Hi Lon, Thanks. I'm now planning to take 3 lenses: 28/2.8, 50/1.4 and an 80-320 zoom. Will meter once in there and try to shoot two rolls in there at different ASAs and see what happens.
Cheers, Gautam On 3/1/06, Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For what it's worth, I shot at the Newport Aquarium near Cincinnati > Ohio one day. The aisles were deliberately kept quite dark, no lighter > than the average movie theatre here in the USA. The tanks therefore > looked bright, but they weren't. > > I had either 400 or 800 speed film, can't remember > which, but I _think_ it was 800. I took a few lenses with me, but > ended up using a 50mm f1.4 wide open, simply because it was the > fastest lens I had. Many shots were in the 15th/30th second range, > not too bad since I had a monopod with me. I didn't think the focal > length was too hampering; in fact a few times I wanted wider. > > Definately take your fastest lens with you. > > -Lon > > Gautam Sarup wrote: > > Tom, > > > > I'm leaning more and more towards taking the Provia and pushing it > > as you suggest. > > > > I have a few more questions by now: > > > > 1. What lenses? I don't have too many choices. The fastest Pentax > > lens I have is a 50/1.4. Is that likely to be too short? On the tele. side > > I have an 80-320 but that's not a fast lens (f4.5-5.6.) > > > > 2. Has anyone tried Ektachrome 1600? > > > > Cheers, > > Gautam > > > > > > On 2/27/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Just another suggestion... I've shot 800 speed film at aquariums and even > >>that was marginal because of the dim lighting. Even if you are able to > >>handhold it, the subjects are moving as well. That's why I suggested > >>something that can be pushed significantly > >> > >> > >>Tom C. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>From: "Gautam Sarup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Reply-To: [email protected] > >>>To: [email protected] > >>>Subject: Re: OT: aquariums > >>>Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:51:39 -0800 > >>> > >>>Thanks for the suggestions. Think I get a roll of Provia and K200 > >>>and shoot both at the aquarium in San Francisco. > >>> > >>>Another question, since K200 is a daylight film would be behave > >>>OK in the (presumably) flourescent lighting in a fish tank? I made > >>>the mistake of shooting K64 under artificial lighting once and everything > >>>came out green. > >>> > >>>Cheers, > >>>Gautam > >>> > >>>On 2/26/06, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>>>Gautam Sarup wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>I'm planning a trip to the Monterey aquarium and would like advice on > >>> > >>>what > >>> > >>>>>slide film to use. The only colour film I use regularly is K64 and > >>>>>that's likely to > >>>>>be too slow. > >>>>> > >>>>>Suggestions will be appreciated. > >>>>> > >>>>>Cheers, > >>>>>Gautam > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>>K200 - you can push it to 500, maybe more. > > >
