Electro 35 ASA compensation

[ruben]

On the basis of ISO 100 film, shooting in a bright sunlit day, at f/11, how would you set your Electro camera film dial to obtain an "auto" speed of 1/250 ?

Thanks,
Ruben

 

[Solinar]

I'm digging deep into my memory banks here - I last had an Electro in 1983.

Use ISO 200 film and the human light meter, if you need an approximate shutter speed of 1/250th. I'd recommend setting the light meter to the film speed, unless you are aiming for a dense exposure on the negative.

If a densly exposed neg is a plus and you wish to force a shutter speed of 1/250th, then shoot ISO 400 film at an EI of 320.

In full sun use an aperture setting of f/11 or f/16.

Light haze, full sun and no clouds f/11. We have a little bit of air pollution where I live.

Adjusting the film speed while shooting is generally reserved for compensating for the field of view of the light meter in difficult lighting or for filter compensation. Two difficult lighting situations are back-lit subjects or if one is shooting towards a brightly lit stage in a dark room.

 

[gosu_john]

Wow, that's like adding a shutter priorty mode to the camera just by means of the human brain. Not a bad idea if you're quick with the numbers.

I'm digging deep into my memory banks here - I last had an Electro in 1983.

Use ISO 200 film and the human light meter, if you need an approximate shutter speed of 1/250th. I'd recommend setting the light meter to the film speed, unless you are aiming for a dense exposure on the negative.

If a densly exposed neg is a plus and you wish to force a shutter speed of 1/250th, then shoot ISO 400 film at an EI of 320.

In full sun use an aperture setting of f/11 or f/16.

Light haze, full sun and no clouds f/11. We have a little bit of air pollution where I live.

Adjusting the film speed while shooting is generally reserved for compensating for the field of view of the light meter in difficult lighting or for filter compensation. Two difficult lighting situations are back-lit subjects or if one is shooting towards a brightly lit stage in a dark room.