somebody ought to invent a new light meter that has an LCD screen to check exposure and give a histogram based on the scene...That way you wouldnt need to lug around a whole dslr to do the job.
----------------- J.C.O'Connell [email protected] ----------------- -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 10:21 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Some slide film advice? Most slide films seem to give a slightly better rendition if you underexpose about a third to a half stop, but not all and I never used Velvia that much, I didn't like the over-saturated colors, so I can't say for sure if it will benefit, much from underexposure. When I have been shooting film lately it's been with a meterless medium format camera, (Kodak Medalist II) 8 frames per roll at an average of $4,50 per roll before processing so I don't want to waste many frames. I've been using the K20D as a light-meter and Polaroid test shot combined. The K20D may be better than the K-5 for this as it's more likely to blow the highlights than the K-5 but the K-5 does have a better metering system. This may not be directly applicable to you since I've been shooting 6x9 frames of B&W, but if the histogram on the K20D looks good the negative pretty much looks good. On 2/11/2013 1:05 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: > I'm going to run a roll of velvia 100 that someone handed me the other day through my zx-7. I will probably do nothing but mostly tripod landscapes and what not. Since I will likely be using an older 50mm mostly, I will just have center weighted metering at my disposal. I know that for slide film you expose mostly for highlights since there is less latitude there. I guess I'm asking, should I just have enough faith in that meter and try to center more on the sky and lock and recompose? I could also use the k-5 to spot meter since I would likely have it with me. I just don't have enough of a feel for this zx-7 as I still have a decent amount of tri-x waiting to be developed. I think I am going to try duplicating a few shots with the k-5 so I can compare digital vs slide film. I also have some kodak porta vc pro 160. I'm guessing that can still be developed, though I know its out of production if I heard correctly. I will probably start with the porta first. My experience with film > is very limited since I started purely in digital years ago. I see there are some film shooters here so I thought I would ask. With the digital cameras I can spot meter if it is critical. No option for that here. I kind of love the challenge of film....a 67 would be a lot of fun so I'm looking at playing a bit more with 35mm before I make the jump to 120. > -- Buy a Leica to get the full "Leica Experience", (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- 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.
