I sent colour neg to Alpha Cine in Seattle from the UK for dev and print and it
was fine, completely unaffected as far as I can tell,
Nicky.
On 1 Nov 2012, at 17:25, katherine Bauer wrote:
If I send film through the US Postal System will it be x-rayed? is x-raying
film really that bad for
If I send film through the US Postal System will it be x-rayed?
It is possible, unless you mark the package DO NOT X-RAY, in which case
they will not. They do occasional spot X-rays of packages at customs and
occasionally within the US. For domestic packages it is very rare but it
happens
I've sent lots of film to Toronto, Seattle and Dwaynes via Canada Post and
USPS. Air mail and ground shipment. Never had a problem. Also had lots of film
x-rayed in my carry on in airports, again no problem. I don't mark anything I
ship with those film x-ray stickers, I think it would just draw
I have a student who wants to shoot stills off of a video monitor on film
(still camera) and has asked about what correction he should make regarding
the light meter reading. It has been a long time since I have done this so
any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Lawrence
If I'm understanding the set up, the illuminated monitor works like a light source, so you would use a spot meter to measure the intensity of the illuminated/reflected video image. Many film SLRs have one built in.One issue to consider is if the monitor itself (beyond the edges of the screen) is
The problem used to be that meters read too high because the CRT flickered
and the meter read peak and not average light value.
But now we live in the LCD age, and the LCDs don't flicker the same way, so
you can pretty much trust meter exposures off an LCD. Also you can put your
reflected light
Thank you Abigail for your thoughtful and informative response.
I really appreciate it.
Lawrence
On 11/1/12 9:17 PM, Abigail Severance bellec...@mac.com wrote:
If I'm understanding the set up, the illuminated monitor works like a light
source, so you would use a spot meter to measure the
Thank you Scott. He will be shooting a paused frame from a video so
flickering will not be an issue. I think that bracketing is a great
suggestion.
Thanks for your response.
Lawrence
On 11/1/12 9:26 PM, Scott Dorsey klu...@panix.com wrote:
The problem used to be that meters read too high
If you are shooting color film, note that monitors are usually balanced at
about 6500 degrees kelvin, which is essentially daylight -- so use a
daylight-balanced film.
Also I would use a shutter speed of 1/30th in case there are any field-issues
depending on the video source (interlaced or
Thank you Jeff. This is very helpful!
Lawrence
On 11/1/12 9:48 PM, Jeff Kreines jeffkrei...@mindspring.com wrote:
If you are shooting color film, note that monitors are usually balanced at
about 6500 degrees kelvin, which is essentially daylight -- so use a
daylight-balanced film.
Also
In the CRT era, the longer exposure was essential, but with the LCD's
lack of flicker (and yes, the image is refreshed constantly even if you
are showing a still image), you can shoot at 1/125th at least without
any unevenness.
Years ago there used to be all kinds of silliness involved with
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