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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / April 2005Best low light film?
I may be taking some photos at a concert in a few days. Do people prefer Delta 3200 or Fuji Neopan 1600 for this sort of thing? [On 35mm] Mat > I may be taking some photos at a concert in a few days. > > Do people prefer Delta 3200 or Fuji Neopan 1600 for this sort of > thing? [On 35mm] What lens(es) will you be using?  Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- slr-systems FAQ project: http://tinyurl.com/6m9aw -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. >> I may be taking some photos at a concert in a few days. >> >> Do people prefer Delta 3200 or Fuji Neopan 1600 for this sort of >> thing? [On 35mm] > >What lens(es) will you be using? Probably, and I may not take this many, a 28mm f2.8, a 50mm f1.7 and a 135mm f2.8. All are M42 lenses of reasonable but not outstanding quality. I may just go with the 50mm and leave the rest at home. I'm not going specifically to take photographs. Matt love a good 50mm, i use alot of 200 speed indoors with low light with mine, and get excellent pics, w/o a tripod. why not bring a roll or two of each, and blow em both, see what you like personally? cheers. > >> I may be taking some photos at a concert in a few days. > >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Matt I have used Ilford Delta 3200 for similar situations. While I like the results, I have found that Delta 3200 is a little critical on which chemicals are used for processing. There are definitely good results possible with a good combination, even up to ISO 6400. If you think you want to try shooting at ISO 1600, I found that using Kodak TMX400, and extending it to ISO 1600 gives slightly better results than Ilford Delta 3200 at ISO 1600. I have not compared the Fuji film. Ciao! Gordon Moat A G Studio <http://www.allgstudio.com> > Probably, and I may not take this many, a 28mm f2.8, a 50mm f1.7 and a > 135mm f2.8. All are M42 lenses of reasonable but not outstanding > quality. > > I may just go with the 50mm and leave the rest at home. I'm not going > specifically to take photographs. Depending on the concert, you can be further away than you realize even at a small venue. I'd take the 135 as a telephot is a neccesity to catch any detail on stage and the 50 as it is faster than the 28. Any reason you don't want to shoot color? Or (gasp!) digital? You could consider T-max 400 and push a couple stops. With the right lighting the contrast / grain would look quite nice, I would think. I've never shot the two films you mention. B&W to me means Kodak. Narrow minded that I am where B&W is concerned. Cheers, Alan Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- slr-systems FAQ project: http://tinyurl.com/6m9aw -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. > I may just go with the 50mm and leave the rest at home. I'm not going > specifically to take photographs. Depending on how close you'll be to the stage (you didn't mention), I would take the 135mm lense probably regardless. On the subject of film, I would vote for Delta 3200 for two reasons. One: You don't know how good or bad the lighting will be and 2: I presume the concert is at night with no flash allowed, though again you didn't specify. I have shot alot of concerts, and by far - I have produced my best photography doing so. Goodluck and enjoy. > >> I may be taking some photos at a concert in a few days. > >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Matt >> I may just go with the 50mm and leave the rest at home. I'm not going >> specifically to take photographs. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >allowed, though again you didn't specify. I have shot alot of concerts, and >by far - I have produced my best photography doing so. Goodluck and enjoy. I have no idea how the lighting will be but I can probably get as close as I like. I'm not going primarily to take pictures and there will be other people there filming and I'd imagine quite a few people with digital cameras. Which is why I thought I'd shoot some black and white - just so there's a few images that are a bit 'different' from the others. I may only take a handful of pictures or I may take a few rolls. I'll probably take the 135 -- I think you're right that I ought to - and the 50mm. Matt > I'll probably take the 135 -- I think you're right that I ought to - > and the 50mm. Taking the 50mm is a safe bet as well. > >> I may just go with the 50mm and leave the rest at home. I'm not going > >> specifically to take photographs. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Matt > I may be taking some photos at a concert in a few days. > > Do people prefer Delta 3200 or Fuji Neopan 1600 for this sort of > thing? [On 35mm] I like Kodak T-Max 3200, especially when it is rated at 1600 - this is my preferred concert film (for B&W, anyway). Peter Another idea would be to use the slide film Fuji Provia 400F, and push it 1-2 stops (ie., 800 or 1250 ISO). If you want colour, I think it's an excellent solution. In fact, this is the film I use in concerts with my 70-200/2.8 lens. Regards from Athens, N.F. |
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