Need help with Canon EOS 620 film camera: Can anyone please tell me how to tell this fantastic quality camera the film speed of the film that I just put in it? I'm reading the manual.

GalaxyCat Loc: Boston, MA

Can anyone please tell me how to tell this fantastic quality camera the film speed of the film that I just put in it? I'm reading the manual. Trying to use my second roll of film (Pro 400H). I have a Canon Zoom Lens 100-300mm 1:5.6 on it; and I just got it into my hands this week. I hope I loaded the film correctly. What about F-Stop?

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

CathyPK wrote:

Can anyone please tell me how to tell this fantastic quality camera the film speed of the film that I just put in it? I'm reading the manual. Trying to use my second roll of film (Pro 400H). I have a Canon Zoom Lens 100-300mm 1:5.6 on it; and I just got it into my hands this week. I hope I loaded the film correctly. What about F-Stop?

Check this , I believe he is talking about the ISO being automatic

I apologize for not posting the link

http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/film-bodies/eos620.htm

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

ISO is set automatically by the DX code on the film can. In your case the number 400 should show up on the display.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Studying the camera's manual will probably answer most of your questions:
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/canon/canon_620-650/canon_eos_620-650.pdf

GalaxyCat Loc: Boston, MA

Thanks. I didn't see the number 400 in my display. I don't know; I'll read the manual again.

EoS_User Loc: Oshawa, Ontario Canada

BBurns wrote:

ISO is set automatically by the DX code on the film can. In your case the number 400 should show up on the display.

This is absolutely correct. The EOS 600 series bodies along with may others all had DX code reading. Film speeds all set automatically.

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GalaxyCat Loc: Boston, MA

Thank you, everybody, B Burns, for the help I was able to read the film speed.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Cathy, you might take a look at this. It will probably answer all of your questions regarding this camera.
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/canon/canon_620-650/canon_eos_620-650.pdf
--Bob

CathyPK wrote:

Can anyone please tell me how to tell this fantastic quality camera the film speed of the film that I just put in it? I'm reading the manual. Trying to use my second roll of film (Pro 400H). I have a Canon Zoom Lens 100-300mm 1:5.6 on it; and I just got it into my hands this week. I hope I loaded the film correctly. What about F-Stop?

GalaxyCat Loc: Boston, MA

I was able to see the iso 400 in the display after pressing the yellow and blue switches in the back. Thank you everyone.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

CathyPK wrote:

Can anyone please tell me how to tell this fantastic quality camera the film speed of the film that I just put in it? I'm reading the manual. Trying to use my second roll of film (Pro 400H). I have a Canon Zoom Lens 100-300mm 1:5.6 on it; and I just got it into my hands this week. I hope I loaded the film correctly. What about F-Stop?

When one ask a question like "What about F-Stop?", that is a good sign that person does need to read a lot about exposure, photography in general, to get a basic knowledge on how the different aspects work together to create an image. One good read as such would be Bryan Peterson's book, "Understanding Exposure" (it is for many beginners an "eye-opener")!

GalaxyCat Loc: Boston, MA

speters wrote:

When one ask a question like "What about F-Stop?", that is a good sign that person does need to read a lot about exposure, photography in general, to get a basic knowledge on how the different aspects work together to create an image. One good read as such would be Bryan Peterson's book, "Understanding Exposure" (it is for many beginners an "eye-opener")!

I just bought the book: Bryan Peterson's book, "Understanding Exposure"