Slides in plastic mounts
There are many photographers who inisist that slide film makes better pictures than 35mm negative film. There are also many magazines or newspapers that still prefer to have slides sent to them rather than digital photos. You may also have to take slides for a presentation, for photo jourmalism or for a class in art photography. Whatever your reason, it is good to be familiar with slide film.
Instructions
1. Find camera shop or online supplier for professional photographers, like Ace Camera in England or Ritz Camera in America.
2. Buy the best film you can afford at the highest ISO you can get if you want to capture moving objects, shoot at night or even on a cloudy day. You can get more grainy-looking images with lower-ISO film. A good film is Agfa Agfachrome RXS II 100 Professional. Fuji makes excellent slide film, too.
3. Load film into your SLR camera in the exact same way you would load 35mm negative film, although it's best to load it in a darker area than you would for print film, as slide film is more sensitive to light.
4. Adjust your light meter to the ISO of your film. do this differs from camera to camera, so you should consult your operation manual if you are unsure of do this. If your camera doesn't allow you to adjust the light meter, then skip Steps 4 and 5.
5. Use the middle gray color patch on an 18% gray card or point your camera at a patch of gray and adjust your light meter to the gray. If you can, do it by half f-stop or full f-stop. Light display differ from camera to camera. New, out-of-the-box SLR camera light meters are already set to gray.
6. Use the film up as soon as possible after purchase. Slide film degrades a lot faster than negative film.
7. Send film to a developer or take it to a professional camera shop for development. Have the developer get the slides mounted. If you do not need to make prints, you can stop here. If you need to make prints, continue on to Steps 7 and 8.
8. Use a projector or light box or put the slides up to the light to see which ones are the best.
9. Take the slides you've chosen back to the developer and get prints made of them.
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