And sea salt, in addition to being corrosive, also can scratch the coating on a lens. So clean your equipment carefully with appropriate materials.flatwood wrote:You might want to make sure the salty crud isn't building up on the front element of your lense as the day goes by if you're shooting close to the water.
Shooting 8mm film at the beach ?
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I do wonder if your use of a tripod might attract attention.
Having said that I've shot super 8 on beaches in recent times (most recently 2004) and shall be doing so again next week.
As for exposure...chances are the 1.5V cells are OK but you could test that if you're willing to sacrifice some film. Otherwise do be careful, exposure on a beach can be difficult due to the high reflectivity from sand.
Next week I'll be shooting super 8 on Bournemouth beach on the south coast of England assuming good weather...I'm test driving 100D in super 8 and intend to submerse the camera in an EWA Marine housing. Already tested it for water-tightness in the bath tub
Having said that I've shot super 8 on beaches in recent times (most recently 2004) and shall be doing so again next week.
As for exposure...chances are the 1.5V cells are OK but you could test that if you're willing to sacrifice some film. Otherwise do be careful, exposure on a beach can be difficult due to the high reflectivity from sand.
Next week I'll be shooting super 8 on Bournemouth beach on the south coast of England assuming good weather...I'm test driving 100D in super 8 and intend to submerse the camera in an EWA Marine housing. Already tested it for water-tightness in the bath tub
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