bratha
Newbie
Sorry to revive such an old thread, but I was reading through, and it raised a question.
So from the conversation I understand that I can take a Pro 400H roll, shoot it at 200, and have it developed at 400 for great results.
My question is, if I am having it developed at 400 anyway... am I able to switch between 200 and 400 throughout the roll for different results, or should I just pick one or the other and stick to it?
Thanks, and again, sorry for reviving such an old thread.
not_in_good_order
Well-known
I've gotten awful cyan color casts when overexposing Ektar 100. The resulting scans from my 5000ED are just a pain to work with.
I like the way it looks at box speed:
Tim Gray
Well-known
I've gotten great results with Portra (all of them) and Ektar exposing at box speeds. They are all also very capable of taking a stop or two of over exposure in stride. Very useable pictures are possible with even more exposure as well. All of this is with normal development.
The only real reason I might give color neg a bit of exposure over box speed is if I'm going for a certain look, or more importantly, if I want a bit of a safety buffer for sloppy metering. Also, with faster, grainier films, giving a bit of extra exposure pushes more of the 'important' exposure into the slower, finer grained parts of the film. However, with slower finer grained films, this really isn't a concern (Ektar, etc.) I'm only talking about 1/3-1/2 a stop though. But hey, if rating at half box speed works for you, it works for you.
Ektar at 100:
BABY CRAB by ezwal, on Flickr
Portra 400 at 400:
TOM by ezwal, on Flickr
I also don't think Ektar is as sensitive as people make it out to be. Here it is 4 stops over. I think it looks best at box speed though.
Ektar 100 +4 by ezwal, on Flickr
The only real reason I might give color neg a bit of exposure over box speed is if I'm going for a certain look, or more importantly, if I want a bit of a safety buffer for sloppy metering. Also, with faster, grainier films, giving a bit of extra exposure pushes more of the 'important' exposure into the slower, finer grained parts of the film. However, with slower finer grained films, this really isn't a concern (Ektar, etc.) I'm only talking about 1/3-1/2 a stop though. But hey, if rating at half box speed works for you, it works for you.
Ektar at 100:
BABY CRAB by ezwal, on Flickr
Portra 400 at 400:
TOM by ezwal, on Flickr
I also don't think Ektar is as sensitive as people make it out to be. Here it is 4 stops over. I think it looks best at box speed though.
Ektar 100 +4 by ezwal, on Flickr