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F-Stop and Shutter Speed for Slides of Prints I'm shooting slides from some photos using regular household bulbs to light. What f-stop and shutter speed should I use and should I use the flash?
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
First of all, if you are shooting with household bulbs you need to be using tungsten film to get the best results. Even at that, the shots may end up on the warm side. As far as what exposure to use, you have to determine that yourself. You need to position the lights (2 of them) at 45deg angle to your work. Place a gray card over the picture. Once the lights are set up take a meter reading. You should meter all 4 corners and the center and move the lights until the meter readings all match to assure even light. Make sure your film plane is parallel to the print and use an f-stop somewhere between f8-f16 for the best sharpness. If you use flash you must have 2 of them so you can set them up as described above and it would help to have a flash meter. If you use flash you don't need the tungsten film. Easy huh? ;-)))
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John A. Lind |
Jeff's right that household will be slightly warmer than tungsten film balance. It is close, _much_ better than daylight film, and easier to completely balance when making prints. Additional Tip: -- John
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