12 May
2004
12 May
'04
11:21 a.m.
Hi Deb, I've heard great things about Ektachrome 200, specifically that you can push it one stop without damaging it, so in effect it's 400 with nice grain. Apparently it is great for astrophotography. I haven't tried it yet, though, because of my various disasters with the telescope the last couple of times out. I bought a couple of rolls from bought Ektachrome 200 at Pictureline, 240 S. 200 East. They keep it in the fridge so it won't go bad. The only drawback is you have to buy it in a 36-exposure roll when really you won't use that much during a night of astrophotography. The cost is pretty steep, $11. But I guess it must be worth it. -- Joe