Hi, 2 stops is generally considered to be too much. I've shot it at 500 and like the results, which are quite grainy. I don't think anybody recommends rating it higher than 500, and the Kodachrome labs I've used won't process it at EIs above that.
I've never (deliberately) underexposed K200, although for a while I did this with K64. However, I didn't like the results at all, so I stopped and no longer underexpose anything deliberately as a matter of course. The excellent photographer Eric Valli regular shoots K200 at EI500, and if you can take a look at some of his work you'll see the effect it has. You should be able to find some of his stuff through the National Geographic site, or you may be able to find some of his books in a decent 2nd-hand bookshop or web site. I think most of them are oop or hard to find but they are exceptionally good. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0009/feature3/index.html --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Saturday, June 22, 2002, 11:06:24 AM, you wrote: > Sorry if this is a duplicate. I sent it out a couple of days ago, but I don't think >it went through.... > smcforme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to try pushing K200 1 1/3 and 2 stops. But I'd like to hear from others who >have already tried this before I invest the time and effort. Have you found that you >need to over or underexpose > disproportionately in relation to the normal speed to get a proper exposure. For >example if you typically process K200 normally and under-exposed 1/3 stop, would you >get the same exposure if you > pushed it to 500 and exposed the same +1/3 stop(640?)? I hope that made sense..... > The Kodak site suggests a shift to magenta-red with push processing, to what extent >should I expect this? > And finally, at what speed does K200 start to fall apart? Two stop push too much? - 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 .
