Jefff

Thank you for writing such a detailed response. It was a lower-end telecine lab, and I definitely got what I paid for, but in nearly every shot the sky is completely blown out with very little contrast. I assumed the telecine operator would know to expose a shot for dusk rather than lightening the shot... I guess I just screwed up. I guess I can't trust the built-in meter, and I need to be more specific to the lab. I'm just kinda bummed, since the film doesn't really pop with color either. I need to try out some other film, and get myself a hand held meter.

Hey Guys, I recently shot five rolls of Ektachrome 64t, with a Canon 814 Auto Zoom Electronic, which as you know meters the film correctly. Well, I had the film sent straight from the lab to the telecine. I haven't had a chance to view the actual film (about 4 days shipping), but the telecine is pretty bad. The sky is always super bright, everything looks washed out, devoid of any vibrant colors, and the only shots that look decent are night scenes. I'm pretty pissed to be honest. (at myself mostly. The camera worked well with Kodachrome, though) Was my camera just not metering the film correctly, or is it the telecine? Also, if it was my cameras fault, do you think I could color correct the miniDV tape on my avid? click this link to view my telecined film: http://www.homemoviedepot.com/archive/view/Jeff/521697.html p.s. the first few shots at the start of the video were done at dusk, and maybe the operator thought it was just underexposed? The damn sky is just glowing white.