Re: Photo help - last night @ PLP

["Erk" <erk@erkV69.au.com>]

Goldie

The compact camera (Pentax Espio 710 off the top of my head) had an 28-80mm
zoom and IIRC, I did not use the flash on that occasion. Based on the
conditions and the film I had, I thought it would be sweet and I did not
need flash. I varied the lens length using the 70mm-300mm and did not use
flash last night.


http://www.erk.au.com/erktrans/oddtrains/nightshift_page01.htm shows some of
my night shots, sadly without last night's efforts :( - all shots with my
compact camera and not my SLR.

I'm having no problems at daytime now (figured the day settings out) but
just the night ones (although my time exposure of the Brisbane night lights
looks good (yet to scan them)!


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Eric
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Goldie wrote in message <39eedb4b@grissom>...
|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
|