what speed film

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nebratu

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Just curious, but what speed film do most of you use to take pcitures with (on the mountain)? like 400 or something?

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The faster the film, e.g. 400, 800 are considered fast films, the lower light you need to expose a print, therefore, they're better for faster moving pictures because the shutter need only open for a brief moment to expose the picture. The downfall to fast films is that they are grainier (sp?)depending on what affect you are going for this is sometimes cool looking. There are lots of photographers on this site, so, they can probably help you out. But if you're merely trying to document a scene then I suggest using 400 or the like, it will do the trick!

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i usually use 200 and it work out great

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Depends what you want to shoot. At night I shoot usually 400 or a 200 pushed to 400. If i am shooting up close to something light interestingly i prefer keeping it to a 50 or 100 so you get some cool affects with a slightly longer exposure...You need a very powerful flash to help with this though. 400 films are rather generic and take boring pictures, they are aimed at the average consumer with bland colors and rather large grain structures. During the day I shoot Velvia 50, either at 50 or sometimes pushed to 100 depending on lighting. Or I will shoot Provia 100...its all about the fuji slide films. Amazing colors and very fine grains. I dont see the need to shoot a film faster than 100 on snow. Snow brightens everything up, I usually even step my apeture down a stop or two even, or I shoot with a polorizing filter. Plus who wants to waste film on an overcast day when you would need a faster film. I used to just shoot the same crappy film you could buy at walmart or anywhere but as soon as you look at a slide compared to that you see the difference. The film is slightly more expensive but developing it is cheaper.

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i was referring to the iso. What do you mean when you push film, what effect does that do?

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By pushing a film, you can make a iso 50 act like a 100 or 200. I never would really push a film more than a few speeds. I know some films can be pushed way higher but generally its not that good of an idea. Basically you manually set the film speed in your camera different than what it actually is. Make sure you tell your developer that you did this, I would suggest bringing it to a real photolab if you push film. Also I like to tape a lable around the roll of film that says pushed to 100 or whatever you put it at. When they develope the film a pushed film is developed for a different length than it would be if it wasnt pushed. The best way to find out results for different films is to experiment. You can have a lot of fun doing long exposures and different flash patterns at night. You will waste a ton of film in the process of learning but when you get an amazing shot it makes it all worth it. Oh, also it helps if you write down what shutter speed and apeture you are shooting at...plus give a general idea of how bright it is out so when you look at the film you can compare. At night I write a lot of stuff down about my shots that way I can see what worked and what didn't.

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