Re: [Leica] Using Kodachrome 64

[Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>]

Doug Nygren wrote:
> 
> Over the weekend, I was talking with Steve McCurry, the National
> Geographic photographer who shoots a lot for them in India and points
> east. He said he shoots with Kodachrome 64 (ie. shot at 80) and
> underexposes by a third of a stop so that colors are more saturated. I
> do the opposite with color negative film, but I never play with ASA in
> transparency film. I'm going to have to experiment with this and see how
> it goes. Do any of you shoot your transparency film at slower ASA, do
> you slightly underexpose for color saturation?
> 
> Doug Nygren

When i shoot slides i expose for the sky and open up a half or full stop.
The ground can get as dark as it wants to but a washed out sky will not wash
with me.
A polarizer would help of course.
Markwr