Re: Best Film for Night Photography?

In article <go%Ye.121071$Ep.43018@lakeread02>, eaglesclaw121@xxxxxxx says...
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>Kodak Max 800 speed?

It depends on what it is, that you wish to capture. If you want to stop
motion, then a high ISO is needed, or push processing. However, if you want
the sharpest possible image, then a lower ISO would be better, with streaks of
light, etc. but with the sharper, less grainy image.

Last "night shoot" that I did, I used Kodak SW100 6x6CM, on a tripod, and
metered for the most neutral area of the shot, allowing the lights to blow out
a bit, and the dark to block up a bit, but that was the look that the client
wanted. Moving auto headlights created very nice streaks.

One caveat, check out the reciprocity failure for the film, providing that you
are using a "pro" version, and the data are available. Lower ISO films will
need more exposure, and you may have to figure in reciprocity failure, and add
filtration. I used ~ 20cc Red + ~10cc Yellow, IIRC (about 8 years ago). For "
night work, I'll usually grab ~30cc Red + ~10cc Magenta, as a rule, but this
batch of film needed Yellow. These guys were printed across a double-truck,
about 3" x 16", cropped from the 6x6CM trans.

Hunt

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