> > > Hi guys (and girls?), > > 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) >
I have used evaluative metering on the 3 & 1v and it is pretty good in snow, and it will often requie a lot less compensation than one might think. It also depends upon what focusing point you are using in relation to the tonality of the subject. I was looking at some slides taht I took from last years skiing holiday, and most snow scenes required less than 1 stop compensation. If you are using print film, then just use 0.5, 0.7 or 1 stop compenstation and you will be fine. If using slide film, then bracket your shots. Consider batteries. If you have a booster or other device that you can use with lithiums, this will be your best bet as lithiums have much better sub-zero performance than other types. Keep spares inside you jacket to keep them warm. Before you go back indoors, put your camera and lenses inside a closed plastic bag and don't open it for a couple of hours. That will reduce condensation on the camera, film and lenses. Use the slowest film advance that you can, as film can become brittle at very low temperatures. Also keep spare unused film inside your jacket for the same reason. Have a look at http://www.nyip.com/. They have at least one good article somewhere on this sort of stuff. Steve * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
