Vintage film cameras

[yokohama]

It's much lighter in weight than SLRs.
Interesting what you were saying earlier about DoF, that's another thing I find hard to get right too. This thing's got some kind of image stacking tool that puts everything in focus, even macro shots.

[yokohama]

Originally Posted by Kenzie

I had my D3200 out today as well as the film shooters. I fired off 124 frames without thinking about what I was shooting. That would have been 5 rolls of film and only a few worth keeping.

Sent from the darkroom

I think that's the attraction of film. It puts the brain back into it; thought and selection. A bit more Zen. Though whether that's a good thing ......

[Kenzie]

Yeah there is that, plus you are more conscious of the cost per shot of film cameras. I know digital costs more on the outlay but you can snap away and not worry with digital.

Sent from my Xperia

[yokohama]

Snapping away isn't much fun after a while, and I'm too lazy to look through a bunch of very similar shots of the same thing and trying to work out which is best and which ones to delete..
On a different note after a handful of shots with the MX, I remembered that I really ought to set the ASA.
And a 40-150 arrived for the OMD. All I need for now.

[Kenzie]

That would probably help. Modern film has a lot a exposure latitude so I am sure it will be fine.

[johnnyrod]

It's worth comparing a couple of meter readings on any camera, my MX underexposes a little, plus the shutter speeds are actually a bit fast (10-15%). You can adjust the meter under the prism cover, or if it's a bit off just set the ISO differently to compensate.

Life is too short to look at 10 near-identical pictures! It is nice to try a few things out, I find you have to make sure you focus on what you're trying to get in each frame, otherwise you get a load to choose from later and none of them are really good. Digital is good for things like tricky exposures, you can try a few settings and see what works, with instant feedback.

[Kenzie]

Had my Kodak Retinette 1b out today but realised that the meter is dead. No worries as I used the light meter app. I also added some more camera portraits on Flickr.

Sent from the darkroom

[johnnyrod]

What distance are you shooting them at?

[yokohama]

I took a couple more with the MX today but it was a bit grey. Really like this camera. It's light, handles well and is so simple to use with all the information there in the viewfinder. The DOF preview on the end of the self-timer is a genius touch.

[yokohama]

Plenty of nice cameras there Kenzie.
I see what you mean about the depth of field now.
I very much like 'foggy trees'.