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Why does nobody admit that shooting in bright sun is easier on film than on digital
Ngl I shot a whole roll of Portra 400 at Coney Island last Saturday in hard noon light and every frame came back usable, while my buddy's mirrorless shots were blown out and he kept chimping at the screen. Film just rolls with it, highlights hold, and you can't stare at a bad histogram because there isn't one. Anyone else find themselves shooting more in harsh light since switching, or is that just me?
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grant.richard6d ago
Curious what you do when the light gets even harsher than noon, like shooting straight into the sun with no shade anywhere. Does the Portra still hang on or do you start metering for the shadows and letting the sky go? I keep hearing people say negative film has like two stops of highlight room over digital but I want to know if that holds up when the sun is actually in the frame. Also do you rate the 400 at box speed in that kind of light or pull it a bit to protect the bright stuff? Trying to figure out if I should just stop babying my digital and treat it more like film, or if there is a real wall you hit that film gets over and digital does not.
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