Originally posted by aaacb What lens do you have? With good lighting on larger stages, I think iso 1600 or even 800 is enough for an f2 lens. If uncertain, I'd push to 3200 just to be safe. But keep in mind the meter will likely expose more than necessary, since the background is dark.
About camera policy, you can also call and confirm, it's happened to me just two days ago that the venue said the same, but at the door they confirmed there was no restriction... or try to explain that a film camera is too outdated etc
I'm going to use the Petri, it goes down to 1.8 @ 45mm focal length. I have about a 0% interest in getting close to the stage, it'll be mostly for getting some fun photos of the crowd, my friends, etc.
I'm thinking 1600 is a good compromise.
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Originally posted by mtgmansf Once you get there, that would be the time to figure out your iso based on the lighting on the stage.
That's a great point, thanks! Like I mentioned above, I don't really care about getting stage shots, more looking to get some fun crowd/friends shots.
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Originally posted by UncleVanya What development is planned? I used to shoot tri-x at 3200 and it would get rather high contrast. 1600 gave better details if you wanted less super high contrast.
I can't recall but I think that was developed in dektol or d76.
I only ever keep rodinal on hand, so probably deving in rodinal 1+50. I've been enjoying dark room printing lately, so I'm looking forward to making some enlargements from it.
High contrast is cool, should fit the night well.
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Originally posted by tuco
And that camera discrimination pisses me off. I've had to leave my film gear behind (fixed lens, wide angle no less) or not get into an event more than once. Yet everyone held up their phone camera an took pictures...
Heh, yeah I don't feel that strongly about it today. It's pretty common around here. I'm guessing it's because people with big cameras made a nuisance of themselves one too many times.
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Originally posted by dsmithhfx Hmmm.
Yikes. I would love to get a shot like this, from my Petri racer.
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(Clearly if I had a Ricoh GR film camera, I'd be taking it over the Petri, but you've gotta use what you have!)