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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-25-2010, 05:49 PM
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When fiddling with the focusing of your SP-F, remember that what you see is at full aperture (open aperture focusing).
Having set the focus to the best of your ability, check "the camera's view" of your scene by using the stop-down lever. You will be surprised how much sharper it looks at the "taking" aperture.
For scenics and candids, when shooting outside in reasonable light (using "normal" or "wide angle" lenses), set a smallish aperture (f/8 or smaller) and use it in conjunction with "hyperfocal focusing". You will find everything from a few feet away to infinity will be "in focus". This virtually eliminates the need for fussy focusing. The "wider" the lens (the shorter the focal length), the greater the depth of field. With a 28mm lens (or shorter) and a smallish aperture, it virtually behaves like a fixed-focus lens.:)
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-02-2010, 11:23 PM
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The Asahi Spotmatic-F: great choice -a great camera (I have two): Readily available Silver Oxide Batteries, fully manual, well built, excellent (if used intelligently) integrative, on-board metering, lots of great lenses etc. Can't miss! :D
The lenses to get (in order to utilize the Open Aperture metering feature of the SP-F are the Takumar SMC (Super-Multi-Coated) series lenses, which were designed to go with the SP-F, and have a built-in lever to communicate with the SP-F's diaphragm, a feature lacking in the earlier "Super Takumar" and "Auto Takumar" lenses (which are also still useable, albeit in "stop-down-metering" mode.)
Don't worry too much about the actual mirror-damper marks along the edge of the mirror: they won't show in the viewfinder, nor on the negative:p.
I don't use B&W, but for colour negative day-to-day shots you could do worse than either Kodak (Ultramax) or Fuji (Superia). I find the ISO 400 very good all-rounders.:D
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-02-2010, 07:16 PM
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:lol:
Speaking personally:
You're a little weird and like to be different, and proud of it?:p
You get full-frame cheaply (all your cameras can be full-frame with 50 mb sensors).:D
No sensor cleaning required?:D
Your'e not in the rat-race and can concentrate on photography instead?:rolleyes:
Your equipment won't date (dated already)?:cool:
You may be living in the digital age, but your mind is still in the steam age (and you like it that way)?:lol:
Your equipment is unlikely to get stolen and, if it should be, its cheap enough to replace (save on insurance)?:)
The technology is "mature", therefore stable and unchanging (not having to master new stuff all the time)?:hmm:
Anyone can take pictures with digital (even nursery-school kids): film is more challenging and easier to screw up?:eek:
You just "like old stuff" (made of leather, metal, and glass, with springs and gears, often made by people "who cared", and lasts "forever"):D
You can get more of it for the money?:lol:
You don't need to own or know anything about computers, IT, etc/:o
What's VR/SR? Who cares?:lol:
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