 Esther Mishkowitz |
b&w film i use a n90s with a sb28 flash and fugi 800 film to shoot small indoor parties and love the results. I was wondering what the equivalent film would be in b&w film thanks.
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
Well, ordinarily I would ask you why in the heck you are using 800 speed film with a flash but hey if you're happy with it then what difference does it make. The best all around b&w film IMO is Tri-X. It is normally an ISO 400 film but it can be pushed quite nicely to 800 (I've heard good things about it all the way to 3200). If you don't want to pay for b&w developing the Kodak T400CN film is nice. You can push it to 800 (I still don't know why you need that with a flash) but you need to make sure your lab can push C41.
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Ken Pang |
Funny, you should mention that, Jeff, this weekend, I was going to try something new with my flash - 400 ISO film, second curtain sync, TTL flash metering, possibly bouncing off the ceiling. Why? To see if it gives a more natural looking photo. I was hoping to slow the shutter down to minimum (1/60th) so that as much ambient light got through as possible. I'll let you know if it works :) Ken.
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
I would suggest even going to 100 speed (can you imagine that) film and trying much slower shutter speeds. 1/60th isn't going to give you much of an effect with second curtain. Experiment with a wide variety of shutter speeds. I've seen very nice results from 1sec shutter speeds with a flash.
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Lyndon Guy |
Back in the 70's I used to use Kodak Plus X when I could use a flash, wanted smaller grain and didn't need the speed of TRI-X. Is Plus X still around? Or is there something better now?
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
Plus X is still around as far as I know. There is a veritable plethera of b&w film out there to suit almost anyone's taste. Well except for me since Agfa disontinued APX25. sigh
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Esther Mishkowitz |
the rooms I shoot in are generally on the darker side and I find the fastest shutter I get with the 400 film is 60 which is not good enough for my focal length. I now of many hobbyists who started using the 800 for inddors with flash and love it. I always get good reviews from the clients. also, I dont like bouncing my flash (CEILING-OR BOUNCER) -i find the pictures are just not as sharp no matter if it is 400 or 800 asa. any comments?
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
Esther, when shooting with flash the duration of your flash becomes your shutter speed so whether you are shooting at 1/125th or 1/60th or 1/15th the camera shake won't be any different unless there is a lot of ambient light (but you say the rooms are dark). I'm no expert on second curtain sync but it won't do anything noticeable until you shoot with a slow shutter any way. I can understand using 400 speed to make it easier to pick up ambient light but I suggested 100 speed after you mentioned second curtain sync. Experiment and have fun.
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