Shooting Tungsten film under day light

[Einst_Stein]

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It is a common practice to add 85 filter when shooting Tunsten balanced film under day light. Likewise, add 80 filter for daylight balanced film under tunsten light.

Is there any difference to shoot without filter, but adjust color balance after scan?

Edited May 13, 2022 by Einst_Stein

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[fotomas]

I found that shooting tungsten negative film under daylight without a filter is in general quite doable. The other way round it's a bit more difficult. In the past (when it was available officially as photo-film) I used tungsten film more often. Mostly I used Fuji an it wasn't a problem filtering it afterwards. With the current Kodak 500T (haven't tested the 200T yet) it is also possible but filtering it becomes more challenging and may take a bit longer. But I found the actual Kodak films in general harder to filter as their predecessors. 

If you use a filter filtering becomes a bit easier and colors are a bit better.

Here an example with CineStill film 500T under daylight without a filter.

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[250swb]

I think it depends on the film, Cinestill 500T as in the example above simply becomes a cooler daylight film that can be left as it is, or warmed up, but the post processing adjustment from one to the other is very small, for example it can often be done just by pressing 'Auto Color' in Photoshop.

[Ornello]

9 hours ago, Einst_Stein said:

It is a common practice to add 85 filter when shooting Tunsten balanced film under day light. Likewise, add 80 filter for daylight balanced film under tunsten light.

Is there any difference to shoot without filter, but adjust color balance after scan?

Yes, there is. You can end up overexposing one layer and underexposing another, making it impossible to correct.

[Einst_Stein]

11 hours ago, Ornello said:

Yes, there is. You can end up overexposing one layer and underexposing another, making it impossible to correct.

Thanks.
Next  question. How do you set up ISO on a camera with through the lens light meter?

Example, a 200T film recommends adding 85 filter for daylight, and ISO should be set to 125. Is there difference on a camera with through the lens meter vs. an external meter? Would through the lens meter automatic compensate the difference so that I should set ISO to 200 instead?

[fotomas]

I leave the ASA as there as they where for work under tungsten light. 400 ASA for the 500T. But this additional third f-stop isn't because of the film, but because my M6 internal light meter is always on the low side of exposure. It's just to compensate this and I do it with all films in general.

If you use a filter and an external light meter you have of course set the ASA 2/3 f-stops lower for the 85 filter.The internal light meter should compensate this automatically (not true for all filters, especially red and orange for b&w work, but 85 should be fine).