Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Using Kodachrome 64
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 13:47:18 -0700
References: <39BCC5BF.9A0C5E28@cshore.com>

Doug Nygren wrote:
> 
> Over the weekend, I was talking with Steve McCurry, the National
> Geographic photographer who shoots a lot for them in India and points
> east. He said he shoots with Kodachrome 64 (ie. shot at 80) and
> underexposes by a third of a stop so that colors are more saturated. I
> do the opposite with color negative film, but I never play with ASA in
> transparency film. I'm going to have to experiment with this and see how
> it goes. Do any of you shoot your transparency film at slower ASA, do
> you slightly underexpose for color saturation?
> 
> Doug Nygren

When i shoot slides i expose for the sky and open up a half or full stop.
The ground can get as dark as it wants to but a washed out sky will not wash
with me.
A polarizer would help of course.
Markwr

In reply to: Message from Doug Nygren <dnygr@cshore.com> ([Leica] Using Kodachrome 64)