Hey Rob: I was a lab tech and custom printer for 5 years- you looking to hire? I could get used to Hawaii... ;) --- Rob Ratkowski <ratkwski@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
Hi Deb
You shooting print or slide film?? I like 100asa film but then for astrowork you'll be out all night. 400asa Fujichrome has more pop than Kodak. Negative (print) film has more latitude for mistakes and you can get away with being exact and there are more labs that will process and print neg film. Negs can be scanned easily also.
Doing daylight shots may just familiarize you with the camera controls, but you can do that w/o film too. I'd do a script of shots, starting at 1minute say at F2.8 or F4, then1 1/2 minutes, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 6 minutes, 8 minutes (probably getting overexposed by now) and 12 minutes. Then do it again at F4 or F5.6, same times, use a cable release (mechanical or electrical), your camera will be set in the "B" bulb position w/ infinity focus. and if you have more frames left on the roll, finish off the roll. It's also VERY GOOD to shot the first frame in DAYLIGHT so the lab person knows where it all begins when printing or mounting slides. we see that at the lab alot here and it's a real trick to know where to start mounting. You can also get 200asa film and push it a stop (400asa) and get a little more contrast and finer grain.
GOOD LUCK and have fun Rob
PS I went out to do Comet Bradfield but had haze,a nd some clouds and a neighbor w/ lights on (at 4 AM ????) made it a no go. Oh well .........
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