 Steele Whyte |
Perfect Prints but Underexposed Slides However … While putting through 3 rolls of Fuji Sensia slide film (various speeds from 100 to 400) most of the shots appear to be underexposed. This is extremely disappointing when I consider I needed these shots for an up and coming article. Can anyone explain this phenomenon? Should I manually adjust the film setting for slide film to a lesser speed setting. Eg: using an ASA 400 … should I set the camera to 200 ASA to compensate? See example images ... Example 1 has a very dark background. Example 2 had to be enhanced. Most frustratingly… Steele Whyte
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
Print film has a much wider latitude (5-7 stops) than slide film (3 stops) so you must be more precise with exposures in slide film. With any film (and camera) its a good idea to run some tests to see what your actual ISO (aka exposure index) is for any given film. For example I know that when I shoot Velvia with my equipment I must rate it at ISO 32 not ISO 50. When I shoot with 160NC I rate it at ISO 125 (100 if using flash) not ISO 160. Using slide film will either drive you crazy or make you much better at exposure.
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Steele Whyte |
Jeff, Thanks greatly for confirming my suspicions. It will make my life just that little bit easier. Regards Steele
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