Canon Rebel Ti

[learner]

Hi,

i came across this site when i was looking for help for my Canon Rebel Ti i've had it for almost 2yrs now and work mostly on manual setting. I was hoping u guys soulc help me. photos come out really grainy if theres no full sunlight. therefore taking pictures at night is out of question.

is there something that i do wrong or do i have to go to repair shop?

learner.

[mjs1973]

If you're getting grainy images, it is a result of the film you are using. The processing of the film can also increase the grain in your photos, such as push processing.

What type of film and speed are you using? The higher the ISO, the more grain you will see.

[livin4lax09]

as long as you hit the exposure dead on, you shouldnt have all that much of a problem with grain. Most of the problems come when people mess up exposures and the labs try to correct them and the grain takes over.

[learner]

i use kodak ultra max 400 film. the one that says its suitable for ourtdoor, motion and indoor.

[learner]

i even tried processing it from different places thinking that may be the previous center was at fault. but i got the same results everywhere :frown5:

[another view]

I'm guessing it's underexposure. Negative (print) film can tolerate overexposure better than even a small amount of underexposure. One thing you might try is manually setting the ISO at 250 instead of 400. This will give you 2/3 stop overexposure (or one stop at 200). No problems there, and it's good insurance. I used to shoot neg film that way and always had good results by doing this for most situations.

Even if your metering technique leads to a dead-accurate exposure on your subject, the shadow areas could be grainy since they're darker. You could have a situation where the shadow area is 4-5 stops darker than the subject and there isn't much you can do about it. This could lead to that area of the negative being grainy, but overexposing the subject by one or even two stops shouldn't give you a problem. This will help because you'll be less underexposed in the shadows.