>> I'm interested in the thoughts of rail photographers about the pros/cons
>> of 400 ISO film. I've
>> Do any other photographers have any suggestions/experiences they can
>> share with me? I
>I ran off about 20 rolls of 400 ASA film about 5 years ago, and decided
>to stop using it. I have found with experimentation that Fuji 200 ASA 36
>exposure film is the best for railway photography. I have now been using
>it for 5 years and taken about 500 rolls of it.
I agree with you, 400 ASA has always been too grainy for me and useless in
good light. I use Kodak 200ASA for all my photography as a good all round
film, preferring the goldiness of the print more suitable for photography in
Oz, rather than the colder greeniness of fuji or the brighter reds of
agfa and its derivatives. Outside if the sun's shining I've always got a
polarising filter on, the best investment ever made for making your locos
stand out against a deep blue sky, or controlling glare. With 200 ASA you can
still shoot in low light of the sunset and if it gets any darker use a tripod.
If I can't shoot in natural light I don't take a photo. The only good flash
photos are when you've got 100's of flash bulbs stratedgically located as O.
Winston Link did (remember the classic end to his documentry when he used his
last x00 flash bulbs to recreate how he used to do it....damn left the lense
cap on:)
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