Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Simon, I take pictures of the kids on stage at the local high school. I use to use Fuji NPH with good results but I have recently moved to Kodak Supra 800... I love the punchy color and the price is very reasonable for a 800 speed film. I think you will have some trouble with the lenses you will use unless your goal is to get the whole stage. I find that I use a 90 on a M6 and it tends to be a bit short and my 300 works great tight head shots when I am in the first row of the auditorium. I am looking forward to trying out my new 70-180 and R8, I think this will be a winner. On this stage, I have found a high success level at 1/125 of a second at 2.8 for both of the lenses above. The depth of field and action stopping seems to be just about right and the latitude of the film seems to cover the exposure. Good Luck and let us know your results. Steve > 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 > >