film ???

[clglen]

Which film do you use for spectromagic/osborne lights/illuminations????
400 or 800....no flash...any special settings???

thanks!

 

[PixieBelle]

I use the Kodak MAX...I dont recall if that has a speed or not....I might just be spinning your wheels, cause my answer isnt clear enough! Im sorry if that didnt help!

 

[Shawna]

I had the same question before I left. I never used 800 speed before so I was kinda scared and got some good and bad feed back about it.
I used 800 speed on osborne lights, Fantasmic, the xmas parade at night, Fantasy in the sky and Illuminations. I took a lot of pics and some turned out and some were blurry. I used a 35mm and an advantix and found that the 35mm took better pictures with 800 speed. I also used the flash......but then again I use the flash on just about everything. I think 400 speed would of worked fine for osborne and the xmas parade.
Hope this helps??

 

[clglen]

Thanks for your help....I have decided to just stick with the 400...I'll hope for the best!!
Packed and ready to go.......leaving in the morning!!
Thanks!

 

[Kermit]

We used 400 last time, and you could tell we needed a faster shutter speed on the pictures. They looked blurry, even though we weren't moving. I would recommend 800 or a digital camera.

 

[DiznEeyore]

Ooh, I struggled with this question before we went on our trip earlier this month. Here's what I found after taking TONS of pictures with different speeds of film and under different conditions:

800 is best for nighttime and parades. I just left my camera set on auto flash, so *it* could "choose" to use flash or not. Lots of my photos turned out beautifully, in great color. The ones that appeared grainy or fuzzy were taken when I was using my zoom (since by zooming you are reducing the amount of available light). So, after getting back a couple batches of zoom-fuzzy film, I made sure not to zoom at night. My photos turned out really well after that.