Regarding the meter: don't bring your valuable spot meter to a protest. AFAIK, it's more expensive than an SLR body. If you're shooting outdoors, just take a reading on your way out, and stay at the same aperture/shutter speed. Unless you plan on shooting at the end of the day when light changes quickly, don't waste valuable photo opportunities and equipment metering.
Why do you guys think I shouldn't bring my meter?
I'm using tri-x 400, developed in Rodinal.
Forget about the film camera or the light meter, but just borrow a video camera from your school or something, record the event, and put it on youtube. That will do good for the public.
What if it's not sunny?
If slightly overcast, open one stop to f/11. If overcast, open two stops to f/8. If deeply overcast, open three stops to f/5.6.
How do I distinguish between slightly overcast, overcast and heavy overcast?
Examine the shadow detail. If shadows are distinct but soft around the edges, then it's slightly overcast. If shadows are not distinct, but still visible - very soft - then it's overcast. If there are no shadows at all, then it's heavy overcast.
The meter will slow you down. Use Murray's idea with trust. It'll work. Maybe this will help: Dead Link Removed .
Nice choice of film.
Marc
I'll try that, though I was just planning on metering occasionally.
Come on, since when is it ok to give another user crap instead of legitimate advice?
So, its meter on the left side, camera on the right, with the 105 in the pocket. How much film do you guys think I will need? I have no idea how big this will be.As suggested, you won't need the meter, you wouldn't have time to use it anyway. Watch the light and use sunny 16. Ditto with the tripod, and it's not too likely you'd need the strobe either.
For lenses, I'd put the 35 on the camera and as Fleath suggested, stick the 105 in a jacket pocket, along with as much film as you can carry in your other pockets and go. A bag full of stuff will just get in your way, and give you too many choices.
For shooting things like this I'll generally shoot for a while with the wide angle, then replace it with the longer lens and watch for opportunities appropriate for that optic for a bit, then switch. There will be things you miss because you have the wrong lens on at the time, but there will be lots more that you catch.
By going lean you will be spending your time taking pictures rather than keeping track of stuff and deciding which pieces to use.
Barry
It is too late to just walk into a job cold without trying the film and camera and just getting the feel of things. This is what I did. I burned film! It seems that you want to walk into the job cold. You cannot do that in any trade!
PE
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