube 3D LUT, so it loads in almost anything: Lightroom Classic (Profile → Browse), Photoshop (Color Lookup adjustment layer), Premiere Pro (Lumetri → Creative), DaVinci Resolve (LUTs panel), Final Cut Pro (Custom LUT effect), Affinity Photo, Capture One and OBS. See the step-by-step guide if you have not loaded one before.

Photographers who work in Lightroom often call these presets. Strictly they are profiles rather than presets, and the difference matters when you want to edit the look further — that distinction is explained here.

If you only want the finished picture, skip the download: open the tool, drop a photo in and export at full resolution. Nothing leaves your device.

Questions

Is Kodak Portra 160 still made?
Yes, Kodak Portra 160 is still in production. This page emulates its look digitally so you can preview it before shooting a roll, or apply it to photos taken on something else.
Can I use Kodak Portra 160 as a Lightroom preset?
Effectively, yes. The download is a .cube LUT, and Lightroom imports those as profiles — Develop → Profile Browser → Import Profiles. A profile behaves like a preset and adds an Amount slider for strength. See LUTs versus presets for what differs.
Is the Kodak Portra 160 LUT free?
Yes. Every rendering downloads as a .cube file with no account, no email and no watermark, and the browser tool exports at full resolution for free as well.

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Two looks described in words is guesswork; two looks on the same photograph is not.

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