I hope this is the right place to put this thread. My questions don't fit neatly into any other particular area.
Next week I am taking a short break to the City of Lincoln. This is a leisure trip and the aim is to have an unhurried and relaxing time but to take photographs as well.
My equipment is Olympus OM 35mm.
The star attraction of Lincoln is the gigantic Gothic cathedral (which from 1311-1549 was the tallest building in the world). I would like to take photographs both inside and outside the cathedral.
1) The immediate problem that springs to mind is the convergence that will occur trying to photograph the entire West front of the building. The widest lens I have is the OM Zuiko 24mm. I am not going to invest in a shift or tilt/shift lens just for this trip (even though Olympus did make such lenses and they can be found second hand).
I have an enlarger that can be used according to the Scheimpflug Principle (both the head and lens board can be tilted independently) but I have never actually tried to use this. Since I cannot correct at the taking stage this is the best I can do. How well does this actually work in practice?
2) Inside the cathedral it is fairly dark with a large dynamic range of bright light through stained glass windows and much less well lit stonework. I am considering using TMax100 (or Delta 100) so that I have a fine grained film which can stand selective enlargement (enlarging parts of the negative if necessary). I will need to use a tripod but would almost certainly still need a tripod even if I used a much faster film. Flash is probably prohibited and anyway rather useless in such a huge space.
a) Does TMax 100 sound like a sensible choice? At a similar speed I could use FP4 which to my mind is prettier but not so fine grained.
b) I can spot meter on my OM4-Ti and OM3-Ti. I would usually take some spot readings on the shadows to ensure they have enough exposure and hope that the highlights can stand this (although I may have some difficult printing to do). I can take multiple spot readings, including the highlights, and try to set the exposure at an approximate average. I will of course do some bracketing. I do have an incident light meter too. Are there any better ways for me to approach exposure for the interior photographs?
3) In terms of lenses, my wide angle 24mm would seem the most useful. I also have 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 100mm, 135mm, 180mm, 200mm. I will take as little equipment as possible so I am thinking I will take the 24mm, the 28mm (on another body) and perhaps the longest telephoto for details such a ceiling bosses which are a long way away. My favourite is actually the 100mm as it so small but it isn't much of a telephoto. Would anyone take anything different?
Thanks for any suggestions. Stephen
Next week I am taking a short break to the City of Lincoln. This is a leisure trip and the aim is to have an unhurried and relaxing time but to take photographs as well.
My equipment is Olympus OM 35mm.
The star attraction of Lincoln is the gigantic Gothic cathedral (which from 1311-1549 was the tallest building in the world). I would like to take photographs both inside and outside the cathedral.
1) The immediate problem that springs to mind is the convergence that will occur trying to photograph the entire West front of the building. The widest lens I have is the OM Zuiko 24mm. I am not going to invest in a shift or tilt/shift lens just for this trip (even though Olympus did make such lenses and they can be found second hand).
I have an enlarger that can be used according to the Scheimpflug Principle (both the head and lens board can be tilted independently) but I have never actually tried to use this. Since I cannot correct at the taking stage this is the best I can do. How well does this actually work in practice?
2) Inside the cathedral it is fairly dark with a large dynamic range of bright light through stained glass windows and much less well lit stonework. I am considering using TMax100 (or Delta 100) so that I have a fine grained film which can stand selective enlargement (enlarging parts of the negative if necessary). I will need to use a tripod but would almost certainly still need a tripod even if I used a much faster film. Flash is probably prohibited and anyway rather useless in such a huge space.
a) Does TMax 100 sound like a sensible choice? At a similar speed I could use FP4 which to my mind is prettier but not so fine grained.
b) I can spot meter on my OM4-Ti and OM3-Ti. I would usually take some spot readings on the shadows to ensure they have enough exposure and hope that the highlights can stand this (although I may have some difficult printing to do). I can take multiple spot readings, including the highlights, and try to set the exposure at an approximate average. I will of course do some bracketing. I do have an incident light meter too. Are there any better ways for me to approach exposure for the interior photographs?
3) In terms of lenses, my wide angle 24mm would seem the most useful. I also have 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 100mm, 135mm, 180mm, 200mm. I will take as little equipment as possible so I am thinking I will take the 24mm, the 28mm (on another body) and perhaps the longest telephoto for details such a ceiling bosses which are a long way away. My favourite is actually the 100mm as it so small but it isn't much of a telephoto. Would anyone take anything different?
Thanks for any suggestions. Stephen
. This was the limit of what I could do handheld and I did not have a tripod. The lens was wide open and I wouldn't trust myself at slower than 1/60s (for me, as I have a bit of a shake I take the focal length, double it and take the reciprocal, then the nearest faster shutter speed e.g. 24x2=48, next higher shutter speed 1/60. Others, who are steadier, can get away with slower shutter speeds). It would have been nice if it wasn't overcast and getting dark but this is the UK in December!
