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Alan Kerr

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More options Jan 25 2004, 7:44 am

Newsgroups: alt.photography, rec.photo.help, rec.photo.technique, rec.photo.technique.people

From: Alan Kerr <AL.K...@xtra.co.nz>

Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 09:44:02 +1300

Local: Sun, Jan 25 2004 7:44 am

Subject: Re: Gym help

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I stand corrected, tunsten light is 3200K when daylight film is for
shooting at 5500K- it was late at night. I am right about needing an 80A
filter to adjust the tungsten light though.

Alan

It is David wrote:
> actually, tungsten light is warm. you don't need to make it warmer. However,
> I don't believe most gyms use tungsten lighting.

> David
> "Alan Kerr" <AL.K...@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:T5rQb.22078$9k7.403403@news.xtra.co.nz...

>>Are you taking them under tungsten light? You will need a warming filter
>> if that is the case to compensate for the light or get some film
>>designed for shooting under tungsten lights.

>>Alan

>>Mark Best wrote:

>>>Can anyone give me advice on taking photographs in a gym without them

> coming

>>>out orange? I have a Canon AE-1 Program and I'd like to use an 80-200

> zoom.

>>>I've tried using 400 or 800 in program mode but the camera chooses
>>>super-slow shutter speeds which causes the action to be all blurry.

> Trying

>>>to set shutter speed myself results in orange-tinted pictures. I

> haven't

>>>tried my flash because it just doesn't seem enough for such a large

> space,

>>>not to mention I don't want to blind the atheletes, but should I try?

> Any

>>>suggestions? I'm using Kodak film, tried shutter speeds from 30 to

> 1000,

>>>and I've been letting the camera pick the f-stop.

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