|
Author
|
Topic: Film for Canon 518-2???
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tom Spielman
Master Film Handler
Posts: 339
From: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Registered: Apr 2016
|
posted July 27, 2016 08:30 PM
I recently had to figure some of this out but I'm by no means an expert. Generally, the lower the number, the more light a film needs to provide good results. A "D" in the film type refers to film that's balanced for "Daylight" and "T" refers to Tungsten or indoor light.
So the ideal conditions for 50D film would be bright, outdoor light. The ideal conditions for 500T would be indoor light. That doesn't mean you can't use 500T outdoors. You can, but it requires the use of a filter. Virtually every Super 8 camera has a built in filter to allow you to use a "T" type film outdoors. How that filter is engaged varies. Many cameras will have a slider or a dial with a sun on one side and a light bulb on the other. If you're using a "T" type film, you want to make sure that slider is in the right position.
Color film will also be designated as "color negative" or "color reversal". After processing, color reversal film is film that can be projected. Color negative looks like a negative and is suited for scanning to digital. Kodak doesn't make any Super 8 color reversal film anymore. That's bad news for people that prefer traditional projection, however one upside to color negative film is that it has "more latitude", meaning it's more forgiving of being over or under exposed and that's important.
It's important because the other bad news is that many older cameras don't meter these newer film types correctly. You can compensate if your camera allows for manual settings. I'd run a search on "Canon 518" and "Vision 500T" to see what comes up. Anyway I believe 500T is fairly forgiving so even if your camera doesn't meter it quite correctly, it may turn out fine anyway. I'd check though.
Good Luck !
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic
