Hi, Rob,
I'm not trying to dissuade you from using 800 film in what I'm about to say.
However, keep in mind, that you may not want to be shooting too much faster
than 1/500th in many cases. If you're panning, 1/250 or even 1/125 works
beautifully. I like to get the background blurred, and the lettering on the
tires blurred, to give the sense of motion. If you're shooting straight
down the track, with the cars coming straight at you, you don't have to
shoot at high shutter speed to get successful shots, since the cars (or
bikes or whatever) are not travelling across the viewfinder.
Way back when (like 20 or 25 years ago), when I did a bit of race
photography at Mosport near Toronto, I used Tri-X fairly successfully, even
on some cloudy and rainy days. I found that on sunny days, when I did shoot
at 1/1000 on occasion, the shots were rather dull, as everything was sharp,
and the feeling of speed was lost. If possible, I always used the smallest
aperture possible, not only for appropriate shutter speed, but for greater
dof, which was most helpful for pre-focussing on a spot one the track (no
auto-focus back then!).
I think that the advice to bring at least two bodies is good, so you can
load up with both 400 and 800 film.
regards,
frank
Rob Brigham wrote:
> Is there an 800 speed film you would recommend?
>
> I am going to the British Grand Prix this Sunday, and will be using
> Sigma 70-300 F5.6 and 500mm mirror fixed F8, so I am not sure if 400ASA
> will be enough, particularly with the UK weather!
>
> Presumably Superia 800 for print film?
>
> What about Fuli Multi 50/1000 for slides?
>
> Hopefully my MZ-S will turn up before then, so I will be able to take
> separate bodies for fast and slower film.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob
>
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