Don't know (remember) too much about film. I know you don't need as fast film as you might think! Why? Well, most concerts ar lit with spotlights etc. So, you must under expose by perhaps 2 stops in iorder to avoid, what I call pan-cake-faces (white faces with no features). Spot metering sucks because the performers are often moving too fast. And the meter will stil try to make the measurede parts 18% grey, which is often too dark for white skin in bright light. So, use you normal reading method, then set the camera to MINUS 1 or two. This means that a ISO 400 film is suddenly a ISO 800-1600 film. If you don't have a F.2.8 lens, use ISO 1600-3200 film (negs are the best).
I do remember that the FUJI ISO 1600 film is in fact less grainy than the ISO 800 film (negs). You'll need a fast telephoto lens. Preferably something like a F.2.8/80-200mm or similar. And of course a monopod/tripod. Please take a look (all "underexposed" by 1-2 stops and shot from a monopod or a tripod): http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/572671/ http://gallery68719.fotopic.net/ Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 25. marts 2006 20:41 Til: [email protected] Emne: Which fast film to use - tutorial for concert shots Hi Pentaxians searching the internet for opinions on different brands of fast film for indoor shots like the coming anniversary event for me I found this site which could be useful to others too: http://www.photo.net/learn/concerts/mirarchi/concer_3.htm any opinions on that? greetings Markus -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.1/292 - Release Date: 03/24/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.1/292 - Release Date: 03/24/2006
