Re: slides vs prints

[P3D Glen Murray <grmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 07:28 PM 8/12/96 -0500, you wrote:
>
>i'm new to this, so pardon the following stupid question... I was told that
>i should shoot 3d's on slide film only. is this true? the problem with slide
>film is its sensitivity - no latitude like you get with print film. my
>problem is my camera is built from cheapie point and shoot 35's with fixed
>focus lenses, aperture and shutter speed. not a good combination for
>sensitive film.

   Alan,  my first twin rig was P&S cameras, and I can relate to what you
will be going through-  I guessed from what motion the cameras would freeze
that the shutter speeds were set at about 1/500th of a second, and from
exposures that the aperature was between f5.6 and f8.  Thus, 100 asa film
shot in bright sunlight was about 1/2 stop underexposed.  I could shoot
Velvia, always in the bright sun, and push it 1 1/2 stops, but then, that is
just too limiting.  I ended up shooting 400 asa film (yup. the grain sucks.)
and using velcro to attatch either polarizers (in the bright sun,) or 1 stop
ND filters, or nothing.  At least that way my hit rate went up somewhat.  I
ended up so disgusted with the thing that I went ahead and twinned real 35s.
I use the P&S rig in situations where it will work and I am concerned about
the good cameras (the beach, hanging over high places, etc.)
Hope this helps-

Glen  (still recovering from the Olympics)
............grmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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