some 16 questions

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shudashotyoko123

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ok so im 15 and im about to shoot my first roll of 16 over the weekend with my new k3 i got. ive shot super 8 and have been using my dvx for awile so im not to dumb about shooting. first question, what a really good stock for filming in the day ands at a good price. alsois there any were i can get a loading bag. thank you
 
You don't really need a bag for the K-3, as it shoots on daylight spools.

As for stock, for fresh film stock you really only have a few choices; 50D or 250D (or reversal 100D, but that's expensive and way expensive to process). Fuji or Kodak, your choice. You can try to save a little by buying recans from filmemporium.com or some other recan/short end dealer.
 
i wasnt to sure on the bag question but thanks im really looking foward with shooting film. good thing my parents support it saying they both r on imdb but also doesnt the k3 only have a 90asa not a 100 correct my if im wrong
 
Barry_Green said:
You don't really need a bag for the K-3, as it shoots on daylight spools.

As for stock, for fresh film stock you really only have a few choices; 50D or 250D (or reversal 100D, but that's expensive and way expensive to process). Fuji or Kodak, your choice. You can try to save a little by buying recans from filmemporium.com or some other recan/short end dealer.
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Makes me long for the days when I stocked shelves at Woolworths. Could buy a roll of Super 8 for a couple bucks, shoot it and get it processed for a couple more, right there in the store (or at least drop it there). 'Course I only made $2.35 an hour! 16mm was another story...
 
Do you have a light meter? You'll need one to set the f-stop on the film camera. If you don't have one, then you can make some educated guesses. On a bright, sunny day with ASA 50 (Kodak) or (Fuji) ASA 64 film you can set the stop at 16. If it's cloudy, around an 8. I don't recommend shooting without a light meter, but if you have to shoot, well you could.

Now, you could use your DVX as a light meter. Most folks say it's ASA rating is around 320 ASA, so if you stop in the DVX is 16 with ND filter on (which I think would make the ASA around 80 ASA) that that would be close.

If you shoot negative film, you'll have to have the film transfered to video before you can see it. There is reversal film which you can project, but then you have to get your hands on a projector.

Scott
 
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