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questions about film speed choices in a particular location (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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i'm writing to have the community weigh in on their thoughts regarding film speed with a location.

i'm going to be traveling to a location that has relatively sporadic forest-shade and large areas of sunlight, making the choice of using a lower ISO film stock (100-400) the "easier" choice. When i experimented with higher ISO film like 800, during a a light snow and found that the grain issues with 800 speed film in daylight are less severe, than i had anticipated. i'm leaning into using 800 speed on my trip instead of the normal preference of using 160 speed.

what are your ideas or views on this kind of thing and what might you choose to use in my situation?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I usually tend to stick to 200 or 400 speed as my go to for daylight with the aim to slightly over expose. I feel like thats a good middle ground for sharpness and grain.

[–] Empyreus 1 points 1 year ago

I agree with this. 200-400 is a really good all around film speed. Gives you lots of options for lighting. I typically only go to 100 or 800 if I have a specific use in mind.