Eloise Maree

Adrian: thanks! And Gregg: interesting! I'll be sure to do some tests before I shoot next. :) Eloise

Hi, Just thought I'd update anyone who's interested. I didn't end up using the Roscosun filter, as I luckily found a Lee brand Wratten filter. I used it in the Bolex filter holder, and it produced good results (see attachments; I apologise for the low quality). The gel Wratten filter (which I cut to fit) was very easily scratched when inserted correctly into the metal holder, so I ended up taping it -onto- the holder. This worked fine. Attachments are completely ungraded. Eloise

Great, thanks John!

Haha, you're last point is certainly a good one :). I guess I'll make a decision this weekend and, if I choose to roll with the filter, I'll definitely share how it turned out! x e

Thanks so much for that Adrian, it's so good to finally be talking to a pro (there's a definite shortage of them at my uni ;)). I'll contact Deluxe (as they're doing my transfer) to check what sort of grade they offer! Just quickly, though, if I were to want to shoot half my shots without a filter and half with, do you think the focus would be that much softer with the Roscosun filter? Best, Eloise

Thanks for your replies John and Adrian! John, the Roscosun sample card reads "optically clear"- what do you mean by it might not be optically perfect? I'd love any clarification you might be able to offer as I really don't know much about filters/ gels.. Also, Adrian, what do you mean by "time out the blue in the TC"? (I'm really not up with film speak, sorry!) Also, are you able to explain to me the difference between using a gel filter behind the lens and screwing a photo filter onto the lens? :) (I'm a total novice, though super keen to know more!)

Dear cimematography.com community, I’m a fine arts student based in Sydney, Australia, and I’m shooting a short film using a Bolex (this is the only film camera my university loans out, though I do love its straightforwardness so). As I’m shooting indoors as well as outdoors, occasionally in low light conditions, it was recommended to me that I purchase Kodak Vision 3 200T film, and so I did (I am no film stock expert, so happily took the advice of the Kodak rep I spoke to). I of course need to use an 85 filter (according to the film can) to convert my stock’s speed rating for shooting the daylight, sunlit scenes; what I was not aware of, however, is that my uni does not have any such filters (can you believe it?)! I contacted a range of labs to see if they sold any 85 gel filters that I could use -within- the Bolex, in it’s special filter holder, however nobody seemed able to help me (everybody was selling glass lens filters, which would be impossible to cut to fit, I imagine). As a result I am quite concerned, as my shoot is in a week’s time and I don’t know what to do! The kind people at Rosco Australia, however, gave me a sample sheet of their Roscosun 85 filter (“3401 Roscosun 85… Standard window correction to convert 5500K daylight to 3200K… optically clear”, apparently). I do believe this is meant to be used on lights, not in a Bolex filter holder, however. Short of performing a test to see if this gel works as a filter (which I so sadly cannot afford to do), does anyone have any suggestions as to whether this might work? Might I be compromising image quality using this gel as a filter, or should everything be fine and dandy? Any help would be -greatly- appreciated! Thank you ever so much, Eloise x