The removal of that safety factor is why I always recommend using Sunny F/11 nowadays. Interestingly, all the amateur films had the film indexs doubled in 1959, while Plus-X Pro and Tri-X Pro had them raised from 80 to 125, and 200 to 320 respectively. Whatever the difference now, back then the only difference between the pro films and the amateur films was the pro films had a retouching surface on the base side. Everyone nowadays claims they are completely different emulsions, I doubt that though.
My little Kodak Pocket Photoguides one from 2001 and the other from 1956 clearly show the difference in ASA ratings though it shows the current Plus-X as being 125 for both versions. There were no changes made to the film in 1959, just a rerating of the same emulsions.
I had recommended that little Kodak Pocket Photoguide here on the list quite awhile back, and several folks had indicated they had gotten one. Tells you all kinds of things about day to day photography we often have problems remembering. There is a niffy Daylight Exposure Dial in it in case you for get your meter or it goes on the blink. It also has a dial that recommends exposures for all thos things folks are always asking about on the list like fireworks and lightning as well as the more humdrum interior shots. It is a handy thing to have in the gadget bag. A $15 substitute for a $200 exposure meter.
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Keith Whaley wrote:
I love it! I think I'll get a copy of This is War!
I'm impressed!
Use the old hoary Sunny16 rule, 1/200 sec. and 200 speed film, for
everything. The use of f/11.0 gave him a little bit of overexpoure,
probably quite good for that sort of photography.
Why not. Besides which, f/11 is usually close to if not right on the sweet spot
for most lenses, and with only two lenses to learn the characteristics
of. . .easy to commit to memory, and adjust plus or minus, as necessary.
-- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com
"You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
