dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
I've had this thought in my head for the last week or so and I just haven't found the time to write it down here but now I actually have a few spare minutes to hopefully get down what I wanted to say.
I've studied Merciful's posts on pushing Tri-X (do a search, just drop in "Tri-x Push 6400 12800" and you'll get a whack of stuff come back at you) and I've given it a good shot with the M6 (I have yet to try it with the M3 or IIIc per se) and the one thing I've noted is that I have a lot to learn when it comes to exposure.
Reading those threads on pushing film and then going out and doing it, especially in low light situations and extreme pushes such as 12,800 or 6,400, really do make you realize how important it is to meter the right portions of a scene.
If I had my EOS-3 or 20D out there doing this I'd let the in camera metering do all the work and just press a button - 8/10 times I'm pretty much happy with the result. The 20D can only go to 3200 but you can play with the RAW file and maybe get something like 6400 out of it. Either way, it's almost thought free when it comes to the D/SLRs.
Using the M6, even with its meter, isn't nearly as easy. I've had to learn what light will produce what shadows on the subject, what part of the scene to meter (and even then I'm only getting 4/10 shots looking somewhat decent) and when the light itself is just too "dull" per se to produce any sort of satisfactory result.
Using the rangefinders has definitely made me more aware of the lighting conditions around me and, when I have the time, makes me really stop and "think" before snapping away - because I then think of just how the image will look on the film and then just how bad (or good) the light will appear. Like I said though, this thought process does not happen all the time but instead happens only when I stop myself to think about it 🙂 The rest of the time I'm too happy cocking the camera and snapping the shutter 😀
Just some random thoughts,
Dave
I've studied Merciful's posts on pushing Tri-X (do a search, just drop in "Tri-x Push 6400 12800" and you'll get a whack of stuff come back at you) and I've given it a good shot with the M6 (I have yet to try it with the M3 or IIIc per se) and the one thing I've noted is that I have a lot to learn when it comes to exposure.
Reading those threads on pushing film and then going out and doing it, especially in low light situations and extreme pushes such as 12,800 or 6,400, really do make you realize how important it is to meter the right portions of a scene.
If I had my EOS-3 or 20D out there doing this I'd let the in camera metering do all the work and just press a button - 8/10 times I'm pretty much happy with the result. The 20D can only go to 3200 but you can play with the RAW file and maybe get something like 6400 out of it. Either way, it's almost thought free when it comes to the D/SLRs.
Using the M6, even with its meter, isn't nearly as easy. I've had to learn what light will produce what shadows on the subject, what part of the scene to meter (and even then I'm only getting 4/10 shots looking somewhat decent) and when the light itself is just too "dull" per se to produce any sort of satisfactory result.
Using the rangefinders has definitely made me more aware of the lighting conditions around me and, when I have the time, makes me really stop and "think" before snapping away - because I then think of just how the image will look on the film and then just how bad (or good) the light will appear. Like I said though, this thought process does not happen all the time but instead happens only when I stop myself to think about it 🙂 The rest of the time I'm too happy cocking the camera and snapping the shutter 😀
Just some random thoughts,
Dave
