Last question What kind of film should one bring?

[artyguy]

With regard to film ASA any suggestions with the bright sunlight? Curious if anyone has suggestions with their own personal experience on this topic. Wanting maximum versitility on film what are the suggestions? Gosh... loading cameras must be a trick also. :?:

[robotland]

I'd default to ASA 100 Kodak Gold for daytime, and 400 for in-town stuff later on.....maybe 1000 for deep-playa or burns, depending on what filters and flashes and stuff you like. I brought digital last year, and kept my camera in a rock-climber's chalk bag that I could hook onto my belt and keep the camera nestled in out of the dust but accessible. I also added a carabiner to the neck lanyard, giving the camera enough length to come up to my face but not hit the ground if dropped. For changing film, maybe a cloth bag with two slits that you can pop your camera and hands into....if you feel confident that you can do it without seeing. Otherwise, perhaps a plastic bag or just jumping in the car to change rolls. Or bringing some disposables so when your big gun's outa bullets, you can grab a quick snap between reloads.

[AntiM]

I did pretty good with 200asa in my point and shoot, otherwise, yep 100 day and 400 night. Don't care for 1000 myself, but that's just me. I never had many problems changing film, just avoided it during whiteouts, which was most of the time. Cameras slept in the Jeep in a cooler when not in use, and lived in a ziploc bag in my pursethingy other times. Of course, these are tough as shit cameras, already been abused severely, so a week of playa dust more or less wouldn't hurt too much. I also kept all film in baggies in a cooler, new and shot. A can of air to shoo out the dust is helpful in camp, but for some reason I forget to use it until after I'm home and unpacking. huh. that explains a lot of things about my poor cameras.

[robotland]

Yeah, 200 might be better if it's real glary. 1000 gets real grainy, but you can pull detail from Noctournal Fun that escapes otherwise. Not gallery-quality results, usually.

[midgetsonparade]

50-125 for the day 400-800 at night. Anything faster looks really grainy.


For bright colors use Agfa Ultra 100
For REALLY bright colors use Velvia 50 (This is slide film)
My favorite B+W is Ilford FP4 and FP5

[Friendly Jen]

I have had great luck with your run of the mill disposable camera with flash. I also write my name on these in case of loss (I did loose one) They mailed it to me because it really wasn't worth anything. But if you are some kind of professional these other comments are good ones.

[Tancorix]

I brought along a couple of extra disposable cameras with flash that had the plastic taken off but were otherwise ready to go. While some were handed out as gifts, I put a few in the Kathanika exchange boxes. I'm going to do the same thing this year. As for the film choice I use a lot of 400 out there or take the Coolpix along.

[TheJudge]

200 for the day, 400 for everything else.

I also bring a couple of rolls of 1600 for deep playa, big landscape, lots of grain kind of shots. Been really happy with the results.

Dont forget a sky filter and a good cleaning kit.

[theCryptofishist]

I brought along a couple of extra disposable cameras with flash that had the plastic taken off but were otherwise ready to go. While some were handed out as gifts, I put a few in the Kathanika exchange boxes. I'm going to do the same thing this year.

I think it would be neat to somehow organize a project where the cameras get passed on to different people so you'd have a roll taken by 27 random individuals. Logistics would probably make in more trouble than worth, alas.

[Selkie]

That would be totally cool! I don't think it would be too hard to manage. Just have the instructions written on the camera body along with a note at the end that says when all the pictures are taken, return to camp such-and-such.

The notes would probably just say to take one picture and then give it to the person nearest you to take the next picture. Hell, if it went as fast as I think it would, you could probably just hang around the area and wait for the roll to run out and collect it right then and there.