Hi Mark, You did get through this time :) Welcome to the list in case you are completely new to it. This is the place where you can learn to know a n y t h i n g... > In short: My first rolls of film have been developed and > printed at a lab. My inside shots are orange and my > outside shots are blue. This is in fact completely normal and something that probably all of us have experienced. >Can someone confirm what causes > this and what remedial action to take? There are others who may want to give you a much more thorough run down on this, but roughly: The reason for it, is that film cannot, like our eyes compensate/adjust to the various temperatures of light. (You may want to learn about on Kelvin degrees, a measurement for temperatures of light.) When temperature is say ca 3200 K (Kelvin), like by a normal light bulb, it will inevitably come out as orange on your film. To remedy this you'll need a filter which changes the temperature up to say 6.500 K (I think). Or, if on print film, you could ask the lab to correct the colours for you. If they are slides, you can make a copy with corrected colours, or adjust them digitally. The reason for pictures coming out blue from outdoors shot is the same. The film simply picks up the blue too much, again without the capability to adjust like your eyes, typically certain during late afternoon hours with no sunshine, or in the shade. The solution is again a filter, a warming one like a Skylight or similar. >I was informed by > a local photo shop what it was but I think they might > have an interest in directing me towards more costly > goods. Yeah, you never know with those guys, do you? :) But what did they say, maybe they were right? > Thanks, in case anybody ever sees this. Your welcome. By the way, whenever you have a question it's always a good thing to be specific, like in exactly what film you used, lenses, filters, camerabodies, weather conditions etc. Don't hesitate to ask more if not satisfied. :) > -Mark Sheftick Good luck, Lasse This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
