Choosing the right colour slides film. click for bigger image Shooting Data : EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens; 1/200 at f/2.8, ISO 100 film Welcome to the first issue of Films & Accessories section. In this section, Canon camera users can read about fieldtests of Canon branded photographic accessories and how to choose the right films or other props like camera bags, tripods, light meters, etc. The various fieldtests of Canon accessories being showcased here will help you decide which items would best complement your Canon 35mm SLR cameras in order to help you create better pictures. In this issue, the focus is on choosing the right consumer colour slide film for your photographic shooting requirements, especially if you have just bought your first ever 35mm SLR camera. All of you may ask why am I suggesting using colour slide films rather than choosing a colour negative film meant for colour prints? click for bigger image Shooting Data: EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens; 1130 at f2.8, ISO 100 film. I know that most beginners and amateurs tend to load up with colour negative films with their newly purchased SLR cameras. There's nothing wrong with that but if you want to know whether the new camera will do everything it is proclaimed to be or simply your own photographic skills (or the lack of it) being the cause for the disappointing end results, go for slide films. They are the best way to check for any exposure or setting errors. click for bigger image Shooting Data: EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard Lens; 1/250 at f/3.2, ISO 100 film. Perfect exposures, overexposed or underexposed frames, you name them, colour slides film will record all of these as they are, unlike colour print films where most 1-hour Minilabs will automatically compensate for any exposure errors that the photographers have inadvertently set by mistake before clicking the shutter release button. To be honest, when I was a beginner, I knew next to nothing about the fundamentals of photography, the first roll of film I used in my first 35mm camera, a no-frill Point & Shoot version, was an ISO 100 colour negative film. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .