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I just got my “new” lens, canon super 16 zoom from VP and I want to do some test shots with my kids for fun. I want to shoot on color reversal so I can project it at home for them but only seem to be able to find ektachrome 100D stock. I wanted to do some indoor nighttime shots with some tungsten fresnels which is why I wanted to find tungsten balanced. I want to avoid loosing 2 stops by using a filter. How bad might it look if I just shoot the 100D at night with no correction filter?

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8 hours ago, Bryan Becker said:

How bad might it look if I just shoot the 100D at night with no correction filter?

It won't look bad, but it will look quite warm. If you have a digital camera, set it to daylight setting and take photos with tungsten lights to see how it'll look approximately.

How about you buy some Vision3 200T and have a one-light work print made from it? I have been shooting 16mm home movies on negative and went that route -- works great and looks great on projector!

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3 hours ago, Heikki Repo said:

It won't look bad, but it will look quite warm. If you have a digital camera, set it to daylight setting and take photos with tungsten lights to see how it'll look approximately.

How about you buy some Vision3 200T and have a one-light work print made from it? I have been shooting 16mm home movies on negative and went that route -- works great and looks great on projector!

Both great ideas, i will try both. do you get your one light work print from Fotokem?

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1 hour ago, Bryan Becker said:

Both great ideas, i will try both. do you get your one light work print from Fotokem?

I'm in Europe so I have had film prints made by both "Color by DeJonghe" and Andec - I think you'll get good service at Fotokem too if they have the service available :)

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Kodak only makes 100D in reversal, that's why it's the only stock you can find. It's also horribly expensive to purchase and process. 

I'd for sure shoot negative and get a print. More dynamic range, cheaper stock, better quality over-all. 

Tungsten lights are warmer than daylight. So if a stock is balanced for daylight, it means it will need to be cooled down (blue filter) for tungsten. I believe it's an 80A or B filter. 

 

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