Wendy; Try some Fuji Provia 100 or 400 (depending on what kind of speed you are looking for. I like Velvia but it's VERY slow.
I've never tried photographing black subjects on a white background with the LX or MX but I'm sure it would be difficult to say the least. I'd be tempted to stop down for the black dog but then wouldn't that under-expose the white snow leaving me with grey snow? If I opened up for the snow would the dog look dark grey rather than rich black? That's why i was impressed with the Matrix metering. Very impressed indeed! Christian On Wednesday 23 January 2002 20:47, Wendy wrote: > > Hi Christian, > Thanks for your comments > > I actually used fuji superia 200 (got a money off voucher with the Shrek > DVD!) You're right, I should give slide film a try, that would give me a > better idea of how close the exposure is. > Trouble is, I wouldn't know which to choose as the last time I used slide > film, agfa was my film of choice and it's something I've never seen here or > even know if is available any more. > > I used the multi-segment metering mode and have to say, I am wildly > impressed. I'm used to the centre-weighted average of the MX and I'm pretty > sure the results would have been a lot different if I'd been using the MX. > > thanks, > Wendy - 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 .
