Stefan Gerris wrote:
I'm going to Switzerland next week, not for skiing but to take pictures of trains in the snow... Crazy? Maybe, but at least I'm not the only one on the list to do this from time to time. What I wanted to know was: what type of film (negative) best to use for snowy conditions, what metering to set, what correction to apply. Any additional tips for winter conditions are of course welcome! (Don't start about a 4x4 with winter tires, I have all of that) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Hi Stefan, For print films you might consider the new Agfa Ultra 100. Relaces the old Ultra 50. Saturated colors but if you are in high altitudes may be tooooo saturated. Suggest either Agfa Optima II 100 or perhaps Kodak Supra 100 (if you prefer Fuji go with Reala and rate it at ISO80). If you need more speed Agfa Optima II 400 is a great film. One reason I mention Agfa is the whites are white. Fuji tends slight gray, Kodak slight yellow cast. For snow I would open 1.5 stops to 2 stops in the majority of your seen is snow. If there is a mountain area without snow, spot meter off that and gauge your readings. You should be shooting in sunlight with partial shadows at about 1/250 at F5.6. Peter K * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
