If the scene you're shooting is primarily snow covered, you should overexpose by about two stops. At a centered meter reading, you'll get gray snow. The alternative is to take your meter reading from a gray card. Paul On Feb 9, 2011, at 9:20 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
> Thanks, John! > > I put all of my film in the freezer as soon as I got home, since I'm just not > sure how often I'll use it. Whenever I get ready to use it, I'll pull it out > and stick it in a zip lock bag with a little silica gel pouch overnight to > keep any condensation from getting to it. > > The few shots I've taken so far, I've dead-centered the meter as closely as > possible at 125 under pretty bright conditions (snowy). Hopefully they'll > still look OK. > > -- Walt > >> I really like Plus-X as a people film in medium format. I'm pretty sure I've >> got a couple of rolls of 35mm as well. >> >> I keep out of date film in a Tupperware container in the fridge, unless it's >> something I know I'm not going to get to soon, then it goes into the >> freezer. If you're not going to shoot the Plus-X film soon, go ahead and put >> it in the refrigerator until you're ready. >> >> It comes out of the fridge a day or so before shooting. >> >> But a year out of date at room temperature shouldn't be a problem, although >> if I were going to shoot it I'd over-expose it slightly. >> >> To do that on the K1000 I'd set the ISO dial to 100 and let the meter guide >> me based on that ISO. I've learned when to over/under expose compared to the >> meter indication in the viewfinder. >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3431 - Release Date: 02/08/11 >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
