Nightski Got a Film Camera! (Page 26): Yeah, but there are some people that look good in pretty much anything! It's all a matter of style! :D...

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Nightski wrote:

LOL ... it's been so many years since I wore earrings I think the holes have grown shut! LOL ..

This is my usual attire.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-163766-1.html

Yeah, but there are some people that look good in pretty much anything!

It's all a matter of style! :D

Nightski

I am going to get back to this film thing soon. Things are getting back to normal at my house and Sunday morning was the first morning in 5 weeks that I felt comfortable enough to stay out shooting after my morning run. I was pretty excited. I found this guy and spent an hour shooting him.
http://500px.com/photo/121033465/ruffled-feathers-by-sandra-nightski?utm_source=transactional&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=photo_added_to_favorites_C&utm_content=link

I don't think I could have shot this with my film camera. I was at ISO 5000 for much of the shoot. Do they even make film that is that light sensitive?

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

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rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Nightski wrote:

I am going to get back to this film thing soon. Th... (show quote)

No but you can "push" a few stops and then hand hold to some pretty slow shutter speeds. It's amazing what you can do with a small film camera.

You shot that at 1/1000 and ISO 1600 at f/11

You could have used a film camera at 1/500 and used 400 speed film at f/5.6 and achieved the same thing.

Nightski

rpavich wrote:

No but you can "push" a few stops and then hand hold to some pretty slow shutter speeds. It's amazing what you can do with a small film camera.

You've experienced being able to hand hold your film camera at slower shutter speeds than your digital? There is the issue with shooting animals. The green heron was hunting. I had my shutter speed at 1000 and 1250 .. I was missing shots of him striking and grabbing fish. Those shots were blurry. I can hand hold my 150-500 at incredibly low shutter speeds with the OS, but that doesn't help with fast moving birds.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Nightski wrote:

You've experienced being able to hand hold your film camera at slower shutter speeds than your digital? There is the issue with shooting animals. The green heron was hunting. I had my shutter speed at 1000 and 1250 .. I was missing shots of him striking and grabbing fish. Those shots were blurry. I can hand hold my 150-500 at incredibly low shutter speeds with the OS, but that doesn't help with fast moving birds.

Yes...a lot.

But as you say...fast moving birds need a high shutter speed to freeze action.

But since you shot it at f/11, then you could have given up a stop or two there also.

In any case...both cameras have their uses, I try not to make one do a job the other is better at.

Nightski

rpavich wrote:

Yes...a lot.

But as you say...fast moving birds.

But since you shot it at f/11, then you could have given up a stop or two there also.

I was at F/6.3. That's as open as I get at the 500mm end. My problem was that his feet and tail feathers weren't as sharp as I wanted. I suppose I could have compromised at F/8. That might have done it, but I didn't know if I had enough time to play with al the F/stops before he flew away.

Nightski

I think it could be said that sports photography and wildlife photography have been the two areas that have benefitted the most from the digital age. While I'm sure that a very experienced photographer could have done quite well in this situation with his film camera, I am equally sure that I could not have even come close with mine.

Nightski

You know what, rpavich? I was just thinking about how impressed I was with the colour in the film pics I shot. Maybe if I see this green heron again I'll tote my film camera with and slap that 150-500 on it. I'd love to see what film colour does for this bird.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Nightski wrote:

You know what, rpavich? I was just thinking about how impressed I was with the colour in the film pics I shot. Maybe if I see this green heron again I'll tote my film camera with and slap that 150-500 on it. I'd love to see what film colour does for this bird.

Yeah! Give it a shot!

Don't forget; overexpose by a stop; film doesn't mind that a bit.

Check this article out...you'll be amazed at how film and digital differ in this regard:

http://www.johnnypatience.com/metering-for-film/

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Nightski wrote:

I was at F/6.3.

The exif says f/11

Nightski

Thanks :thumbup:

Nightski

rpavich wrote:

The exif says f/11

Oh I know .. I meant I was shooting at F6.3 before this shot. I was looking at the back of my camera and I wasn't satisfied with my DOF, so I closed it down a bit. I was able to do that because as the bird moved from shade to sunshine I adjusted my settings. I see that I was also at ISO 1600 here wheras some of the earlier shots I was at ISO 5000.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Nightski wrote:

Oh I know .. I meant I was shooting at F6.3 before this shot. I was looking at the back of my camera and I wasn't satisfied with my DOF, so I closed it down a bit. I was able to do that because as the bird moved from shade to sunshine I adjusted my settings. I see that I was also at ISO 1600 here wheras some of the earlier shots I was at ISO 5000.

So how are you liking it?

Are you ready to try and develop your own film?

It's not that hard at all and you don't need a bunch of equipment.

I'm having a blast developing and scanning my negatives.

Nightski

rpavich wrote:

So how are you liking it?

Are you ready to try and develop your own film?

It's not that hard at all and you don't need a bunch of equipment.

I'm having a blast developing and scanning my negatives.

I think I will scan mine as well. I don't think the hubby is going to go for buying a lens for enlarging to make prints. That was a whole revelation to me when somebody brought that up. My husband actually used to have an enlarging lens and the whole bit to make positives for screen printing. But then he got his first computer and that was the end of that! He sold the developing equipment and I never even knew he had it .. I was busy with young children.