snausages
Well-known
Nice thing about backlighting with slides is that if something gets blown out it at least probably won't be your subject. And I tend to not mind flare.
Lux 50 + Velvia:
Lux 50 + Velvia:
bean_counter
Well-known
+1
My exposures improved dramatically when I started using an incident meter.
I still bracket often in harsh light, or when I'm not sure quite what I am going to get in an uneven lighting condition.
cmdrzed
wallflower
Excellent pointers keep coming! I'm also digging the posted photos. I feel like the results from my slide shooting excursion will come out much better. Thanks everyone.
I especially like the comment about how slides will make other color films seem inadequate. The only color film that I have even used lately has been Ektar 100, which I find visually appealing.
I especially like the comment about how slides will make other color films seem inadequate. The only color film that I have even used lately has been Ektar 100, which I find visually appealing.
historicist
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I've never found slide film problematic at all, in my experience it isn't any harder than print film to use.
Thinking back to my first experiences, the only thing which takes a bit of getting used to is that the slide will much more accurately reflect the colour temperature than print film, as per
Though personally I don't mind not having neutral colour under artificial lighting. I can definitely second Provia 400X as a fast film choice, it pushes really well too. Though hopefully the beach is too sunny to need it
Thinking back to my first experiences, the only thing which takes a bit of getting used to is that the slide will much more accurately reflect the colour temperature than print film, as per
Though personally I don't mind not having neutral colour under artificial lighting. I can definitely second Provia 400X as a fast film choice, it pushes really well too. Though hopefully the beach is too sunny to need it
alan davus
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Plenty of good advice at hand above. I love slide film and use it more than anything else under harsh Aussie skies. Until you learn how to use it especially on beaches and the like take the incident meter route as recommended. Velvia 50 and 100, Provia, Astia, try the lot. Have a great holiday.
cmdrzed
wallflower
I agree Alan, good advice throughout this thread. I will look into an incident meter as I don't currently have one.
Thoughts on Sensia 100, 200, and 400? I currently have Ektachrome E100G, Provia 100F, and Provia 400x in my online shopping cart and wanted to get some last minute opinions on my selection of film.
Thoughts on Sensia 100, 200, and 400? I currently have Ektachrome E100G, Provia 100F, and Provia 400x in my online shopping cart and wanted to get some last minute opinions on my selection of film.
Windscale
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FE instead of M6! Take a toy insted of a workhorse to somewhere where one may only visit once in a lifetime!.....and regret afterwards that your slides could be better had you taken the workhorse!
Slides are great. I use a lot of 120 slides. I will second Provia 400. Velvia 50 is also very good (rated at 75). But most of my lenses are older German ones such as Solinar, Apotar, Color-Skopar, Tessar, Planar and Xenotar. And I'd never leave home without my little Sekonic 308 for its incident light readings.
Slides are great. I use a lot of 120 slides. I will second Provia 400. Velvia 50 is also very good (rated at 75). But most of my lenses are older German ones such as Solinar, Apotar, Color-Skopar, Tessar, Planar and Xenotar. And I'd never leave home without my little Sekonic 308 for its incident light readings.
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
Im a Kodachrome and Ektachrome shooter and I rate my film 64/200 or 400 as rated on the box and do not compensate exposure. Shot that way for 30 yrs without a problem. I can see where the incident meter would be more accurate (pretty obvious).
Since were coming to the end of Kodachrome Id say shoot K64 until you drop. You can pick up Velvia on other vacations.
Since were coming to the end of Kodachrome Id say shoot K64 until you drop. You can pick up Velvia on other vacations.
cmdrzed
wallflower
35mmdelux, my wife has the same sentiment as you when it comes to Kodachrome. She told me to order more and shoot it exclusively. So many decisions.
chris00nj
Young Luddite
35mmdelux, my wife has the same sentiment as you when it comes to Kodachrome. She told me to order more and shoot it exclusively. So many decisions.
You have a good wife!
In leiu of an incident meter, I brought a $10 gray card with me on vacation last week and I found it useful. Often, the spot meter on my Bessa was completely fooled by reflections or whatnot.
Sometimes, it was bright sunshine and I metered off a middle gray, but the meter was telling me two stops off sunny 16. I put the gray card up and it confirmed sunny 16. Other times, the meter indicated one stop off sunny 16 in heavy overcast. Again, the gray card came in handy.
Having some common sense and feeling for the amount of light came in handy too. In full sunshine I expected the meter to indicate 1/250 & f/8 with KR64. In late afternoon sunshine, I expected to lose a stop.
Using this linked chart is very helpful to get a basic feel of how the light should be. Basically, start with sunny 16 (EV 15) and count stops.
http://www.fredparker.com/ultexp1.htm#Light Intensity Chart
oldoc
oldoc
Raid doesn't seem too hesitant to shoot on the beach: I believe he lives in Pensacola. Not many places I wouldn't go with my M6 and cron 35/2.