fadzuli said:
ah ok thanks!!! will keep that in mind. but slides a bit the expensive ah. and yah i was using Kodak Max400. been using that ever since i got into photography with my old pentax slr and most pics turn out fine. very crisp in fact. i just tested out my new nikon yesterday and got a shock. oh well lesson learnt. but as a guideline, how do i choose the correct ISO setting for my shoots? which is good for wat? the instructions on the box seemed too general.
There are no rights or wrongs in photography, just some broad and often ambiguous guidelines that many of us like to break anyway.
Anyway, here are a few things you ought to know:
- the higher the ISO, the more grainy the picture become (w.r.t to lower ISO);
- the higher the ISO, the faster the shutter speed at any given aperture (w.r.t to lower ISO)
What this means is that in low available light condition, in order to achieve a faster shutter speed, one ought to use higher ISO. For example, in a concert where the use of flash-gun are disallowed, one should use ISO 800 and above to capture whatever on stage. This would however result in very grainy pictures.
Low ISO are often used for landscape photography, since minute details in landscapes (even some stray objects in the background) are more critical than say in a portrait. That's why one of the most celebrated film for landscape photography, Velvia, has only ISO 50. Some even pull the ISO rating lower, to achieve certain shots.
However, there are many who'd disregarded these guidelines, and came up with superb innovative shots as well. A high ISO film for landscape could often conjured big grains that give another perspective to an often-shot landscape. A low ISO film in lowlight condition could sometimes (if you're lucky) capture movement instead of an average freeze-action picture.
At the end of the day, it all depends on you.
One final note, try not to use Kodak MAX400. I personally hate Fuji Superia, but the colour seems better than MAX400. For me, I like to use Kodak HD200 instead. Can't seems to find any HD400 in Singapore though... :cry: