Be aware that every light meter has its own personality. A dirty hood can make a stop difference. Needles need rescaling and adjusting.
always good to make tests first. Els Brussels On 24 Jul 2019, at 14:39, Shumona Goel <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks, Jeff. I'm using a sekonic incidental (analog) light meter. If I rate it at 200 ASA Daylight, and open up two stops, this should be correct, no? On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 6:07 PM Jeff Kreines <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: How you use a light meter can also be a significant factor — poor metering technique can give readings that are several stops off. My personal preference is an incident meter. With reversal stock always err towards slight underexposure. Good luck. Shoot short tests. Jeff Kreines Kinetta [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> kinetta.com <http://kinetta.com/> Sent from iPhone. On Jul 24, 2019, at 7:20 AM, Scott Dorsey <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> I am not getting it. Is 200 ISO the native speed of the film? Or is it 160 ? > > It is both. The film is less sensitive to red light than to blue light, > so if you expose it in red light, the effective ASA is lower. If you > are exposing with tungsten light, you use 160 ASA, while if you are exposing > with daylight, you use 200 ASA. > >> Most Super-8 cameras have an orange filter for daylight. >> But for b&w one would always open the filter right? > > Right, you disable the 85 filter. It's a bad idea in any case. > --scott > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > <https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks> _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks <https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks> _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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