Hi all, I have started questioning myself now.
I am mostly a slide film shooter and I like night photography. In the past with typical night cityscapes, street lights etc .. my go to magic recipe has been ISO 100, F8, 10 seconds. Going longer is OK but I find the brighter areas like building illuminated logos goes a bit too bright.
Now that I am trying out colour negative film as a newbie. Portra 400, the equivalent would be ISO 400, F8, 2.5 seconds right? Add 1 stop more b/c colour negative film can retain a bit more highlight details and then add 1 more stop for reciprocity. This means ISO 400, F8, 10 seconds? I have been reading others suggesting they use ISO 400 film or something and meter as 30 seconds, is that with a smaller aperture and or is it with some really dark scenes? I also did have my Sekonic 758 light meter but the spot meter would not work with some of the foreground concrete mid-tones like off a wall / fence or the edge of a fountain at night.
Like to hear your views on this.
Cheers.
I am mostly a slide film shooter and I like night photography. In the past with typical night cityscapes, street lights etc .. my go to magic recipe has been ISO 100, F8, 10 seconds. Going longer is OK but I find the brighter areas like building illuminated logos goes a bit too bright.
Now that I am trying out colour negative film as a newbie. Portra 400, the equivalent would be ISO 400, F8, 2.5 seconds right? Add 1 stop more b/c colour negative film can retain a bit more highlight details and then add 1 more stop for reciprocity. This means ISO 400, F8, 10 seconds? I have been reading others suggesting they use ISO 400 film or something and meter as 30 seconds, is that with a smaller aperture and or is it with some really dark scenes? I also did have my Sekonic 758 light meter but the spot meter would not work with some of the foreground concrete mid-tones like off a wall / fence or the edge of a fountain at night.
Like to hear your views on this.
Cheers.