What does 200 mean on 35mm film?

You’ll find this number on the side of any type of film and common ISO numbers include 100, 200, 400 and 800. The lower the number means the lower the ‘speed’ of the film. A low-speed film will be much less sensitive to light and produce a much finer picture.

What is 200 ISO film used for?

ISO 100 or 200 film speeds are best for bright lighting conditions and outdoor photography. As this is a slower film, more light will be required for exposures. If there is not enough light available, slow film may result in dark or blurry photographs.

How do you shoot a 200 speed film?

Shoot in settings with sufficient (natural) lighting. This is a low-speed ISO 200 film, the best results for your images will come when there is sufficient and good lighting, particularly works best under natural day light as this is a day-light balanced film.

What happens if I shoot 200 ISO film at 400?

Doubling or halving either shutter speed or ISO, equals 1 stop plus/minus. So ISO 200 film is 1 stop slower than ISO 400 film, and 800 ISO is 1 stop faster than 400 film. And 1/250th of a second shutter speed, is twice the light (1 stop more than) 1/500th of a second, and half as much light as ISO 125.

Can you use 200 film inside?

Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight balanced film. This means if you want to shoot it under tungsten or florescent lights indoors, you’ll need to add a filter or do some color correcting in post.

When to use medium or fast speed film?

Medium speed film should generally not be used with fast motion photography such as sporting events, indoors without much lighting, or in extremely bright lighting. Fast speed film will result in the grainiest photographs but is great to use when shooting fast-moving subjects in low light conditions.

What kind of film is Kodak Gold 200?

Kodak Gold 200 is great film for bright or partly sunny conditions. It provides a refined combination of color saturation, color accuracy, and sharpness in a 200-speed film. It’s also useful for indoor, general-lighting picture taking. There are four rolls, each with 24 exposures.

When to use Fujifilm Super HQ 200 film?

The Fuji Super HQ 200 pack includes four rolls of 35mm ASA 200 color print film with 24 exposures per roll. This film is DX coded for use with automatic cameras. The super HQ 200 is designed for general all-around use. It will perform outdoors in either sunny or overcast conditions or indoors with flash.

When to use different ISO film speeds – Guide to film speeds?

If there is not enough light available, slow film may result in dark or blurry photographs. A tripod is highly recommended when using low-speed film unless the photographer has an extremely steady hand for slightly longer exposure times.