3200 ASA B&W

[SimonK]

Originally Posted by John Gulliver

Do you intend to take photos inside the wrecks using available light? Otherwise, isn't ISO 3200 way over the top? .

May well be over the top, it was a case of 'that looks interesting, lets have a go'

I suspect that the exposure latitude on the film will be wide enough, and i will play around with manual settings.

Thanks for the comments, will let you know how it works out.

Simon

[SimonK]

Well got back from a great week on Typhoon in the Red Sea. Its a superb boat, lots of room for 20 guests and a very good crew. Two English dive guides who let us do our own thing but had a pretty good attitude towards safety.

Attached, if I have pressed the right buttons, are a couple of shots from the Thistlegorm. When I get organised I will stick a few more in the gallery.

Settings ended up being a complete guess since the camera electronics packed up.

Simon

[MisterBlue]

Ah, grain like golfballs and more atmosphere than a town centre night club! I told you those locos were worth a shot or two! That pic is worth investing some time in. Thanks for posting!

Oh - and assuming it wasn't the batteries - when my Nik V electrics went I was told it was a flood and full set of new internals required, but a company called KMR Photographic Services sorted it for the cost of a new circuit board! Number I have for them is 0845 658 8805, and I think there's a link on the Cameras Underwater site,

Mike.

[David A]

nice effect. I really like the second one.

[markscubawilliams]

Originally Posted by SimonK

Off to the Red Sea on Sunday, 1 week on Tony B's new boat Typhoon.

Whilst buying film for the trip I came across some Ilford 3200 ASA B&W and bought a couple of rolls to have a go at available light shots on the Thistlegorm, Giannis D etc.

Any one got any hints or tips on getting the best results with this stuff. Using a Nikonos V with 15mm. One particular wrinkle is that the Nik speed setting only goes up to 1600.

Simon

Hi Simon

Thats only 1 stop would not worry about about.

Cheers
MarkW

[SimonK]

Some more in the gallery under Red Sea 2005

My Nik V packed up, a small leak and some corrosion. The shots were taken using an ancient and battered Nik IVa on manual. End result the good shots have poor exposure and the crap shots have good exposure.. ho humm

Nik V now in a thousand bits on the table, you wouldn't believe how many small screws there are inside! Tommorows challange is put it all back together again. The curse of being an engineer, as much fun taking the camera to bits as looking at the pictures.

Simon

[MisterBlue]

Hi Simon,

When my Nik V died I found a full set of Nik V disassembly/assembly instructions on the net and downloaded them- turned out to be the official Nikonos service manual. If you want the file pm me. Personally, I bottled out of taking a screwdriver any further than the interior liner, at which point I decided it didn't look flooded and sent it to someone with insurance to finish the repair!

Mike.