Soviet preset lenses and over-exposing for film

Window Reflection

A
Window Reflection

  • 0
  • 0
  • 15
Two young men.

A
Two young men.

  • 1
  • 0
  • 86
Man with a pipe.

Man with a pipe.

  • 0
  • 1
  • 89
My Son

A
My Son

  • 4
  • 0
  • 105

Forum statistics

Threads
184,348
Messages
2,561,189
Members
96,053
Latest member
michaelelliottphotog
Recent bookmarks
0

hoganlia

Member
Joined
Jan 25, 2023
Messages
18
Location
Spain
Format
Medium Format
ok... So far you folks have been tremendously helpful in answering my queries .... so I thought I would run this past you.... please correct me if I am wrong.

I have a Mir 1B, a Helios 44m and a Jupiter 9 and on my Canon R6 they are amazing. Now I want to put them on my Yashica FX3 2000. So, the exposure metre on the Yashica is funny... three traffic lights, more or less but I normally metre off-camera. However.... the preset system on the lenses is cool... on the Mir 1B I can focus wide open and then stop down to the f-stop I want... and also anywhere along the way if I like the light I see in the visor. But..... if I want to over-expose....

Imagine Kodak Color ISO 200 .... should I set the ISO at 200 and just expose for the light I see or drop the ISO to 100 or 50 or whatever?

Ah, the great mysteries of life and photography!

Thanks in advance.
 

Les Sarile

Member
Joined
Aug 7, 2010
Messages
3,153
Location
Santa Cruz, CA
Format
35mm
In my own workflow, I've found that I can get usable results of 6 stops of overexposure from color negatives with no development compensation. Even more by increasing exposure in scan and/or using simple post processing tools.
 
Photrio.com contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.
To read our full affiliate disclosure statement please click Here.

PHOTRIO PARTNERS EQUALLY FUNDING OUR COMMUNITY:



Ilford ADOX Freestyle Photographic Stearman Press Weldon Color Lab Blue Moon Camera & Machine
Top Bottom