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Problem: Portra 160NC w Wescott Apollo Micro
Hello,
I shot some photos a a family gathering at a restarurant using Kodak Portra 160NC (Nikon F100 wSB-28DX flash) with a Wescott Apollo Micro Flash diffuser/modifer attached to the flash. Many of the photos came back looking almost "fuzzy" or "sepia-shaded" (as best as I can describe the effect). Since the room was rectangular some of the background came out very dark when the shot was on the long axis of the room but I expected that. What I did not expect was how the color was impacted by the diffuser. Some of the ligher skinned persons faces came out very "pinkish" and others who were dark skinned came out very dark and "shadowy". This was my first time using the Wescott so I was experimenting to check on the effect. With some expections I did not like it with this film. I've used the same film/camera/flash combination with excellent results but was looking for a "softer" effect on candid shots. Would the effect be the same if I used Portra 400UC? Thanks in advance to anyone sharing their experience or advice. Rene |
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Problem: Portra 160NC w Wescott Apollo Micro
wrote in message ... Hello, I shot some photos a a family gathering at a restarurant using Kodak Portra 160NC (Nikon F100 wSB-28DX flash) with a Wescott Apollo Micro Flash diffuser/modifer attached to the flash. Many of the photos came back looking almost "fuzzy" or "sepia-shaded" (as best as I can describe the effect). Since the room was rectangular some of the background came out very dark when the shot was on the long axis of the room but I expected that. What I did not expect was how the color was impacted by the diffuser. Some of the ligher skinned persons faces came out very "pinkish" and others who were dark skinned came out very dark and "shadowy". This was my first time using the Wescott so I was experimenting to check on the effect. With some expections I did not like it with this film. I've used the same film/camera/flash combination with excellent results but was looking for a "softer" effect on candid shots. Would the effect be the same if I used Portra 400UC? Thanks in advance to anyone sharing their experience or advice. Rene Sounds like the Apollo absorbed most of the flash out put and you got good old under exposure, what did the view finder flash indicator say after each shot, did it indicate that the flash had given full output. Paul |
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Problem: Portra 160NC w Wescott Apollo Micro
I shot some photos a a family gathering at a restarurant using Kodak Portra 160NC (Nikon F100 wSB-28DX flash) with a Wescott Apollo Micro Flash diffuser/modifer attached to the flash. Many of the photos came back looking almost "fuzzy" or "sepia-shaded" (as best as I can describe the effect). What I did not expect was how the color was impacted by the diffuser. Some of the ligher skinned persons faces came out very "pinkish" and others who were dark skinned came out very dark and "shadowy". This was my first time using the Wescott so I was experimenting to check on the effect. With some expections I did not like it with this film. I've used the same film/camera/flash combination with excellent results but was looking for a "softer" effect on candid shots. Would the effect be the same if I used Portra 400UC? sounds to me like very under exposed, either the flash wasn't going off, or worse, cause you can't really tell, the flash was going off but because the diffuser was in the way the exposure sensor saw the brilliant light up close and thought wow that's enough light and shut the flash off much to early. another possibility is tha the mini lab you took the film didn't think or bother to look at what film you gave them, and they ran it through the machine with full auto printing using a 'chanel' for the wrong kind of film, a very common thing cause 'pro' films have a different basic color balance starting point, I believe cause the film base has a retouchable tooth unlike consumer films. |
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