Re: [Rollei] Leaf shutters, bright light, fast film

[Jeff Spirer <jeffs >]

At 09:41 AM 1/15/98 -0500, Bob Shell wrote:

>My question to you is why use such a high speed film at the beach in the
>first place??????  I do a lot of beach shooting, and never use anything
>faster than ISO 100, which is just right for this glaringly brilliant light.

I didn't write the original question, but I can answer this one for myself.
 I don't do commercial work, but I do sell some photos, and I try to keep a
consistent look to my portfolio.  I use one color film (except for family
snaps) which I always shoot in 120 and one black and white film for 120 and
a different one in 35mm.  Once in a while, I break this rule and shoot some
infrared.  But it does work quite well in acheiving the goal I stated above.

Now if I was a commercial shooter, I would definitely work differently.  


Jeff Spirer
Axiom/Material
http://www.hyperreal.org/axiom/

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