Vintage film cameras

[Kenzie]

Best shot I have of my nephew is when I shot with a zoom lens and he didn't know I was taking his photo. More natural than the forced teeth out grin they can pull.

[johnnyrod]

Photo burst on iphone gets a lot of use with kids if you're after one good pic! Yeah tough to get a good portrait on film without shooting loads

[Kenzie]

Ran two and a half rolls through the XG-M. Vista 400, Lomo 400 and an outdated Kodak Colourmax 400. Will get them done over the weekend.

Sent from my Xperia T

[yokohama]

That's a productive day. How was the XGM?

[Kenzie]

It handled well. Easy to read display and clear warning for over or under exposure. Had it wide open on auto with +2 compensation to get a usable shutter speed. Will be interesting to see if I got anything!
Low light film is so much harder. If I was shooting digital I would just ramp up the iso.

[yokohama]

Put up a couple of shots when you've had them processed. It'll be interesting to see the results. I want to try the trip in low light and see what it can do. Probably wait until China and use a B&W film though

[yokohama]

Finally, some photos without light leaks. These are the first experiments with the OM10, all on auto and with the Vivitar Series 1 28-105. I'm quite impressed with the lens. I need co concentrate more on EV compensation more to balance light and shade though.
https://goo.gl/photos/qPdCwUZZxLmQDC2b7

https://goo.gl/photos/k9E1mv8WnMjh4NKp9

https://goo.gl/photos/tg1fkmXHRNGNLQqQ7

https://goo.gl/photos/KwqzDtzhidgLdM8A6 (believe it or not, I was standing next to the RT Hon William Hague when I took this and resisted the temptation to topple him into the Swale.)

https://goo.gl/photos/E3B6HmzoiEgMW2qA8

https://goo.gl/photos/wWvcfjwo9s31ADBx6 This last one taken with the adaptall 2 80-210 and the slight fungus on the elements doesn't show up.

[Kenzie]

Some good shots there, never understood food photography though. Get stuck in and eat it!!

[johnnyrod]

Looking good! On the one through the trees, if you were wanting detail on the leaves that are silhouetted then you need some fill flash. Same for the profiteroles, if you want to reduce the contrast then you need another source of light, and by setting the aperture manually you can control the amount of fill vs. ambient. With an SLR though you might end up with as lower shutter speed than you'd wanted though. That or if there's a lot of contrast but it's not impossible then you can just over-expose, as film is a bit more forgiving, especially B&W. If you have more than about 4 stops between light and dark, or maybe 6 with B&W then you won't get it all and need to fill the shadows somehow. Does it have exposure lock? You can use either the camera or a separate meter to measure the light and dark areas to figure out your settings.

[yokohama]

Oh, it didn't stay long on the plate after the photo. Pics of food is a bad habit I've caught from the younger generation of smartphone users.

I was quite impressed with the film, which isn't too grainy. Kentmere 400. I'll try the Ilford XP2 next time