Oops. Oh well, there's my former family for all to see...ha. tv tom wrote: > > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > > > Greetings! I may be going to LAS Vegas in April. I > > have not been to Las > > > Vegas for 27 years. I would like to photograph the > > outside of the hotels at > > > night. I would like some help from members who has > > done this sort of > > > photography. Do you remember what was your meter > > reading equivalent to 100 > > > ASA film. > > No, I tend to trust my meter. Bracketing and a spotmeter are good....you > won't be able to hand-hold. > > > > > > > I shall be using Pentax FA 35mm f2.0 AL lens most of > > the time. [I have > > > only two lenses. My other lens is 100 mm f3.5 macro. I > > do not think it will > > > see much use.] I use only slide film. What film shall > > I take - Fuji Sensia > > > 100 or 400 ASA or Provia 1600 ASA? I presume I have to > > use tripods. With > > > thanks. > > So you're leaving your FA 135 at home...poor lonely thing. > > I don't know much about slide film, though I would think the contrast > range of Vegas at night would be a problem. I would probably use portra > 800 and TMAX 3200, unless I was dragging a tripod. Here's my Vegas pics > from a couple of years ago: > > http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/eiffel.html > > http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/the-strip.html > > http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/fire-cmd.html > > http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/gambler.html > > http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/hoover1.html > > http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/slots1.html > > tv > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- Thomas Van Veen Photography Washington D.C. http://bigdayphoto.com/ 301-758-3085 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
