Exposure Compensation

[Metalhead]

Hi guys, I have a question regarding exposure compensation and pushing/pulling films, still a newbie with film.

Let's say I load a roll of film rated at 400, and I set my iso of my cam to 1600. If i shoot it at Aperture priority, and let the camera decide the shutter speed, my pic would end up underexposed right? So should I push it during developing or just dial in +2 for exposure compensation?

 

[raytoei]

if you pretend your 400 film is a 1600 film,
you shoot it as a 1600 film
and when you develop it, you develop it as a 1600 film.
the term is called "pushing", if you develop this at fotohub,
you tell them to push it 2 stops.

"dial in +2 for exposure compensation" makes it a iso 400 film again,
if you develop it at 1600, it becomes over developed and very contrasty
and highlights gets blown. you should not have a roll of film with different
iso.

hope dis helps

raytoei

 

[catchlights]

Do note once you rate the film at ISO 1600, you need to expose the whole roll of film in ISO 1600.

 

[Metalhead]

Gotcha! Thank you guys!!