I used the ZX-5n on I think 125th second with auto f/stop setting - the lights changed constantly (darker, lighter, different color) and it was actually modern dance and the dancers moved quickly so it seemed the easiest way. The viewfinder indicated sufficient light without flash but I'm sure it was at the borderline. I should have jotted it down
One of the scanned but unedited images is posted at http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=164238 Maris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Waterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 5:01 PM Subject: Re: Film for ballet performance | "Maris V. Lidaka, Sr." wrote: | | > Report to all interested: | > | > The 800 seemed to do well at the performance, but the results show Kevin and the |others who suggested 1600 speed film were right - very dark images and I've been |re-reading my Photoshop books and corresponding on the Photoshop list to try to get |them looking presentable. | > | > Ballet it turns out is low-light, not bright-light and spotlight, so 1600 is the |way to go. | | I would truly like to see the un-editted results and see what your | speed and fstop you used. Ballet can be a difficult subject for | photography, I rate it alongside "Rock'n'Roll" photography for | degree of difficulty. | | Your photos may well prove a good source of the traps associated | with this type of photography. | | Kind regards | Kevin | - | 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 . | - 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 .
