Ttureman Posted July 27, 2013 Share #1 Posted July 27, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi guys, I am new to this but I thought I would ask your advise. I am taking my leica m7 to Cabo San Lucas in a week to a vacation and I decided I did not want to bring digital. I want this to be a total analog vacation. This is a beach desert area. I will take both landscapes as well a people and some indoors. I am wondering what film types you would recommend. I enjoy portra but I am open to other ideas as well. I will take an 81a filter along with me. When I get home I will have it processed and scanned by my local processor who is excellent. Thanks for your advise, Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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M9reno Posted July 27, 2013 Share #2 Posted July 27, 2013 I'm also doing the all-film vacation thing, heading to San Francisco, Yosemite, and some other parks. The films will be Ektar on an M6TTL, and HP5 Plus on an unmetered M3. Between the two, 100 & (a very pushable) 400 ISO, sharing a Summilux 50, they cover colour and b&w, each with unmistakeable character, and it should be possible to shoot anything, anywhere, anyhow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted July 27, 2013 Share #3 Posted July 27, 2013 Portra for natural colors, Ektar for enhanced colors. Natural colors can always be enhanced in photoshop. It is hard to get rid of saturation and contrast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Owl Posted July 27, 2013 Share #4 Posted July 27, 2013 Hi Tom, Portra, of course, will do fine ... as you know. Does your local processor do reversal film? Fuji Velvia is super for landscapes. It's too vivid for people photography though, so it cannot be your only film, but -- if I were taking two bodies -- I would load one with Velvia. Later, Dr Owl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
payasam Posted July 27, 2013 Share #5 Posted July 27, 2013 If a single body is to be used in bright light and low light both, I'd say that ASA 400 is the obvious choice. From the 1960s to the 1990s I used mainly ASA 125 and ASA 100 films, but I find that the grain of today's ASA 400 film is about as good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted July 29, 2013 Share #6 Posted July 29, 2013 One body. Take portra 160. Not much use at night but it beach sunlight perfect. Unless u have an Nd filter then take 400. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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