I am shooting on film (16mm) for the first time tomorrow and need some questions answered if possible. Just for reference, I am shooting on Vision 3 500T, and on a Bolex H16 Reflex. I also rented a Sekonic L-858D-U to meter with.
The film is relatively simple and consists of two general locations 1) Looking out the window of a car at the stores on the street (commercial areas with more light) and 2) Inside of a liquor store.
Questions Regarding Metering and Exposure:
1) A question regarding the Bolex. The Bolex I believe shoots at 133 degree shutter angle and from what I have heard loses about a 1/3 of a stop of light because of the viewfinder. If I wanted to adjust that within my light meter so I don't have to always calculate, if I add a -0.33 EV adjustment in the Sekonic, is that the equivalent of accounting for the loss of a third of a stop?
2) Question about how to meter scene from within car looking at street. I know how the lumisphere represents a 3d object or a person and generally you point it back at the camera to find the f-stop. How do I decide generally how light or dark a landscape is for example from the camera's perspective. When I simply pointed the meter from inside the car at the street, I got a reading of f-stop 1 at 2000 ASA (2 stops over my film speed), while my lens is wide open @ 2.5 f-stop (2 and 2/3 too slow), which adds up to 4 and 2/3 underexposed when all said and done if my math makes any sense. My question being, will I get an image if in developing the image is pushed 2 stops so its only a little under 3 under. Also, to be clear, I don't need everything to be seen. It is night outside, so certain things being in shadow is fine, I just want to make sure it isn't absolutely ridiculous and that store fronts are exposed properly. I took readings from next to the store front pointing back at the street and got an f-stop that is more manageable (should I be using this reading)?
There isn't really a lot I can do with this one, considering I will just open all the way up and tell the lab to push 2-stops (their max), but still theoretically I would like the know if it is even worth trying.
3) Another question I have is when I am shooting and planning to push the film in processing. Do I need to change the ASA dial on the camera or just shoot it at 500 and tell the lab to push however many stops.
This has been an incredibly long and dense post, and I want to say thank you to everyone who took the time. I really appreciate it!
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