Re: [APML] Provia trails

["Chris & Jennifer Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>]

>Great trails shots!  I had been shooting this film at f/5.6 for trails, but
>I really like the brighter stars and M42 you got at f/4 (on the long shot).


Thanks!


>BTW, I did once shoot a few guided Milky Way shots at f/5.6 with this film
>using a 65mm lens with 120 film.  However, the exposures were too short
>(20-30 minutes) to really record much other than bright stuff like M16/M17,
>and the lens in question was wide open at that f-stop and had some minor
>seagulls.  Because it's such a wonderful fine-grained film, and records
star
>colors so well, the next thing I hope to try is to shoot this film at f/4
>with the Borg 100ED.  60 minutes at f/4 and we ought to know what it can do
>on extended objects in wider fields than John's fine planetary nebulae
>shots.


I'd like to see the results when you get them.  Also, any of the Schmidt
camera owners out there might want to try this film too...

Chris


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Chris Cook
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