Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's been about a year since the last time I photographed a theatre troupe. Next one I do I think I would like to try out that Fuji RMS 100/1000 speed slide film. Invariably, on low light nightime-like shots (fireworks, etc.), slide film works better for me. - --- Simon Lamb <simon@sclamb.com> wrote: > I will be photographing the school play for our > local school which will be > held in an assembly hall. I have been told that > there will be no light > apart from the stage spotlights, which I assume will > be halogen. > > Can anyone share their experience of working in such > lighting with regard to > the best type of film. I will probably take an > ISO800 film (colour neg) > with my M6, the 35 f/2, 50mm f/2 and Noctilux. I > expect to be no less than > thirty feet from the stage and possibly further back > than that. I have a > some Portra 800 and Supra 800 in the fridge at home, > but I am open to being > guided by those who have worked in these conditions > and have real world > experience of different types of film. > > Many thanks. > > Simon > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/