I find that the exposure for film is very forgiving. I use the meter in the Yashica. If for instance I want to expose for a back lit situation I just over expose..."some". ...
Negative films are indeed forgiving and have a broad exposure latitude.
Slide/reversal films are much less forgiving. I tend to use a dSLR as an exposure meter for those films. A modern dSLR, especially one with spot metering and if you use a zoom lens to exaggerate the effect, can be invaluable for slide exposures. You can literally pinpoint objects in the scene and choose the appropriate camera settings to match the entire scene.
I just wanted to throw this out there: So far I am much happier with the cheap film and cheap processing/scanning that I did through Walgreens than I am with the pricey pro film and pricey pro lab.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
Not sure what it is, or just coincidence. Maybe it's like the difference between shooting RAW and shooting JPG?
Do any of these cameras that you guys are using take the #675 button battery? I have a Vivitar 35mm film camera from the mid 1970's that uses that button battery for a match needle meter. I have also worn a hearing aid for many years and discovered that the batteries are interchangeable! The main point is that the hearing aid version (which comes in packs of 6) is cheaper per battery. I found out about this back then from a local camera shop owner who was also a friend of my folks. I found it worked well.
The first one may have been, but I'm not 100% certain. I believe that was a roll of film I had bought from the Netherlands, but doesn't film have a few years shelf life?
The second was a fresh roll of Ektar that I had just gotten from Freestyle.
David, that is one of the advantages of VueScan - it has the data for the various color negative emulsion's orange masks in its database, so that you should not have to deal with color balancing after the fact, so to speak.
David, that is one of the advantages of VueScan - it has the data for the various color negative emulsion's orange masks in its database, so that you should not have to deal with color balancing after the fact, so to speak.
Yah, I know. I downloaded a PS plugin that's supposed to have that, too. Didn't work so well. But I think I'm narrowing in on a workflow that will work.
But I can definitely see that once you add color into your mix that a scanner becomes more desirable/useful than with black and white.
If I go back to film by the end of the year, I have all you people to blame.
OTOH, I still have a 2-spool film development tank, trays, tongs, greylabs timer, graduated mixing cylinders, enlarger, easel, etc, etc. All not being used ATM.
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Got another roll of film done this weekend. Unfortunately I am still having light leak issues. At first I thought, "How is that possible, because I taped the hell outta this thing!"
Apparently the leak isn't coming from any of the body seams. Guess that leaves the shutter.
I didn't realize it was so hard to have a simple 35mm film point-and-shoot. :bash
OTOH, shots like this are the reason why I keep fighting the fight. Maybe I just need to never take the FED outdoors!
I think she was trying to make me pay for the blonde joke.
I got the apps. I need to get the black box out and do some shootin'!
No worries, physically I'm so far from blonde but I am just about the most discombobulated person I know.
It's been a very long two weeks since I dropped my Rollei off for the CLA. When I think about it I get a physical pain in my stomach, I miss it so much. No normal person should feel this way about a freaking camera, right?
You may be a photographer when the first thing you notice is where is David in these shots he is taking, and forget to look at the striking pictures he is presenting.
You may be a photographer when the first thing you notice is where is David in these shots he is taking, and forget to look at the striking pictures he is presenting.
So I tried out Lomography's new Lomo Lab, which was supposed to be this brand-new film developing and scanning service. You order online, they ship you envelopes, you mail it back and they send you an email with your scans.
I sent off two rolls of film and received notification of the first this morning. They look great!
Now, the question is: WTF happened to this service on their website? I can't find evidence that it ever existed anymore, and it's been less than a month. Maybe I lost my Google-fu, but maybe it already tanked.
Also, I thought I was going to receive my physical negatives in the mail, but they haven't mentioned it. Their customer service is dismal, but I'll ask and we'll see. I'm also missing the second roll that I mailed in.
I wouldn't really recommend this service, but what else is a girl gonna do while she's waiting for Amazon to deliver her scanner?
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Negative films are indeed forgiving and have a broad exposure latitude.
Slide/reversal films are much less forgiving. I tend to use a dSLR as an exposure meter for those films. A modern dSLR, especially one with spot metering and if you use a zoom lens to exaggerate the effect, can be invaluable for slide exposures. You can literally pinpoint objects in the scene and choose the appropriate camera settings to match the entire scene.
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Since 90% of my exposures come out dark, I think I am just going to end up overexposing by 2/3 stops from here on out.
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Was either roll past the expiration date?
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The first one may have been, but I'm not 100% certain. I believe that was a roll of film I had bought from the Netherlands, but doesn't film have a few years shelf life?
The second was a fresh roll of Ektar that I had just gotten from Freestyle.
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It's tough going from this to something that looks decent, not using a scanner or the software that comes with.
This is my first version:
And here's my latest:
Neither is right, I know, but I'm getting experience and hopefully I'm gonna lick this whole issue.
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Also cool to see what it looks like SOOS (straight out of scan
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Yah, I know. I downloaded a PS plugin that's supposed to have that, too. Didn't work so well. But I think I'm narrowing in on a workflow that will work.
But I can definitely see that once you add color into your mix that a scanner becomes more desirable/useful than with black and white.
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OTOH, I still have a 2-spool film development tank, trays, tongs, greylabs timer, graduated mixing cylinders, enlarger, easel, etc, etc. All not being used ATM.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
You already have all the equipment, so what's the holdup?
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Maybe he...like me...is waiting for you to spill the beans on which Iphone exposure app I should be downloading.
Theres way more than two of them at the app store. What's workin' for you?
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We're both using Expositor, which is an exposure table, and Pocket Light Meter.
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D'oh! Sorry, I should have mentioned that before. If you were being subtle about it in an earlier post, that went right over my head!
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Ha Ha...it skated by your inner blonde!!!
J/K.....
.....subtle doesnt work so well in forums!
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Apparently the leak isn't coming from any of the body seams. Guess that leaves the shutter.
I didn't realize it was so hard to have a simple 35mm film point-and-shoot. :bash
OTOH, shots like this are the reason why I keep fighting the fight. Maybe I just need to never take the FED outdoors!
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FED = ?
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FED is her camera's brand name.
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I think she was trying to make me pay for the blonde joke.
I got the apps. I need to get the black box out and do some shootin'!
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It's been a very long two weeks since I dropped my Rollei off for the CLA. When I think about it I get a physical pain in my stomach, I miss it so much. No normal person should feel this way about a freaking camera, right?
Can't wait to see more shots from your Yashica!
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Nice shots.
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Thanks, Schmoo! :davidto
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I sent off two rolls of film and received notification of the first this morning. They look great!
Now, the question is: WTF happened to this service on their website? I can't find evidence that it ever existed anymore, and it's been less than a month. Maybe I lost my Google-fu, but maybe it already tanked.
Also, I thought I was going to receive my physical negatives in the mail, but they haven't mentioned it. Their customer service is dismal, but I'll ask and we'll see. I'm also missing the second roll that I mailed in.
I wouldn't really recommend this service, but what else is a girl gonna do while she's waiting for Amazon to deliver her scanner?
Harumph.
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