On Sun, 18 Feb 2001, David A. Mann wrote [after liberal snipping]:
> I'm currently wondering what kind of film would be best. The biggest
> problem is that I don't know how bright those lights are going to be.
>
> I'd rather use a B&W film as it won't result in an annoying
> yellow/orange cast in my prints (depending what type of lights they
> use).
Good idea. I'd probably stick with B&W film. I usually only shoot C-41
in low light when I *want* a weird colour cast to the shots. Colour
corrrection filters, of course, are pretty much useless in low light, and
if you're not sure about the lighting you're probably safer to use
B&W. But take some colour anyway. I've never shot Konica's 3200, but the
Fuji 800's are nice and I've heard good things about Kodak's Supra 800.
As for B&W film, both Kodak and Ilford make 3200's that are really slower
emulsions (800 or 1000) which are designed to be pushed. You should be
able to comfortably shoot those anywhere from 800 to 6400, and maybe even
higher if you don't mind huge grain. Keep in mind that the lights might
trick your meter into excessively fast shutter speeds, or, conversely,
that the dark might tempt it to overexpose. If you can take a spot
reading off one of the riders and ignore the lights and the general
darkness, you should be okay.
Good luck, and let us know how it turns out!
chris
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