josephs@ttidcb.UUCP (Bill Josephs) (03/19/86)
I don't remember seeing a discussion of the subject of camera and film
selection for photographing a birth, but my wife is due in about a month
and I'm planning on using a Nikon FA with 35-200 f3.4/f4.5 Tokina lens and
a Nikon SB-16 flash (bounce -- direct -- should be good for highlighting
eyes (if they're open) and for not blinding the baby). I'm not sure about
film (I've been told to forget color -- newborns don't look good in color
-- blood and overall blueness doesn't look too appealing). For black and
white, I'd be most comfortable with TRI-X (having used it for lo! these
last 30 years or so) but ILFORD can be processed by local 1 hour places for
fast fast turnaround. TRI-X takes 4 days or so.
What are people's experiences? Thanks in advance.
Bill Josephs
TTI
Santa Monica, Ca. 90405rdp@teddy.UUCP (03/20/86)
In article <721@ttidcb.UUCP> josephs@ttidcb.UUCP (Bill Josephs) writes: > >I'd be most comfortable with TRI-X (having used it for lo! these >last 30 years or so) but ILFORD can be processed by local 1 hour places for >fast fast turnaround. TRI-X takes 4 days or so. > What?, the last time I did TRI-X, it took me only 7 minutes in D-76 at 20C! :-) (sorry, I couldn't resist) Dick Pierce
larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (03/22/86)
In article <721@ttidcb.UUCP>, josephs@ttidcb.UUCP (Bill Josephs) writes: > I don't remember seeing a discussion of the subject of camera and film > selection for photographing a birth, but my wife is due in about a month > ... I have used Tri-X and B&W and high speed Ektachrome for color with good results for ambient light photography in hospital operating rooms where the use of a flash was inappropriate. Most operating rooms have a color temperature range of 3200 to 4000 degrees K. Adjustable operating room lights for illumination of the surgical field have special color absorbing filters; generally there is little near-IR radiation between 800 and 1,000 nanometers to minimize heating of the surgical field. You didn't ask this, but personally I think that photography of a birth for personal reasons is a bit tacky... ==> Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York <== ==> UUCP {decvax|dual|rocksanne|rocksvax|watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry <== ==> VOICE 716/688-1231 {rice|shell}!baylor!/ <== ==> FAX 716/741-9635 {G1, G2, G3 modes} duke!ethos!/ <== ==> seismo!/ <== ==> "Have you hugged your cat today?" ihnp4!/ <==
daw1@mhuxl.UUCP (Douglas A. Williams) (03/25/86)
> > I don't remember seeing a discussion of the subject of camera and film > > selection for photographing a birth, but my wife is due in about a month > > I have used Tri-X and B&W and high speed Ektachrome for color with > good results for ambient light photography in hospital operating rooms where > ... > You didn't ask this, but personally I think that photography of a > birth for personal reasons is a bit tacky... > I sent the original poster specs on what I used 2 years ago for the birth of our first child. Our second is due any day now and I'm going to take pictures again. I don't think it's tacky. You're right, he didn't ask so stick it up your &^%$%. Why do *you* photograph in operating rooms? You guys that go ahead and add your little remarks are jerks! Note to everyone else in this group: sorry for the flame. 1 1 1 1 2 1 Doug Williams 1 3 3 1 AT&T Bell Labs 1 4 6 4 1 Reading, PA 1 5 10 10 5 1 mhuxl!daw1 1 6 15 20 15 6 1