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Orange tint to indoor shots, why? I just purchased a Canon Rebel 2000 with the stock 20-80mm lens. I was shooting with Fuji 200 in an indoor situation. When I got the prints back, many of them had an orange tint and/or dim colors, i.e. they did not pop out at you. What am I doing wrong?
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David E. Cagin |
first off, where did you take your photos? If you took them to Walgreens or any other one hour durg store, thats your problem. those labs do not correct for color or the density of your negitives. Although labs that do color correct are more expensive im sure there is one in your area. if thats not the case, get a filter and make sure the lights in the room were not oranger (i.e. in a school gym).
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I took the film to be developed at Ritz Camera in NH. This is the first time I have ever used them so I am not all that sure of their quality. Thanks
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Sammy |
The problem with your prints is the effect of the tungsten (ordinary lightbulbs) lights in your home. Yes, a good lab can "correct" for this but the best solution is to buy yourself an "80 Series"(color conversion filter) filter for your lens. This filter is designed to "correct" for the tungsten lighting indoors. If you are using the same kind of film outdoors and are unhappy with the colors you can try an "85 Series" filter. These filters come in differing strengths (80a, 80b, 80c) For most situations go with the 80b filter, it is a good compromise for most shots. Good luck!
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John A. Lind |
I will disagree about using the 80B which is intended to correct 3400K photo floods to daylight film. The 80A is for 3200K Tungsten floods to daylight film. Common household incandescent bulbs are about 2800K, sometimes even less, making the 80A a closer correction. You will lose a lot of light using either one of these filters. An 80A will cost you 2 stops and an 80B 1-2/3 stops. This means ISO 200 film effectively becomes EI 50 with an 80A and EI 64 with an 80B. Since your camera meters through the lens and any filter on the lens, there is no need to change the camera film speed setting. Just know your shutter speed will plummet as soon as you put one of these filters on. If you are doing much available light indoors like this (no flash) then you might want to try a Tungsten balanced film such as Portra 100T (ISO 100) or Fuji NPL 160T. Both are professional films for studio use under Tungsten lighting. They are color balanced for it without requiring any filters. If you do use one of these films, *don't* use a flash or use it outdoors in daylight! Just as you got a yellowish-orange result using daylight film under incandescent lighting, you will get the opposite very, very bluish result using Tungsten balanced film under daylight lighting. Since you are using ISO 200 daylight film, you might want to try the Fuji NPL first as it's speed of 160 is only 1/3 stop down from 200. -- John
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