Getting film developed: I am going to start experimenting with my Nikon N50 film camera... I haven't shot film since using my mom's as a kid, and that was just playing. Any...

Stef C Loc: Conshohocken (near philly) PA

I am going to start experimenting with my Nikon N50 film camera...

I haven't shot film since using my mom's as a kid, and that was just playing.

Any recommendations on film? Am I able to have the negatives put onto a disc and do anything via post processing? I'm not sure how it works and if I can only order prints, etc..

any advice would be great.

Thanks!

hedshots Loc: Illinois

Your best general purpose film would be a 200 ISO (color I assume) from any of the major manufacturers...Kodak, Fuji etc. Most processing locations, Walgreens for example, can burn a disc for you when your film is processed. You can upload the images to a storage site such as Shutterfly afterwards or save them to a USB drive if you want make them portable.

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Once the film is digitized such as when it's processed having it burned to a disc as mentioned you just pull it up in the post processing software you're using.

Stef C Loc: Conshohocken (near philly) PA

pounder35 wrote:

Once the film is digitized such as when it's processed having it burned to a disc as mentioned you just pull it up in the post processing software you're using.

I assume it'd be in a JPEG and not raw format, right?

Thanks!

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Stef C wrote:

pounder35 wrote:

Once the film is digitized such as when it's processed having it burned to a disc as mentioned you just pull it up in the post processing software you're using.

I assume it'd be in a JPEG and not raw format, right?

Thanks!

I haven't had it done but I'm sure jpeg. Kind of universal.

ggttc Loc: TN

I also have a Nikon N50 I am dragging out of retirement...let me know how it goes...good camera in its day.

Stef C Loc: Conshohocken (near philly) PA

ggttc wrote:

I also have a Nikon N50 I am dragging out of retirement...let me know how it goes...good camera in its day.

I ordered from B&H last night, I would guess it gets here today or tomorrow. I'm so excited, but I'm going to be much more selective with my shots..and i may even my my DSLR close by for recommended settings. Thanks technology haha

ggttc Loc: TN

Stef C wrote:

ggttc wrote:

I also have a Nikon N50 I am dragging out of retirement...let me know how it goes...good camera in its day.

I ordered from B&H last night, I would guess it gets here today or tomorrow. I'm so excited, but I'm going to be much more selective with my shots..and i may even my my DSLR close by for recommended settings. Thanks technology haha

Having your DSLR close by is cheating! Dive in headfirst!

The N50 has a full auto mode...so start there.

Stef C Loc: Conshohocken (near philly) PA

ggttc wrote:

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I don't mean for pictures, I just meant for a general range. I have a pretty good idea of what my manual settings need to be without it, but it'd be nice to have a reference as well.. i guess sort of a super-light meter haha.

Stef C Loc: Conshohocken (near philly) PA

ggttc wrote:

quote=Stef C quote=ggttc I also have a Nikon N50... (show quote)

I don't mean for pictures, I just meant for a general range. I have a pretty good idea of what my manual settings need to be without it, but it'd be nice to have a reference as well.. i guess sort of a super-light meter haha.

wilsondl2 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

Shooting digitel film is like doing digitel you shoot he picture have it processed and put it in the computer. Do the same with digitel except you skip the except you skip the developeing. If you watch gradge sales craigslis (you may want to put an ad in wanted) you can get a B&W darkroom for next to nothing. Then develope and print your own and you will learn all about what happens with differant camera setting. It will open a whole new world to you. - Dave

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Stef C wrote:

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The N-50 metering system should be fine. I sometimes find myself checking with two bodies just to see if there are differences. Some metering systems are more center weighted so there could be a difference especially in a scene with a lot of contrast between shadows and highlights. I had one occasion where I noticed about four stops difference. Then I realized one camera was set at ISO 100 and the other at ISO 1000. Duh! :roll: Even after 30+ years of this you can still do something stupid. :lol:

Roy Hakala Loc: Red Wing, MN

Even if you have your film processed commercially, you can save money and physical storage space by having the processor omit the prints. I have film developed and images put on a CD. The files are jpegs, about 1 meg apiece. I edit those in Aoerture and use them for small prints. For larger prints, you can have a higher-resolution scan done of the negative, or have a print made directly from the negative.

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Roy Hakala wrote:

Even if you have your film processed commercially, you can save money and physical storage space by having the processor omit the prints. I have film developed and images put on a CD. The files are jpegs, about 1 meg apiece. I edit those in Aoerture and use them for small prints. For larger prints, you can have a higher-resolution scan done of the negative, or have a print made directly from the negative.

Great advice. If I do film I still get the prints since it's not all that expensive. Yet! 1 meg files should be fine as long as there aren't several saves in PP and you lose more info. Done correctly that shouldn't be a proble. :thumbup:

DougW Loc: SoCal

You'll enjoy the film, i use my digital kind of like a polorid, compose than shoot with either my pentax 645n or my new old mamiya rb 67
Try the fuji velvia color slide film and get best quality scan. Awsome!