Simon Averin Markström Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Hi! I'm shooting a musicvideo this sunday on 35mm Fujifilm eterna 250D Shortends (i got a bunch with the camera). They have been fridgestored since they were used so im not really that affraid of the film degrading (or is there anything i should consider? i shot tests and they were ok). I'm wondering; was there any known exposure "hacks" when this film was used? Similar to how Porta 400, in stills, is suposed to be over exposed 2/3 of a stop to get a denser neg. Thank you in advance, this forum is really amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanislav Schubert Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Hello! These films of Fuji Etherna have not been manufactured for more than 5 years, so these are old stocks. They are sensitive. Now it is about 80-100 ISO. Also, it's better to overexpose the film than underexposure. Since it is difficult to "overexposure", she has a good range in the highlights. Here I can attach a sensitogram of a similar film made this summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Averin Markström Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Hello! These films of Fuji Etherna have not been manufactured for more than 5 years, so these are old stocks. They are sensitive. Now it is about 80-100 ISO. Also, it's better to overexpose the film than underexposure. Since it is difficult to "overexposure", she has a good range in the highlights. Here I can attach a sensitogram of a similar film made this summer I recently got the film back from the lab, since i wrote this post a bit late i did not have time to get your opinion before shooting! My mentor told me that he loves the look Fuji gives underexposed and told me to experiment. Since i trust him i decided to, not underexpose, but just expose it according to the ASA (250), because i had a feeling older filmstocks = less sensative so i figuered it would give a nice look. What i did think was that age and recans would affect it that much! i think some shots is atleast 2-3 stops underexposed, thank god its film so it still works! It gives quiet a moody look to the film which suits the work well, i only have a problem with a close up which is a bit on the darker end (the eyes). In hindsight i would have over exposed maybe 1 stop and push it down in the DI. Oh well, it was fun, it works, and I have shot my first project on film! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I don't know what your mentor does for a living, but underexposing neg is never a good idea. Unless he's confusing it with printing down, ie. making a darker print. Your scans may be very noisy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Averin Markström Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 He is a very experienced DP / 1AC so he knows what he's doing, but i think he was maybe thinking of fujifilm when the filmstock was fresh maybe... what does printing down mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 It's from the days of photochemical prints. Giving more exposure so a print is darker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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