I was beginning to understand the concept but now I'm confused. is this
"pushing" technique really for cameras that automatically select shutter
and/or aperture? if I push the film speed on my K1000, all it does is
"fool" the built-in light meter. the film will still be underexposed. I
can achieve the same results by "mis-setting" the shutter and aperture.
On Tue, 18 May 1999 09:14:49 -0500 "Jay Mitchell"
<jemitchell@compuserve.com> writes:
>From Phil:
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>>I know all about pushing film, and I can't see a single good
>reason to do it
>>for daytime autocross shots.
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>Well, lessee here: I want the very best quality negative I can
>get (maybe I'm gonna blow up some shots and put them in a show),
>which typically calls for slower film. I put ASA 64 or 100 in the
>camera. It's a very cloudy day (or very late in the day), and I
>want to use a fast enough shutter speed for some of the shots to
>minimize blurring, say 1/250 or faster. At the same time, I want
>a relatively small aperture setting so as to maintain maximum
>depth of field. Now, it's possible, if not highly likely, that I
>won't have enough available light to fully expose a slower speed
>film. In this case, I can push the film.
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>I've never done the above, BTW, nor have I ever encountered any
>reason to push a higher speed film such as 400. I'm just pointing
>out that there may very well be valid reasons to do so.
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>Jay
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