Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Also, my boyfriend and I are in disagreement over which speed film to use > for this - I say 400 to freeze the action, he says slower to capture > greater detail. We are going to shoot during the day and in the early > morning. >From what I've seen of balloons, freezing the "action" shouldn't be too difficult ;-P So your main concern should be concerning what lenses you'll be using. If you're going to be up close and using a 20mm, I'd say go for ISO 100 even if hand holding. If you want to shoot groups of balloons from a distance with a telephoto you should use 200 or 400 and a tripod. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .