Velvia is 40 ASA Daylight right?

[super_ate_sixteen]

I'm finally about to shoot my Velvia but forgot about its ASA. Is it 40 or 50 ASA daylight? What do you recommend best for using it in my Nizo 6080? Should I use a separate light meter and run it through that way? I am thinking of rating it at ASA 40 if it is 50 just to make sure I dont overexpose. Please tell me what you guys think.

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Velvia is ASA50, daylight-balanced. Rating it at 40 would provide slight overexposure.

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[jessh]

I am thinking of rating it at ASA 40 if it is 50 just to make sure I dont overexpose. Please tell me what you guys think.

Rating it at 40 instead of 50 will result in slight overexposure because the camera will think it requires more light. Overexposure tends to make reversal film have more aparent grain, while a slight underexposure can actually make it appear slightly less grainy. If you are going to use an external meter I would suggest metering the different things in your frame, figure out how you want them to look (dark, bright, blown out, etc...) and then figuring out a good average for your subjects acordingly, erring slightly to the side of underexposure.

Did they correctly notch the cartridges as ASA50 daylight film? If so then you may be able to just work with that, although the camera may think its ASA40 (I cant remember if most cameras support daylight 50 or not, it all depends on the camera of course)

If the cameras meter doesnt do 50 but does 40 you could still use it as a reference and then set it manually, just close down a little from what it says.

~Jess

[supa_ate_sixteen]

Right, I meant the other way around. If its ASA 40 I would rate it at 50 for slight underexposure. I underexpose all my K-40 by about 1/3 of a stop and it makes the colors POP much better. Thanks for the info on the ASA though.