 Bruce Belcher |
Too many choices I'm starting over with a Canon EOS Rebel 2000 with a Tamron 28-200 lens. I've been out of SLR photography for about 13 years and have forgotten everything I knew. I'm going to Cancun in November & I'm looking for the right all round film to take. I'll be shooting everything from the beach to Mayan ruins from early morning to late at night. Do I really need to pack 1124 diferent kinds of film? Any suggestions?
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Andy |
I have a similar camera (EOS 1000Fn) and the same lens. I went to Caribbean with only ISO 400 speed film. In the day time, I always put on a polarizer. In this case, I have all the benefits of using the polarizer and cut down the light by 2 stops. In the evening or at night, I just remove the polarizer and most of the time I can still handhold my camera to get the shot. This is just my preference. Also, always bring a tripod. I used Kodak Supra 400 film (Kodak only has 100, 400 or 800 speed for the Supra line) and am quite happy with it.
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Bruce Belcher |
Thanks Andy but now there's another question. Using the polarizer cuts the light by two stops?
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Andy |
Your camera can handle exposure from 30 seconds to 1/2000 and bulb. On a sunny day at a beach, you can probably take picture at 1/125 of a second at f22 if you use the 100 speed film. If you use the 400 speed film, the shutter speed will be adjusted automatically to 1/500. If I want to take a portrait of a person at f5.6, the shutter speed will have to be 3 times faster, at 1/5000, which is outside the limit of your camera. When using the polarizer, I can then use the 400 speed film as 100 speed and take the same picture at 1/1000. This is only one example. Hope this helps.
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Michael F. Harrington |
You did not state if you prefer negative films or color reversal (slides). If you want color prints, then you will really love Fuji's X-TRA 400. The colors are rich, and the film speed will give good performance to match the slow zoom lenses. I have had wonderfull results from this film as well as X-TRA 800. The grain is finer than Kodak's, and gets rave reviews. The prices are great, too. If it's slides you prefer, than my I suggest Fujichrome Sensia or Provia 100. By the way, I recommend you shoot the 800 at 640 iso and the 400 at 320 iso. I find I get better color contrast and shadow details. The choice is yours since it does perform well at rated ISO.
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