> What would be an excellent print film to photograph cars, both static > and on the track, daytime, although some cars may be under a tent or > in a garage trackside. I need something that can be used for both purposes, > as I plan to keep two bodies loaded, one w/ a telephoto for the action > stuff, one with a wide angle for the static shots.
Though I'm a bit late, I wanted to kick in my $.02: I've had good resuls from using Kodak Royal Gold at auto events, both for static photos of display cars, in the paddocks, and action shots out on the track. The colors are good, rendering the cars, the gray of the track, and the grass well. Highlights from chrome were OK, paint colors had good reproduction. Dark Shadows may have suffered a bit, but I wasn't exposing for them. There were not the kind of blown-out effects that Kodacolor would give. I've been shooting Supra more extensively for the last 8-9 months, and really like it. I've been most impressed by it's color rendition and range. I think of it as Royal Gold ++. I think it would also work quite well for the race environment -- it's what I'm going to try this year. Last time I did this the results for the static car display (large number of cars) wasn't so good. The day was overcast and the cars and details were a bit washed out. In retrospect (after having learned a lot) I think taking (and using :) a more saturated and/or contrasty film on that display day would have resulted in better results. Kodak Portra VC perhaps, Fuji NPC, and Konica Centuria 200 would seem to be good candidates for that. I've only used the VC so far, I have some NPC in the fridge, and I'm waiting for my next order to B&H to pick up some of the Konica. You mention in-tent cars -- the lighting would most likely be diffuse, and such a film would work well in that scenario. In other words, take a medium/med-low saturation film with you to get good rendition under decent lighting conditions. However, take some more saturated/contrasty film with you in case the lighting is flat; it _could_ make all the difference. Anyone else have experience along those lines? Bolo -- Josef T. Burger - 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 .
