Re: Pushing the limits of film and the camera settings

2002-12-09 Thread Alan Chan
ISO100+3EV = 800. The equation is: 100 x 2 x 2 x 2 Perhaps ISO3200+3EV = 25600? regards, Alan Chan I have a question. I get totally lost when it comes to EV, well, not the basic usage, but let me tell you what I want. I've got Kodak P3200 film here, now I can set the ISO to 6400 to have it pus

RE: Pushing the limits of film and the camera settings

2002-12-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Brad, AFAIK, if you have a hand meter, and the MZ-S has a fully manual mode (i.e. shutter speed and aperture) then you can push that film to 12,800 or 25,000 or anywhere in between. The meter of course would have to be able to go to those ASA/ISO values (or you can calculate them by extrapolati

Re: Pushing the limits of film and the camera settings

2002-12-09 Thread Brad Dobo
dn't meter correctly without a handheld, correct? Brad - Original Message - From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 7:21 AM Subject: Re: Pushing the limits of film and the camera settings > ISO100+3EV = 800. Th

Re: Pushing the limits of film and the camera settings

2002-12-09 Thread Alan Chan
I think it should be ISO3200, -3EV compensation. If you set ISO6400, - 3EV, it would be 4 stops above, not 3. If you set ISO6400, + 3EV, it would be 2 stops above. regards, Alan Chan Ok, set the camera up, set the 6400ISO and then turned the dial EV+3. It should be very sensitive no? I get low

RE: Pushing the limits of film and the camera settings

2002-12-09 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Kodak Tmax 3200 should be able to be pushed as far as 25,000 IIRC. > Remember though that you're going to lose shadow detail as > you go higher > than the 3200. It loses shadow detail over 1600. tv

Re: Pushing the limits of film and the camera settings

2002-12-09 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Brad Dobo wrote: > Ok, set the camera up, set the 6400ISO and then turned the dial EV+3. to "push" you'd set at a - EV ; + EV is a "pull" Don't know about newer bodies, but w/ my old ProgramSeries you can't adjust -EV from the fastest ISO setting, as it is a m

Re: Pushing the limits of film and the camera settings

2002-12-09 Thread Brad Dobo
I'm not trying to win any awards for this purpose, just enough to see a 'problem' @ night. - Original Message - From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 8:46 AM Subject: RE: Pushing the l