Re: Photo help - last night @ PLP

["Goldie" <goldicom@powerup.com.au>]

What was the focal length of the compact camera lens?

Inreased focal length requires increased exposure (only stating a fact I
believe you would know), but pushing out to 300mm would be really testing
limits.

With my flash, 70 to 80 mm can make the difference between a good shot and
underexposure.

With neg film, if in doubt it is generally best to go for over exposure by
about one stop.

If you ever believe a film has been over or under exposed all through let
your processor know, they should be able to compensate in developing the
neg.  Likewise if traken in certain lighting conditions - daylight film in
flouro of incandescent lighting.

Keep trying,

Goldie

"Erk" <erk@erkV69.au.com> wrote in message
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> Help!
>
> Venue - Paralympic Park Special Event Gunzel Spot, last night
> Time - Darkness outside, usual high lighting level inside station
> Film - Kodak 800ASA
> Camera - newish Pentax MZ50 with Sigma lens 70-300mm
> Shutter speed - 1/250th of a second
> F stop 5.6
> Result - Severe underexposure on various lens lengths and pics at night.
>
> What did I do wrong? Most of my day shots with 400 were ok. I had no
> problems with the same film, same conditions with my compact camera
> before.......
>
> TIA
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