From available and low-light shooting, we now come to focus on using the ISO 100 film for outdoor, daylight-balanced color temperature situations - this is by far the easiest part of using any film of this speed, whether it is a reversal or print type. For the most part, if you have a good quality lens, the important details in the scene you are photographing will be faithfully reproduced on the ISO 100 film - high sharpness, contrast, shadows, tonal range and color. On Page Two, I did mention that an excellent quality ISO 100 film should possess a moderate contrast level. Isn't that supposed to be high contrast? Not really. First of all, the lens you are using is already capable of high contrast reproduction, choosing a high contrast film will only cancel out the resolution part of the optics. You will get an image quality having a very high contrast level at the expense of sharpness. This will be noticeable when such images have been enlarged greatly. A moderate contrast film will also boost the details in the shadows while maintaining those on the highlights, as evident by these photos below (top left and right). Details preserved in both highlights/shadows A backlit shot in Disneyland     This was photographed after an evening shower A scene in downtown Los Angeles) The photo of the Take One souvenirs shop from above is actually nothing great as a photograph, so to speak. But you can see how the details (and the sharpness) on its wall have been faithfully reproduced with an ISO 100 film. The same goes for the shot of the two LA firemen who have just completed a rescue work (jammed lifts). Below are eight more examples of outdoor scenes that were shot using ISO 100 color film. T800 Endo-skeleton on guard An after shower evening sky     View from a motel's corridor View outside Bally's Casino Hotel) The view from the motel's corridor is another not-so-great shot. I happened to have it recorded on film because it would make some nice memories of my PMA 2000/Las Vegas trip. This scene was reproduced faithfully with an ISO 100 film. So was the view form outside Bally's Casino Hotel where the Canon EOS-1v was officially launched. Look at the details on the highlights / shadows And on this as well     Another one Chinese New Year parade in LA Chinatown A good quality ISO 200 film probably could reproduce the details as seen in these photos, but the colors will not be as vibrant as those in the ISO 100 version. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 .