

Sending your film to a professional lab to develop and scan is the easiest way to do it and you’ll get the best results, but it’s also the most expensive.
#Canon 35mm film camera iso#
So when I’m out shooting with this film, I will set the ISO at 200 on my Canon AE-1 and meter for it at ISO 200. For example, Kodak Portra 400 loves to be overexposed. One important thing to keep in mind is that some film stocks perform better when they’re overexposed by 1 or 2 stops so you will have to shoot it at lower than box speed. Just keep in mind that higher film stocks usually have a more visible grain. These faster film stocks are more flexible and can work much better in low light situations. On the other hand, higher ISO film stocks like 8 are “faster” film stocks and are more sensitive to light. These slower film stocks perform the best in bright light situations like on a sunny day and don’t do very well in low light situations unless you use longer shutter speeds. The lower the ISO, the “slower” the film stock is, and the less sensitive it is to light. Similar to digital photography, the ISO represents how sensitive the film is to light. The most common ISO you will see is 100, 200, 400, and 800 but there are also film stocks with ISO as low as 50 and as high as 3200. For the most part, all film stocks that you come across will have a stated box speed, which is the ISO or ASA of the film stock.
