Candlelight Church Service--what film and developer?

[BardParker]

The candle light part of the service is very short- only about 2 minutes. In addition, the candles are lit by ushers on the end of a pew, then each person turns and lights the next person's candle, etc. So the light level is constantly changing throughout the hymn, and it is not until the last verse that everyone raises their candles that the light level is fairly steady. I didn't think this would be so challenging! I shot 2 frames on AEL mode and other 8 in manual at 1/2, 1/4, 1,8 1/15, and 1/30 sec on apertures of f/4 and f/5.6. I was able to sqeeze a small tripod in on the front row of the balcony. All in all, it was a fun exercise and I developed the film in tMax developer for 8:30 at 20dC/68dF following the massive development chart app recommendations. It looks like I got some sharp negs with good contrast when viewing through a 4x loupe. I ordered a V700 scanner from Adorama but it has not arrived yet, so I will scan the negs in a few days and get back to everyone. I guess I need to ask what scanning software and workflow is best as I'm new to scanning...

Thanks,

Kent

 

[Richard G]

Congratulations. Sounds like you'll have some nice shots. V700 is a great scanner. The Epson software was OK when I got mine a couple of years ago. Most recently I have been using VueScan on which there is a fair bit of information here on RFF and on the VueScan website. There was a recent thread on this here.

 

[znapper]

I really love film and all, but this is one if the typical situations I would use and recommend a digital slr, newer type with max iso at 6400, best usable ISO would be 3200, so I would meter and shoot at 3200 with a fast lens, no question.

 

[BardParker]

V700 is on backorder from Adorama.
:-/

Kent

 

[Richard G]

And mine is sitting in its box at the office unused. If only I could email it to you. The suspense is killing us.

 

[BardParker]

Here is one of the first scans on the new V700 w Epson Scan software at 300 dpi:

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Mamiya 7, 65mm f/4 lens, 1/8 sec, tripod, Delta 3200. Straight scan

Thanks and any more tips for scanning?

Regards,

Kent

 

[Richard G]

Beautiful. 1/15s or even 1/30s is going to look good too. Well done.

 

[robert blu]

Beautiful! You really got ir! Bravo!
robert