Film/flash question

I've been searching google, but haven't really come up with anything, so I figured i'd ask here. For those that shoot film (if there are any left), if I set up a strobist shot with my 5D, and say the settings were:

ISO - 200
f/5.6
SS - 200

These settings gave me the correct exposure I was looking for on digital. Now if I set up my Yashicamat or another film camera, using film with an ASA 200, would my film prints be properly exposed as well? Assuming that the only variable being switching the cameras on a tripod? Just curious since i know photogs used to use polaroids to gauge their exposures, so the thought of using digital for the same purpose comes to mind, but I wasn't sure if the metering systems digital uses would work the same for film.

The ISO rating (for film and sensor sensitivity) is based on a standard so the exposure from both cameras, i.e. digital and film, should be the same or very close.

The quoted combination might not be possible with a film SLR...many film SLRs used horizontally moving cloth curtains, and were limited to 1/60 X-sync speed.

Thanks Leo, I was going to give it a try regardless, but figured I'd ask first anyway.

Wilt, thanks for the heads up. The combo above was more of an example to explain my question. Luckily the Yashicamat is leaf shutter, so I *should* be good on sync speed. I'll keep that in mind though when using a film slr.

Yeah, with the Yashicamat leaf shutter, you are home free.

If you're shooting print film, the latitude is wider... therefore the film will resolve more detail in shadows and highlights than digital. The major kodak print emusions toward the end of film popularity (iso 400/800) could produce a 'printable' image from 2 stops under to 4 stops over exposed. (That's not to say an optimal image) But a 4 stop overexposed digital image is generally a total loss. (especially a jpeg) That's how those single use cameras worked... they relied on the exposure latitude of the film and the ability of the lab to compensate for over/under exposure. Back in the day, when i was using any auto exposure mode on my camera i set the compensation to +1 and left it that way. The closest 'analog' to shooting digital is shooting chromes. The exposure needs to be much more precise, overexposure results in complete loss of detail.

The first medium format i ever used was a yashicamat 124g. Still works fine. Even when i got it it was from well before my time. (50's 60's?) Love the 5 blade aperture.

I remember a local wedding photog used them... since it was such a pain to change film... he had something like 6 of them, and would feed them when he had time.

Paul,

Thanks for that. I am going to experiment with my go to films, and see what I can do. I used to have a dark room in my basement, still have all the equipment. I'm going to try and set it up again, so I can develop on my own. For now at least, I'll only be using the Yashicamat for still lifes, so my lighting should remain consistent. I too own the 124G, and I love it. My first roll of MF was just snapshots, but I was amazed at the quality in the prints from the lab. Hopefully I'll be able to refine it better in my own darkroom.