At 05:41 PM 7/21/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>Well, since I've been hearing a lot about KChrome64, I thought I may give
>it a shot. One main question: if I use flash, the subject will be properly
>exposed, but will the background come out or will I have a nicely lit
>person on a dark background (which mehthinks is very nice for people
>shots). I would guess this is the case for any slow film--what's the
>cutoff speed and is the effect gradual? Thanks,
>The Grasshopper ;-)
>
It depends on the amount of ambient light and the shutter speed you choose.
You don't have to shoot at 1/60 always, although you probably should if
you're hand-holding. But 1/30 is (often) perfectly reasonable with a
35-50mm lens (or shorter). If there are windows in the background, take a
reading of the outdoor light at the window and see if you can sync your
flash speed so that the window light will be about -1 stop in relation to
the shutter speed and aperture you calculate for the flash shot of mom and
the dog. Ken Norton once suggested shooting at f5.6 (@1/60 I presume) with
100 ASA film and flash to get some good out of the ambient light in some
situations (weddings, specifically). With KR-64, you could try that or
perhaps an "in between" stop like f5.
Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA
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