Preferred film for street photography (available light)
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pixelbrain
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just got my AP bulk loader, gg try later..
hope i don't screw up.. :sweat:
hope i don't screw up.. :sweat:
Royale With Cheese
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Good luck! haha! Cant possible screw up la...
The only troublesome part is putting 100feet of film into the loading bay of the bulk loader.
If you bought Tri-X, open up the packaging, should be a metal tin inside.
Open the metal tin in the changing bag, it should be in a plastic bag, 100ft of film inside. use your hand to feel for the end of the film.
The end is easy to feel for because there is a masking tape to hold the film down.
Peel the masking tape off, put the film into the loading bay & feed the end into the feeder of the loader, all this done by "feeling". once you have done that. Close the loader & load.
P.S. : Make sure you keep a scissors inside – you will never know when you need it. Make sure the sharp edges isn't poking a hole through the changing bag, or scratching the film.
I think most film can serve as a good street shooter film. The interesting is what ISO should be shoot at ? I am leaning towards 1200 - 1600 ISO with neopan 400 (legacy pro), Tri-x (arista premium) and even XP-2 pushed towards such a high ISO.
Of course, this will bring up other complications a well, eg. most rf have speeds only up to 1/500 or 1/1000, how does one handle ISO 1600 indoors and outdoors ? I read somewhere that notable street shooter Araki uses NP 1600 on a Fuji Camera. The Fuji camera has a top speed of 1/500, so I conclude that for outdoor he uses ND filters.
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raytoei
Of course, this will bring up other complications a well, eg. most rf have speeds only up to 1/500 or 1/1000, how does one handle ISO 1600 indoors and outdoors ? I read somewhere that notable street shooter Araki uses NP 1600 on a Fuji Camera. The Fuji camera has a top speed of 1/500, so I conclude that for outdoor he uses ND filters.
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raytoei
Royale With Cheese
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hydroburn249
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Not shooting an RF but a minolta film slr so dont know if this is an appropriate thread to post. Haven't tried any b&w film but I bought a roll of ilford xp2 to try out cos it's c41 and easy to get shops to develop.
Any other c41 b&w film u guys recommend? I know most (if not all) of u guys develop at home, but for newbies like me c41 seems the way to go for ease of development.
Thanks for the help.
Any other c41 b&w film u guys recommend? I know most (if not all) of u guys develop at home, but for newbies like me c41 seems the way to go for ease of development.
Thanks for the help.
Royale With Cheese
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There is also Kodak BW400CN you can try
hydroburn249
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Thanks for the really quick reply RWC. I must say I subscribe to your streets thread and really like your flickr too.
Perhaps I'll try that next.
Perhaps I'll try that next.
Royale With Cheese
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Oh thanks!
There is also Fuji Neopan 400CN but I havent seen these around in SIN locally.
http://fujifilm.co.uk/professional/films/blackwhite_neopan400cn.html
virtualme78
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Just wondering... will it pose any problems if I put the ISO settings on the camera higher than the film?
theRenaissance
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nope, you can try for most b/w films like tri-x or neopan. I just rated neopan 400 @ 1600 +1/3EV. You can try and play around, got many examples of tri-x pushed to 1600 around. Solid results!
virtualme78
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Nice... thanks.
Royale With Cheese
Senior Member
I've tried Neopan 400 pushed to 1600, contrast is perfect but the cost of the film is :bheart:
Kodak Tri-X 400 pushed to 1600 is even darker & higher in contrast to Neopan 400 pushed to 1600. Cheaper alternative
Kodak Tri-X 400 pushed to 1600 is even darker & higher in contrast to Neopan 400 pushed to 1600. Cheaper alternative
theRenaissance
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I've tried Neopan 400 pushed to 1600, contrast is perfect but the cost of the film is :bheart:
Kodak Tri-X 400 pushed to 1600 is even darker & higher in contrast to Neopan 400 pushed to 1600. Cheaper alternative
anywhere in sg that still sells neopan? Else I think want to ask my friends in Japan to get for me liao, abit hard to get in sg man
hmmm....most interesting thread and conversation.
Let me quote a noted street photographer,
Q: "What kind of camera equipment do you use?"
A: "I carry four or five cameras. I think each camera has its own character, so I like to choose a camera by the type of woman I'm shooting. For example, I use a Pentax 6x7 on a tripod and also a little ditgital camera. When the woman is big, maybe I'll need a big camera, when she's small, I might use a smaller one. If I feel old, I use a Leica; it makes you feel like such a wise man - like a grandpa. Then I become a paparazzo and use a Plaubel Makina and shoot like Weegee. So that way I reveal myself. Each camera has its own philosophy. Obey the camera. For film I used to use Kodak Tri-x. Now I use Kodak TMax and Fuji Presto 400 for black and white. It depends on my mood. Also I used to push film- now I shoot it normal... Normal is the best. Obey the camera! Obey the film! This is the ultimate secret of photography."
Source: Interview with Nobuyoshi Araki
Here's another quote from Araki's Friend and another famous street photog, Moriyama Daido
"I had a chance to have a nice discussion with him this time, asking him about a few of the images in particular. It was a real treat to hear a couple of stories behind the images. I also asked him what film and developer he uses; Kodak Tri-X in D76, and whether he still soups and prints his own stuff, to which he said mochiron (of course), with the exception of the very large stuff, which he sends to a printer."
http://www.moriyamadaido.com/
I read above and interpret it as tri-x 400 pushed to 1600. and this seem to be popular because it is very flexible and also contrasty, in terms of grain, depending on the developer and process, it can be very grainy or not.
"Lau Lin 132 Mee Pok, at Simpang Bedok", yesterday.
Tri-x 400 pushed to 1000, developed in Diafine.
Captured on the Xpan.
Let me quote a noted street photographer,
Q: "What kind of camera equipment do you use?"
A: "I carry four or five cameras. I think each camera has its own character, so I like to choose a camera by the type of woman I'm shooting. For example, I use a Pentax 6x7 on a tripod and also a little ditgital camera. When the woman is big, maybe I'll need a big camera, when she's small, I might use a smaller one. If I feel old, I use a Leica; it makes you feel like such a wise man - like a grandpa. Then I become a paparazzo and use a Plaubel Makina and shoot like Weegee. So that way I reveal myself. Each camera has its own philosophy. Obey the camera. For film I used to use Kodak Tri-x. Now I use Kodak TMax and Fuji Presto 400 for black and white. It depends on my mood. Also I used to push film- now I shoot it normal... Normal is the best. Obey the camera! Obey the film! This is the ultimate secret of photography."
Source: Interview with Nobuyoshi Araki
Here's another quote from Araki's Friend and another famous street photog, Moriyama Daido
"I had a chance to have a nice discussion with him this time, asking him about a few of the images in particular. It was a real treat to hear a couple of stories behind the images. I also asked him what film and developer he uses; Kodak Tri-X in D76, and whether he still soups and prints his own stuff, to which he said mochiron (of course), with the exception of the very large stuff, which he sends to a printer."
http://www.moriyamadaido.com/
I read above and interpret it as tri-x 400 pushed to 1600. and this seem to be popular because it is very flexible and also contrasty, in terms of grain, depending on the developer and process, it can be very grainy or not.
"Lau Lin 132 Mee Pok, at Simpang Bedok", yesterday.
Tri-x 400 pushed to 1000, developed in Diafine.
Captured on the Xpan.
zk-diq
Senior Member
hmmm....most interesting thread and conversation.
Let me quote a noted street photographer,
Q: "What kind of camera equipment do you use?"
A: "I carry four or five cameras. I think each camera has its own character, so I like to choose a camera by the type of woman I'm shooting. For example, I use a Pentax 6x7 on a tripod and also a little ditgital camera. When the woman is big, maybe I'll need a big camera, when she's small, I might use a smaller one. If I feel old, I use a Leica; it makes you feel like such a wise man - like a grandpa. Then I become a paparazzo and use a Plaubel Makina and shoot like Weegee. So that way I reveal myself. Each camera has its own philosophy. Obey the camera. For film I used to use Kodak Tri-x. Now I use Kodak TMax and Fuji Presto 400 for black and white. It depends on my mood. Also I used to push film- now I shoot it normal... Normal is the best. Obey the camera! Obey the film! This is the ultimate secret of photography."
Source: Interview with Nobuyoshi Araki
Here's another quote from Araki's Friend and another famous street photog, Moriyama Daido
"I had a chance to have a nice discussion with him this time, asking him about a few of the images in particular. It was a real treat to hear a couple of stories behind the images. I also asked him what film and developer he uses; Kodak Tri-X in D76, and whether he still soups and prints his own stuff, to which he said mochiron (of course), with the exception of the very large stuff, which he sends to a printer."
http://www.moriyamadaido.com/
I read above and interpret it as tri-x 400 pushed to 1600. and this seem to be popular because it is very flexible and also contrasty, in terms of grain, depending on the developer and process, it can be very grainy or not.
"Lau Lin 132 Mee Pok, at Simpang Bedok", yesterday.
Tri-x 400 pushed to 1000, developed in Diafine.
Captured on the Xpan.
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