On Sun, 4 Apr 1999 17:02:30 -0600 (MDT), you wrote:
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>On Mon, 5 Apr 1999 00:16:00 +1200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ellery Chua)
>wrote:
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>>I think that if the original poster had actually bought the lens and
>>knew how to use it - he would not have made such fantastic claims. The
>>true worth of a lens is in the images we can produce with it.
>
>I think it is safe to say that the original poster knew how to use the
>lens properly.
>
Hmm did the problem surface in all your shots with the lens ? I pull
out about 20 rolls of slides mainly 100sw, epp but none of them
exhibit this problem. I recognise this test as part of an article in
POP Photography that ran under "how to test your camera and lens with
1 rol of film". It may have appeared else where.
>>The list has been informative but at times the dis-inofrmation that is
>>circulated is staggering.
>>
>>Film choice :
>>it better to use faster than 100 asa negative film - I find that
>>200asa of Kodak or Fuji consumer grade gives good results of course
>>if you were extremely particular or if you had to take pictures of
>>dark skin or extremely fair skin people than the vericolour range of
>>film from Kodak or the equalivalent from Fuji would be a better choice
>>( either 125asa or 400asa).
>
>Speaking of disinformation... your film suggestions are quite frankly off
>the mark. 200 speed films tend to fare poorly in comparison with their
>400 speed brethren, and consumer films invariably have too much contrasts
>for weddings. A better suggestion would be a 400 speed professional Kodak
>or Fuji film, such as NPH, rated at maybe 200 and not pulled.
>
The reply was for wedding gig - there are good paying wedding gigs and
there are the bargin basement kind. For less critical kind consumer
200 or 400 are workable - largest enlargements are not exceeding 16 x
20 most are 8 x10. 400 asa consumer grade should still be able to
allow you to do a decent 8 x10 and may be 16 x 20. Grain issue would
be compensated in large sizes due to simple fact that viewing distance
once frame and hung would be at least 18 to 24 inches.
Grin for wedding the films of choice when your problem is maintaining
details in extremes of contrast range ie fair/dark skin and dark/white
shimmery clothing is a lower constrast film. Negative film is best
all around choice ie reproduction/widder exposure lattitudeetc. Film
choices have been Vericolor (which is their professional line - which
is 160asa but many would tend to run this at 125 - their is a table
which Kodak has so nicely done densometer testing on film speeds to
set Vericolour under different light conditions - its in one of their
protratiure guide book - cannot recall the extact tittle. ) Fuiji has
an equalvalint which I could not rememeber the code - thanks for for
reminding me about NPH which is the one for the 400 speed. For 200 asa
it may be better to use the 160asa version at 160asa for grain
reasons. You could also run the 400 asa at 1 stop overexposure but
this may cause some problem(s).
I may not be full time pro but I think its safe to say that I am not a
newbie. 9-)
ellery
