Just got my second roll of K40 back!

[technicolour]

Indeed the camera is a XL camera with a 220 degree shutter, I know what you mean about the autoeverything not helping me learning. I do definatly plan to get another camera this summer among other bits.

Thanks again

[Alex]

However, the same filter that "drops" the ASA rating also
"drops" the amount of light entering the camera lens by an equal amount, which cancels the effect.

For the people in the background, simply zoom all the way in, focus, then zoom out to the desired frame you want before running any film.

Unless the backfocus on the camera is off, this technique should work well.

Perhaps you should explain the type of lighting you are using. If your light sources are very bright, but your lights have no focusing characteristics, the intensity of the light drops off so fast that objects/people can move just a couple of feet and experience a severe drop-off in "brightness".

Getting a proper exposure on a group of people that are moving closer and farther from the camera with light that drops off suddenly is basically impossible.