jmacneil

"Slide film has perhaps a half stop latitude compared to probably two stops with print film, so your exposure is much more critical than with print film."

ok, i'm reading that as when developing negative film you can sort of play with it to get the right exposure even if you didn't quite shoot it right. and with slide film there isn't really that room for error?

I've recently moved to Japan, and would like to take advantage of the

relatively cheap Fuji slide film here for shooting fall foliage and rural

scenery. I've only tried slide film once before, so I don't really know

anything about it. I'm an amateur, so please explain things thoroughly--I've

read through some of the other posts on slide film and understand about 70% of

what is said. I'm using a Minolta Maxxum 5000 with a Minolta 35-70mm lens

(with macro) and a Sigma 75-300mm lens. I generally use Fuji Superia 200 but

am looking for a higher saturation.

So, with all that in mind, what should I know about slide film before I try it?

Thanks, Jennifer

the main problem isn't the rating system, it's the irresponsible use of it. it drives me nuts to read the comments on a photo that are all titled 7/7 (10/10). sure it's great to get praise, but what's the point of working at shooting a good picture when you can get the same praise for an average one? insightful comments seem harder and harder to find, and comments are generally more thought out than ratings! people need to THINK when they rate--what about this picture makes it good? what takes away from it? how could it be better? i first found this site last september and i almost never perfect rating. suddenly (i don't know what the cause was, i haven't kept up on my photo.net gossip/news) all the photos were coming back with near pefect averages. i almost never see a rating below 4 (new scale) now. how is it possible that all pictures are better than average? doesn't that contradict all laws of averages? if the average rating of photos is 5 or 6 (new scale), shouldn't we up our expectations? with higher ideals, the ratings would be realistic and HELPFUL again.

dedicated to all those against the "don't think and rate" policy.

jennifer