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From: Karen Nakamura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> If you're using print film, how can you tell (seriously) if the camera is
> underexposing? And in a high contrast situation, any camera's meter is
> fallible because it can't read your mind. Do you want to expose for the
> shadows or highlights? You can't have both.
>
> You should shoot a roll of Provia 100F slide film with moderate contrast
> scenes. Include a gray card in the scene. Bracket in 1/3 to 2/3 steps.
Karen is right of course, using trannies and bracketing some mid-toned
scenes is the only way to test properly. I generally shoot equal quantities
of slide and print at the track, slide for magazine work and print to
enlarge for the teams etc, and I get through 10 -15 rolls in a day. With the
print film I always add some exposure depending on how bright it is. In
bright sun I leave it on +1.0 continually and back it off to +0.5ish if it
clouds up a bit. This gives nice thick negatives with the latitude that my
printer needs to get the best possible compromise in the prints.
Although last week I took some before and after shots of a roof restoration
and due to some glare in sections I bracketed it all in 1.0 stop increments.
I picked up the prints yesterday and you simply cannot tell the difference
between the exposures off the prints - I was having a good chuckle to
myself. Problem I find with this is that I sometimes get lazy using print
film and I have to quickly get my act together when shooting trannies again.
FWIW.
Regards, Tim
www.timmunro.com.au
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