On Mar 24, 7:01=A0pm, David Azose <draz...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Helen wrote:
> > On Mar 22, 7:54 pm, mark.thoma...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> >> On Mar 21, 10:52 pm, mclemen...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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> >>> I am shooting some pictures with Kodak Tmax P3200 at ISO 1600 and I
> >>> will be
> >>> having them Processed at a =A0Professional Lab.
> >>> Mt Question is do I need to tell the lab to push or pull the
process.
> >>> these
> >>> are very im****tant pictures.
> >>> Thanks for any advice.
> >>> Matt Clement
> >>> mclemen...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> There's a fairly im****tant question to be asked..
>
> >> WHY do you want to shoot at 1600?
> >> There are a couple of reasons why you might do that, and they affect
> >> the answer!
>
> > For the most obvious reason, working in low light conditions. =A0But I
> > was into the "grainy" look years ago and that's why high speed film
> > attracted me.
> > Helen
>
> This response confuses me. If you are shooting in low light conditions,
> wouldn't you use the full rated speed of the film, namely 3200, to get
> the most exposure from what little light there was? On the other hand,
> if shadow detail is more im****tant to you, then shooting at 1600 will
> give you a little more shadow detail. So I guess the answer to the
> original question is "it depends".
>
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I choose 1600 ISO for more shadow detail, and if I needed a more
"grainy" look, I could ask the lab to push it. But I was always
pleased with the grain that 1600 ISO rendered, for me anyways.
Helen
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