BetterPhoto Q&A: Using Various Films & Formats

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  Moisture on Slides
Help! I was going through my slides and noticed moisture on several of them. They are in 8x10 sheets made to hold slides, and those are in 3-ring binders. The binders are stored in a large plast...
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November 13, 2007
 
  Best Slide Film for Wildlife?
What is the best slide film that can be used for wildlife photography in all light condition (dawn, midday, dusk and low light)? ...
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May 30, 2006
 
  Which is the Best Film?
I have been shooting Fujicolor Superia. Is this a good film or is there something better I should be shooting? I am in high school and shooting for the school paper. I usually shoot 400. My images ...
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December 07, 2004
 
  Taking Photos from TV
What is the best slide film to use to photograph still shots from my own DVDs? Is tungsten best?...
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October 13, 2004
 
  Graniness of Fast Film Speeds
If I am shooting a low-light situation and using a fast film speed such as 1600, how does this effect the graininess of the pictures? Can I enlarge to an 8x10 or 11x14 without any problems? ...
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October 01, 2004
 
  How to Clean 35mm slides
I have thousands of slides taken over the years and would like to preserve many of them as scans. They have been stored in archive-friendly plastic sleeves in a secluded closet, but still have dust...
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April 17, 2004
 
  How to View Slides Properly
I have just started using slide film. But when I saw the result after shooting two rolls, the slides look dark if I hold them normally (I mean without any background light). And they look very beau...
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May 03, 2004
 
  Should I Buy a Nikon FM3a?
I currently have a digital camera (Canon G2), but I want to get a film camera also. I don't like all the buttons on most cameras and having to always refer to the manual. I was looking at the ...
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July 07, 2005
 
  C-41 Processing of Color Slide Film
What color slide film can be processed C-41 creating dramatic color shifts? I worked at a local lab a few years ago and had some photography students bring in slide film to be processed C-41 and I ...
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March 17, 2004
 
  Using 160 Speed Film for Portraits
Hi, I would like some advice for using 160 speed film for portraits. I will be taking the portraits indoors with bounce flash against a black or dark brown backdrop. In the past I have used eith...
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January 20, 2004
 
  What Are They?
Ok, this may (and probably does) sound like a stupid question but what is medium, large, ect. format? I AM NEW AT THIS! Obviously :) ...
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December 24, 2003
 
  Film-Based - Infrared Film
I've been reading about various types of film. I've only used slide film and negative film. But, recently I saw some photographs made with infrared film. They appear to be black and white. ...
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January 14, 2004
 
  Pull or Push?
I just bought some Kodak 100Tmax, and I was researching the different processing methods. I am new to photography. What is push/pull processing? What does it do to the picture. Is it how they c...
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February 13, 2004
 
  Film Speed
I have a Canon eos Rebel Ti film camera. I bought this camera so I can "grow into it". I live in South Florida on the Intercostal Waterway and I take outside film pictures of landscapes and water...
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October 16, 2003
 
  Lighting
I've been doing amature photography for about a year and don't know quite what I'm doing, some pictures are great and others not so great. My main problem has been pictures that have gr...
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October 23, 2003
 
  Difference Between Film Types
I was wondering what the difference is between slide film and regular film. I am going to school for photography and have heard a lot of people talking about slide film. Can you help? Thank you....
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September 23, 2003
 
  Slide Film Basics
I just purchased my first roll of slide today, 200 speed, and I was wondering from what I've heard about it being completely different from negative film, can you still get the same results whe...
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August 31, 2003
 
  Push Photography
When pushing a 50 speed film 1 stop will the grain quality still develop clearer than shooting 100 speed at the correct ISO?...
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July 02, 2003
 
  Wedding & Portrait films
Is there a quality difference in the following film types: These are offered in Portra NC & the price difference is substantial. This film would be used for weddings & portraits.IMPORTED ...
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July 22, 2003
 
  Kids At the Beach with Black and White Film
I just really want some good pictures of my 2 girls at our local beach (Lake Michigan). Can someone tell me what kind of conditions I should be looking for. I have taken black and white before, b...
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June 30, 2003