On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 01:26:57PM -0400, drew wrote.. > Hi there, > I'm relatively new to this list, but I would like to ask about a > scenario I have not been able to find much discussion about in the > archives. > > I nearly always use available light in my photographs, and I still use > film. I do work for a weekly newspaper and use a Nikon DSLR as time > restraints and deadlines dictate, but my love is shooting with my pair > of Pentax MXs and soon, a Pentax 645, which will replace my Mamiya C33 > as my primary medium format rig. (I also have a few Brownie Hawkeyes and > a Graflex 22 TLR that round out my low-budget yet fun to use MF gear.) > > To the scenario... I have been commissioned by some acquaintances to > shoot their wedding this fall. Ceremony will be outdoors, mid September, > at 4:30 p.m. at a mountaintop resort in West Virginia. (About three > hours before sunset, according to the US Naval Observatory.)
> I'd like to hear folks' thoughts on lenses appropriate for the job, film > recommendations for such a scenario (I'm thinking Portra 160 and 400 -- > likely 800 for the reception and Ilford XP2 Super), and if I'm being a I can second your choice of Portra NC 160, 400 and 800. I used exactly those films for a wedding I did 3 years back. Used both in my MX cameras as well as in the Hassy, both came out just fine. The 120 film was only Portra400, Portra 160 was 120 plus 35mm. The Portra 800 saved the day in the MX during the candle lit dinner. Nothing but 'just on edge, full open @ 1.7/50'. But it sure beats every flash.. Wilko -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
