What would you shoot? HELP HELP HELP

[Trimix2dive]

OK - I am not an underwater photographer and I do not play one on TV. But I have been given on an unlimited time frame the following:

2 Nikonos Mark IV-A
1 Nikonos Mark V
3 strobes with arms
1 lens each 15mm, 28mm, 35mm, 80mm
view finders
filters
etc.

What would you use on the Oriskany to shoot - configuration and slide film ?

[dutch]

2 Nikonos Mark IV-A
1 Nikonos Mark V
3 strobes with arms
1 lens each 15mm, 28mm, 35mm, 80mm
view finders

WOW!!! Someone likes you a lot.

set one up with the 15, one with the 28 and keep the third as a spare. hell, you can't use them all anyway. use two strobes when you take the 15 out to shoot and one with the 28. and since they don't make kodachrome 25 anymore, i haven't a clue.

[Trimix2dive]

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=6994/1095&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=2254

I have been directed toward these two in the 200 speed film in either kodak or fuji film.

[Cold_H2O]

Why not the 400 sp film?
I would shoot a roll of 200 and another of 400 see which you like best.

Sometimes I prefer one over the other.
Depends on my mood and what/where I am shooting.

[Trimix2dive]

thanks col, but it has been told to me that the wreck does not have adequate light even with a strobe to product quality pictures. I don't know - I'm just going on others advice.

[Cold_H2O]

I think the 400 is better for low light..
200 is ok... but I believe 400 is better..

KODAK PROFESSIONAL ELITE Chrome 200 Film
General Purpose
KODAK PROFESSIONAL ELITE Chrome 200 Film provides higher speed without sacrificing image quality, making it a great general purpose film under variable lighting conditions or at higher shutter speeds.
Maximum versatility under variable lighting
Very fine grain


KODAK PROFESSIONAL ELITE Chrome 400 Film
Ideal for Action
KODAK PROFESSIONAL ELITE Chrome 400 Film is a high-speed color slide film designed for low light and fast action photography.
For low light
For fast action

I still say shoot the 400....:D

[GWNDWN]

you could also consider shooting a roll of 400 B&W film...that might give you a cool look on a wreck. Just remember the higher the speed (i.e. the bigger the number) the grainier the look, especially if you want to enlarge a photograph, but grainy might not be too bad on a wreck...gives it that eerie feel.

[PerroneFord]

At the photo sizes you'll be diving, go with the Fuji 800. I used it for YEARS as did many of my pro buddies, for shooting action sports in available light. The grain was ALWAYS better than anything Kodak gave us. Greens and blues were spot on which is why tennis, golf, and other outdoor sports photographers literally switched overnight, and nearly took kodak down with them. Were it not for Kodaks Kodachrome 64, their 64 speed portrait films, and TMax, they would have fallen down completely. The reds ALWAYS were better in kodaks formulation, but so few people shoot red. Basketball is about the only common use.

If you're going to start doing 16x20 enlargements, look to the 400 speed. And avoid 200. It was formulated SOLELY for disposable cameras. And that's about where it's stayed.

[Cold_H2O]

Perrone ~ Thanks I was going to suggest higher speed.
800 is great.
I have to admit ~ Sometimes I want the grain. I would think UW wrecks.. grainy would be better.
I got to prefer Ilford film... but I was mostly shooting and developing B&W.

[PerroneFord]

Ilford for B&W was AWESOME. Althought we got some nice stuff with TMax and microdol, and sometimes with Agfa. But yea, Ilford was awesome for B&W. I think the chemicals were different so we didn't use them much. TMAX instroduced its own developer, prior to that we were using Tri-X and HC110 (cheap) or Microdol at the paper.