Jason Lay wrote:
>
> I own the Elan II...my question is this...When I insert the film the ISO
> speed is automatically detected...what would happen if I were to manually
> adjust the ISO settings on the camera to slower or faster film speeds...for
> example...if I put in say ISO 800 filam, and changed the ISO settings to
> 200, or maybe 1000, or go up as high as 4000...what exactly would this do to
> the pictures I would take...thanks for the help... :-)
>
It depends on what you are trying to accomplish, and what kind of film
you are using. Most print (negative) film has about 2 stops or more
latitude, which means you could set the ISO of a 400 film as low as 100
or as high as 1600 and produce reasonable images. This will allow you
to shoot, and meter, at lower light levels, with is set at ISO 1600, or
to meter in light too bright to get a large aperture, in order to reduce
depth of field, set at ISO 100. I regularly shoot Ilford XP-2 at ISO
200 rather than the recommended 400 to reduce grain, and slightly
increase contrast. If you push the film past the two stop level, the
lab needs to know this, so they can adjust developing accordingly.
Slide or transparency film (positive) does not have much latitude, but
some photographers prefer to shoot some slide film at a stop over, like
Fuji Velvia at ISO 40.
Hope this helps,
Skip
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