im going to be shooting some indoor footage,(fairly simple to say the least). im using a Yashica 800 electro with Kodachrome 40.
i will most likely be using the available light source, perhaps though if its to dark ill work in some other lighting. if im going to do this with the above mentioned set up, do i use the filter key or not. if the auto-metering device
says there is ample light do i not need it and if so will my pictures have that green glaze.
if anyone can offer me some tips it would be much appreciated.
thanks
k40 artificial light?
Moderator: Andreas Wideroe
this all depends on your main light source. will you be filming during the day or at night? If during the day will light be comming in from the outside (through windows or whatever). If most of the light will be comming form artificial lights then you will definatly want to use the filter key to remove the filter otherwise you will loose lots of valuable light and it will be of the wrong color. If you are only going to be using artifical light then you are definatly going to need more than normally available light. K40 takes a lot of light, that doesnt mean you shouldnt do it though, just know what you are getting into and be prepared. Photofloods are probably the easiest way to go as they will fit standard light sockets and are color balanced for film so the colors will come out correctly. Be careful when using them in existing light sockets as using higher wattage bulbs than they are rated for could start a fire. The main drawback to photofloods is their short life span (only a couple of hours), I have never actually used them myself. Another good cheap source of light are worklights that you can find at hardware stores, usually about 500-1000Watts each and as cheap as $10, I am not sure of the color balance of the bulbs in them, but it should be possible to replace the bulbs with tungsten balaned bulbs, these bulbs unlike the photofloods will last a very long time, but you will most likely have to special order them. Of course you can always try with the bulbs they come with and see if you like the results, most people dont seem to think the color difference is a very big deal.
I shot a short inside at night with an older Canon camera using Ektachrome(which is 125ASA) and 3 500 watt lights was barely enough, I just shot some other footage outside at night with K40 and a newer Canon Camera (814E) and 3 500 watt lights apeared to be enough light.
Hope that was of some help,
~Jess
I shot a short inside at night with an older Canon camera using Ektachrome(which is 125ASA) and 3 500 watt lights was barely enough, I just shot some other footage outside at night with K40 and a newer Canon Camera (814E) and 3 500 watt lights apeared to be enough light.
Hope that was of some help,
~Jess
Any type of halogen bulb will provide an adequate color balance for K40 without daylight filter. The color reproduction is very good with movie lights, when taking care about correct exposuring. Working lights fore shure will work, but the best results real movie lights will give. They had been very popular in the 1970ies and 1980ies and are widely available at 2nd hand stores. They take halogen bulbs of 1000 W each, mostly have a savety glass in front of the bulb and a cooling fan. For indoor shooting with dominant halogen light, the mentioned 3500 W are bright enough even for larger rooms. You can f.e. use one main light with 1x1000 W (lamp takes two bulbs) and one additional light of 1000 W, coming from side or backwards. That makes the scene much more 3-dimensional as with only one light coming from camera direction. A small "video"-light, mounted directly onto the camera, with about 300 W will help a lot for taking the shadows away from the faces that might occure with not 100% perfect positioning of the other light sources.
My expierience is, that the amount of light not only depends on the Wattage, but very much on the construction of the reflector of the lamp. I once had a camera light with 650 W that I exchanged thru a 300 W one. And that 300 W lamp is much brighter than the old 650 W, as the reflector concentrates the light really to the used angle.
Pedro
My expierience is, that the amount of light not only depends on the Wattage, but very much on the construction of the reflector of the lamp. I once had a camera light with 650 W that I exchanged thru a 300 W one. And that 300 W lamp is much brighter than the old 650 W, as the reflector concentrates the light really to the used angle.
Pedro
You mentioned a green glaze in the original post.
Are you shooting in flourescent light? Because most home or office flourescents give off a somewhat green light. You can get rid of this with a magenta gel over the light or over your lens, if all the light you're using is flourescent. This is a pain though, so if there are flourescent lights, it's easier to turn them off and use all tungsten lights that you add.
- Bruce
Are you shooting in flourescent light? Because most home or office flourescents give off a somewhat green light. You can get rid of this with a magenta gel over the light or over your lens, if all the light you're using is flourescent. This is a pain though, so if there are flourescent lights, it's easier to turn them off and use all tungsten lights that you add.
- Bruce