Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Robert. This sure helps. - --- "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> wrote: > Henry: > > They will most likely be one of the mercury types. > The typical filtration > for Kodak films is 40cc Magenta and I think, 10cc of > Red. I have used a > FLD filter and slide film with good success. > There may still be a very > slight blue cast, but it is not too bad. Even if > shooting print film, the > FLD (Fluorescent Daylight) will help a lot when it > comes time to scan or > print. A lot of people don't realize that if you > don't correct, part of > the RGB is missing. You can't put back what is not > there, even using > Photoshop. > > If you don't filter, the pictures will be very > green. Depending on the > type of the vapour lamps, the results can be too > green to correct in > printing or scanning. Below are links to a shot of > hockey where I used the > FLD filter with the 400mm Leica lens and Provia 400F > pushed to EI 1600. > > http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/Sports.htm > > The top two shots on this same page show some boxing > I shot on print film > without using a correcting filter. The scans have > some cast in them that > you cannot remove. > > Regards, > > Robert > > At 12:31 PM 2/27/2002 -0800, Henry Ting wrote: > > >Question on artificial lighting. > >Take for example a night game of basketball, > baseball, > >or horse-racing, is there a definitive way to tell > >whether its tungsten lighting, mercury lighting or > >otherwise without having a color-temperature meter > ? > >Can I assume that these lightings are close to > 3200K ? > > > >--- DRP <Didier.Roubinet@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > > > If you shoot color negative, You should try > Kodak > > > Portra 100T (T=Tungsten > > > light). it's really excellent stuff. Available > in > > > both 135 and 120 formats, > > > but might be difficult to find (go to > professional > > > stores). > > > > > > It won't be slower than putting a Kodak Wratten > 80A > > > (-2stops, full correction 3200°K > light>>>daylight > > > neg). > > > > > > 80B (3400°K>>>5500°K; -1.2/3stop) will give you > > > warmer but very acceptable > > > skintones. > > > > > > If you have a mix of daylight (windows...) and > > > artificial light, 80C > > > (-1stop, correction from 3800°K light to > daylight > > > neg) is for me the best > > > compromise, very easy to correct up to your > > > personnal choice while printing. > > > > > > BTW Hoya, Tiffen... have such mounted filters. > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > Didier (Paris) > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every > occasion! > >http://greetings.yahoo.com > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! http://greetings.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html