Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Film for school play
From: Borja Marcos <borjamar@sarenet.es>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 12:16:04 +0100
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Simon Lamb wrote:
> 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.

	Theater lighting is usually 3200 K, and colour negatives
usually "expect" 5500 K. I would look for a color film for tungsten
lighting, although I have never tried. 



	Borja.

In reply to: Message from Jesse Hellman <hellman@home.com> ([Leica] Focusing the M6)
Message from Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> (Re: [Leica] Focusing the M6)
Message from "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com> ([Leica] Film for school play)