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Anonymous
So help me out here.
I have a Nikon Fm2, and I'm a huge noob. I'm gonna be taking some pictures at night/sunset. I got some 400 film speed.
Tell me, what should my F Stop be on, Shutter speed, all that.
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>> Anonymous
Use a cell phone camera.
>> Anonymous
The FM2 has a meter, doesn't it? Use it.
>> Anonymous
>>285083
Ah fuck, more questions now.
>> Anonymous
Set the fstop first. Depends on the lens and subject. Same as any other lighting. I don't have my FM2 anymore, so this is from memory. Set the ISO (ASA) to the highest, 32,000 as I recall. Set the shutterspeed according to the needle. Now, divide the ASA by two as you divide the shutterspeed by two (which means you double the DURATION) till you get to your particular film speed. You do all of this to stay within the meter's range. It assumes that there is at least some street lighting or a full moon or something.

ex: at 32,000, meter says 1 sec. At 16,000, you would use 2 sec., at 8,000, 4 sec., ad nauseum til you get to 400 or whatever you are using. You will probably have to use "T" shutterspeed and a watch to time the shots. Don't forget to bracket, heh heh. Next we'll discuss reciprocity failure.
>> SAGE
>>285083
pretty decent one actually
>> Anonymous
I wouldn't use 400 film. Use something like 50 or 100.
I've just started a photography course and yesterday we were told something I never knew before.
This is going to be very vague, but faster films are meant to be shot at faster speeds. Something to do with the film deteriorating or something over the time it's being exposed. This doesn't happen in slower films as they're designed for longer exposures.
I'm just repeating what I've heard, I've never seen examples comparing so I wouldn't be able to tell how big a difference it actually is. Worth a thought though.
>> Anonymous
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>>285545
>faster films are meant to be shot at faster speeds. Something to do with the film deteriorating or something

>>285518
>Next we'll discuss reciprocity failure.
>> Anonymous
>>285545
All films are fine for sure till the expiration date. Using 400 film is a good idea.
>> SAGE
>>285560
unless he wants decent sized prints
>> Anonymous
better look compensation figures from film maker's pdf sheet. depending on exposure duration you might need compensation for reciprocity failure
>> Anonymous
>>285560
Wow, 2 statements and both of them wrong.
Film, if properly stored will usually last long after it's expiration date. (inb4 "but my kodak gold which I stored in a black car parked in death valley didnt give the best results after 10 years")
And no, for long exposures 400 speed film is not a good idea.
Reciprocity failure is much worse in higher speed film.
for example, TMax 100 is more light sensitive than TriX 400 on exposures longer than say, 10 seconds, if we are talking minutes, the difference becomes quite big.

So in effect he will have a much slower film with all the disadvantages of a higher speed film, good idea indeed.