Tas,
stay with print film (if you intend to shoot film). It is true what you were told.
Negative film is more tolerant to exposure than slide film. You should experiment with
different emulsions, though. (Fuji, Kodak, Ilford, Konica...) Try some B&W emulsions
as well as the results are quite different that just turning your image to grayscale
on your computer. And maybe experiment with different labs and see which one gives you
the best results.
On the other hand, if you want to learn how to expose properly, go with slide film.
The colors and resolution of slide film is sometimes better than that of a negative
film, but you must watch for the highlights. The rule of thumb is:
- you can overexpose negative film (print film) and that is just fine.
- you SHOULD NOT overexpose slide film, because it will burn out. If you underexpose,
the colors will be rich, but the overall picture will be dark and thus difficult to
scan.
So, with slide film, it is easy to see where your exposure is. Elan II generally
exposes quite OK in most situations.
And of course, now you have digital too, so the results are apparent immediately.
Regards,
Miha.
> -----Original Message-----
> From:Tas Papadopoulos
> Okay:
>
> I went out last week and purchased an A75. Based on the
> reviews I'd read it
> seemed like a good compromise to get me in to digital
> photography without
> breaking the bank. Then on Saturday I tried some macro work
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