Cinestill Help

[Beth Carter]

i might be thinking about this completely wrong, but i haven't finished my second roll of film yet so i can still claim ignorance.

i've ordered 3 rolls of cinestill, which is iso 800, to use in the trip 35. i read online (cause the internet is such a treasure trove of truthful information) that cinestill looks good overexposed by 1 stop, which also cuts down on the grain. and the highlights retain detail even when overexposed by several stops.

so i'm planning on setting the trip 35 to iso 400 and leave it in auto. or is that just not going to work? my second option is to use a light meter app on my phone. i plan on shooting buildings downtown at night or twilight if that makes a difference.

 

[Hamish Gill]

That will work as you hope!
I shall look forward to the results!

 

[Brian Moore]

Me too.

 

[Beth Carter]

thanks for the info.

 

[Abram Goglanian]

Yep that will do the trick, and most C-41 films look better overexposed anyways. I usually only shoot them at box speed or higher if the lighting calls for it, but otherwise I overexpose a stop on purpose.

I should get around to trying CineStill film sometime, I know the guys that are packaging it (The Brothers Wright) we used to go to the same Church youth group way back when some 15 years or so ago haha.

 

[Beth Carter]

thanks abram. had 3 rolls of cinestill come in the other day. i still have a few frames left on my second roll of fuji superia 400 to shoot before i can load the cinestill.