Mamiya C330s focusing screen

Lack of practice and skill here. How are you using your C330 in anything
approaching low light?

first, with another screen ;-) And usually with a monopod, or simply put
on anything stable (a wall, a chair...) Or with high-speed film (400
ISO, or more). I shot my niece when she was bon with 3600 ISO Ilford and
the f/2,8 80mm with nothing else than a very dim hospital light. The
shots are very pleasant. The DOF problem remains though, but you adapt
your picture to it.

Vincent Becker wrote:


Lack of practice and skill here. How are you using your C330 in anything
approaching low light?

first, with another screen ;-) And usually with a monopod, or simply put
on anything stable (a wall, a chair...) Or with high-speed film (400
ISO, or more). I shot my niece when she was bon with 3600 ISO Ilford and
the f/2,8 80mm with nothing else than a very dim hospital light. The
shots are very pleasant. The DOF problem remains though, but you adapt
your picture to it.

Interesting. Its not that I don't appreciate how DOF works, but I never
seem to harness that knowledge. In 35mm I always have to much and in 6x6 I
always seem to be on the edge of not enough!

Hmm, in your above example would 35mm with a faster lens have allowed for a
slower film to be used? Perhaps I ought to try something like Delta 3200
and see what I get.

Pete

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Interesting. Its not that I don't appreciate how DOF works, but I never
seem to harness that knowledge. In 35mm I always have to much and in 6x6 I
always seem to be on the edge of not enough!

I just love shallow DOF :-)


Hmm, in your above example would 35mm with a faster lens have allowed for a
slower film to be used?

I could have used my 35mm with a 1600 ISO film and a f/2 lens, that
would have been equivalent, but the grain would have been much more
visible. The interst of the MF setting is to allow the use of very fast
film with about as much grain as a 400 ISO in 35mm.


Perhaps I ought to try something like Delta 3200
and see what I get.

A little tricky to develop (don't hesitate to develop it longer thant
said on the box) but interesting in certain special situatinos where
flash is forbidden. In a newborn hospital room for example.
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