> 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 .
