What film to use BW 6x7.

[2WK]

I'm going to be shooting a large fire in the desert at dusk/night. What film would you recommend? I'm want good tonality from the flames to the darkness, and low grain.

Any info is much appreciated!

 

[2WK]

No one responded? I ended up asking on another forum and got 20 responses in a day. Oh well. I ended up using some Tmax and got some great results.

 

[nikon_sam]

That's weird...normally you should have gotten many responses to that question...
Now, if you had asked what strap to use while shooting this large fire...
I'm glad that you got the results you wanted...maybe you can post some of the shots...

 

[venchka]

Sorry. I just got here. Ah yes. The age old strap question followed by the well discussed lens cap question.

Was this Burning Man or something similar?

A tripod would probably more useful than any partiular type of film.
Next in importance is the exposure-developer-time-temperature continuum.
There really aren't any bad 120/220 films.
Which Tmax?
I would have opted for either stand or 2-bath development to control the dynamic range between the flames and the illuminated area around the fire and the dark sky. I haven't done this yet, but Pyrocat-HD in a 2-bath scheme is at the very top of my list to experiment with.
Please share your photos of the fire.

 

[sojournerphoto]

I'd probably have gone with Tmax 400 (TMY2 for that. Endless dynamic range - well almost

Sorry didn't see the question before

MIke

 

[2WK]

Yes, It was tmax 400 TMY2. I used a very heavy gitzo tripod and a mamiya 7ii with 80mm lens.. Photos came out great. Bright white flames (with definition) and a black erie desert. It was not a burning man situation. I will post some photos when I have permission.