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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Film for school play
From: Doug Herr <merlin@flyingemu.com>
Date: 11 Dec 2000 03:24:29 -0800

On Mon, 11 December 2000, "Simon Lamb" 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

My guess is that your film speed will be OK but focal length may be lacking.  Without a longer lens many of my photos of the kids' school plays would look like I had lined up rag-encrusted dolls on a shelf and had used a P&S to get the maximum amount of bland forefround and equally drab school stage curtains in the picture.  School stage lighting is horrid, too.

I'd suggest a 75 or 90 for some detail of the players.  You may even want a 135 Elmarit-M.

Doug Herr
Sacramento
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