Advantage to shooting slide film?

literiter said:
Does anyone have a suggestion for the perfect/good camera to shoot slides. Usually I just use whatever and use an incident light meter. Seems to work very well but is a tad slow.
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I've had good luck with both the Canon GIII and the Mamiya SD. Just be sure the exposure recommended by the meter looks sane. Remember, the meter is making a suggestion for the exposure, not a demand. :)

I might suggest bracketing for important shots.

I've been thinking of trying a roll of Kodachrome in the new Olympus P&S to see how it works.
 
My Kodachrome is coming today and I'm gonna load it into my G1.

I'm wondering what to shoot, though. I live in upstate New York and everything is still gray and dead. It would be a shame to shoot monochrome landscapes with everyone's favorite color film.

Maybe I'll snap people in the grocery store...
 
You don't have to use slide film on landscapes and flowers, it works well for people too. I remember searching through flickr for something (I forget what now) and coming across some amazing interior shots of people - looked like they were going to turn around and start talking to you.

And if we're going to start listing instruments in our gear lists, my signature will take up half a page!
 
I've gone through a roll and a half so far, and it's interesting what I ended up shooting. I basically drove around country roads looking for ANYTHING that was REMOTELY colorful. And as a result I saw everything differently. I took a few shots that, if they come out, will be really wonderful...there's one of a totally inexplicable cluster of green balloons attached to a mailbox in the middle of nowhere that I have my fingers crossed for. And a yellow tarp sticking out of a blue dumpster in front of a red warehouse. With any luck I'll post a few of these in the gallery in a couple of weeks.
 
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