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Subject: [OM] Re: Low light photography
From: "Wayne Harridge" <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:29:44 +1000
> Kodak 400-ASA colour negative film was exposed at wide-open 
> lens stops of f-1.4 or f-1.8 depending on the lens being 
> used; exposures of light-coloured rocks such as sandstone or 
> siltstone were typically 5 minutes long, and for darker rocks 
> such as coal or mudstone they were 7 or 8 minutes long. I 
> bracketted most exposures by a minute either way, thus taking 
> three shots of most scenes. The film was processed normally, 
> with no special 'pushing' or exotic chemistry. 


Not much point bracketing +/- 1 minute in an 8 minute exposure !

For night work (moonlight) I normally use 4, 8, 16 - that's +/- 1 stop.

...Wayne



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