offtraildog wrote:
have not bought 35mm film in years. Am thinking Kodak ColorPlus 200
any other suggestions?
If you don't mind B&W, I always shoot a first roll of Ilford XP2 400 in any film camera I buy. It's got such a wide exposure latitude that if you underexpose or overexpose some shots there's a good chance they'll still be usable. Ilford advertises that you can shoot it from ISO 50 to 800 all on the same roll and develop normally, no pushing or pulling required, and I've done it -- it works (well, I've never shot it at ISO 50, usually anywhere from 200 to 1600, often on the same roll).
bjhurley wrote:
If you don't mind B&W, I always shoot a first roll of Ilford XP2 400 in any film camera I buy. It's got such a wide exposure latitude that if you underexpose or overexpose some shots there's a good chance they'll still be usable. Ilford advertises that you can shoot it from ISO 50 to 800 all on the same roll and develop normally, no pushing or pulling required, and I've done it -- it works (well, I've never shot it at ISO 50, usually anywhere from 200 to 1600, often on the same roll).
Thanks. found some Ilford XP2 Super 400 on B&H. I enjoyed B&W film shooting years ago and often convert a raw image to B&W
offtraildog wrote:
Thanks. found some Ilford XP2 Super 400 on B&H. I enjoyed B&W film shooting years ago and often convert a raw image to B&W
Any photo lab can develop this like color film (in C-41) because it's a chromogenic film. That usually results in fast turnaround times: I dropped off a roll of XP2 around noon today and had my scans back around 5pm. Plus they can use Digital ICE to remove dust spots, hairs, etc. that often appear in the scans for regular B&W film. Digital ICE only works on color film and on XP2 400.
offtraildog wrote:
This one is suppose to come with the original metal lens cap
Thanks for the film suggestion.
Any operating anomalies you have discovered?
No operating anomalies, it's a pretty basic camera, no RF, scale focus....just make sure shutter is not 'sticky' and you will be OK. Lens is a basic tessar style and is nice as most Olympus lenses are. Stop down 1-2 f-stops for excellent sharpness.
bjhurley wrote:
Any photo lab can develop this like color film (in C-41) because it's a chromogenic film. That usually results in fast turnaround times: I dropped off a roll of XP2 around noon today and had my scans back around 5pm. Plus they can use Digital ICE to remove dust spots, hairs, etc. that often appear in the scans for regular B&W film. Digital ICE only works on color film and on XP2 400.
my choices here are walgreens or walmart so ill likely use a mail-in service
Although I do not shoot film anymore, I did for many decades. My favorite film camera by far was the unique Canon EF. The camera’s main feature was the first and last of its kind. It was the Copal Square, a vertical travel, metal curtain, focal plane shutter. Shutter speeds from 1/2 sec to 1/1000 sec and bulb were mechanically controlled while slow speeds from 1 sec. to 30 sec were electronically controlled. I used the EF for everything... family photos, concerts, nature and shooting football games for Pro Football Weekly where this paired well with the 200mm 2.8.
This is not my camera. This coming summer, my wife and I have been together for forty years. When we first met, she had a Pentax K1000 which was her first major purchase after starting a new job a few years before we met. The Pentax would be used for a wile, stored for a longer while, serviced and eventually gifted to our neighbors daughter. In the meantime, she tried a variety of digital cameras. A DLux 4, a couple of Canons and the latest was a Sony A7C. She tried but none of them took hold. The other day I asked her if she would like another film camera and the answer was a resounding yes. I thought about looking at K1000's but decided to gamble on a K2. The K2 was part of the initial change from the M42 screw mount lenses to the K mount that Pentax and Zeiss Ikon had developed. By the time the first cameras came to the market in 1975, Zeiss Ikon was out of the camera business and Pentax was on its own. The K2 was a radical departure from the Spotmatic series. A vertical travel, electronically controlled shutter, aperture priority, a 1/125th flash sync and most of all, a bayonet mount lens. This one was floating in the Bay with an indication it had been serviced. The K2, despite all of its advanced features had a short production run. Some one thought the ASA setting on the Nikkormat was a good idea and decided to integrate it into the lens mount but make it a multistep process of setting the exposure compensation, depressing an impossibly small button while turning a ring that is difficult to grasp. This alone guaranteed a quick demise. On the positive side, it's built like a tank, takes silver oxide batteries and has a pretty good finder.
I am trying to stand back and let her learn. I will answer question or offer advice in addition to developing and scanning her film. If she decides it's the camera for her, it will probably head out for service. She quickly figured out that aperture priority means paying attention to the aperture. Should be a fun adventure.
During the "film days", I was always a Nikon and Mamiya guy. However, my mom recently came across a Canon FT QL at a local yard sale for $10.00. She got it for me, so I put a roll of Kodak Ultramax ISO 400 through it. Results were amazing!! So, I ended up purchasing a few more Canon FT QL's. I am blown away at how solid these cameras are! Here's a pic of 3 out of 4 of them that I now proudly own!
snegron7 wrote:
During the "film days", I was always a Nikon and Mamiya guy. However, my mom recently came across a Canon FT QL at a local yard sale for $10.00. She got it for me, so I put a roll of Kodak Ultramax ISO 400 through it. Results were amazing!! So, I ended up purchasing a few more Canon FT QL's. I am blown away at how solid these cameras are! Here's a pic of 3 out of 4 of them that I now proudly own!
I’m just about to embark on revisiting film.
Did intend to use the Pentax MX, as have a few Pentax dslrs. I had romanticised the notion of going fully manual, until that is it arrived. Nah,returned and I went into the loft and dig out my old canon eos600. Not been touched for decades!! I had forgotten just how big, clear and bright the viewfinder is, puts my canon FF DSLR’s to shame. Swapped the back for a data recording back. Decided to fit the ef 40mm stm pancake. Film will be Kodak gold 200 36exp!!
I’m still dry firing the camera - once film is i, that’s it…..stuck for a meagre 36exp!!!
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Pixelpuffin wrote:
I’m just about to embark on revisiting film.
Did intend to use the Pentax MX, as have a few Pentax dslrs. I had romanticised the notion of going fully manual, until that is it arrived. Nah,returned and I went into the loft and dig out my old canon eos600. Not been touched for decades!! I had forgotten just how big, clear and bright the viewfinder is, puts my canon FF DSLR’s to shame. Swapped the back for a data recording back. Decided to fit the ef 40mm stm pancake. Film will be Kodak gold 200 36exp!!
I’m still dry firing the camera - once film is i, that’s it…..stuck for a meagre 36exp!!!
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Thanks
Sorry unable to post a pic as I haven’t paid the subscription.
I’ll say this tho’ even tho I haven’t yet put film through it - I used this very camera extensively back in the early 90’s when I was a student. - it feels so bare and light after years of using DSLR’s. I still can’t get over the viewfinder…it’s fab!! I initially fitted my ef 50/1.4 usm….OMG the brightness and clarity through the viewfinder was unmistakable over my 6D/5Diii.
The 600 series are so cheap now. I picked up 2 extra (?) for £12 & £14 each. Both work and both in better condition than my own !! 🤣
They are literally pennies to buy used.
The 600 series (600/630 650, 620) was canons first foray into AF after the T90. So they absolutely needed to get it right to entice previous FD users over. It’s a testament to canons build quality that they still perform almost 40yrs later.
The AF is great, obviously not able to compete with later models, but it can hold its own. I am so excited to be using mine again soon….it feels like I’m coming home….albeit I’m apprehensive what’s going to happen.
You can post a pic by copying a link from a third party hosting site, eg flickr. This is a ‘show us your camera’ thread after all
I will pick up one of the 600 series EOS cameras one day, because of the historical significance and as you say they put a lot of effort in making the first cameras very high quality to tempt people to the new system. And the £12 price is hard to argue with
Because Canon dominated the market in the AF film era there is a shedload of great cameras for next to no cost. I have a few, including the awesome 1N and 1V, plus a 30V and 300X. The 300X was the last EOS film camera made, and although clearly made to be cheap, is still a refined camera that takes great pics. I paid £25 for one in as new condition. The 1N used to be a bargain a few years ago. I bought mine for £100 but prices seem to have crept up lately.
Below is a picture of the 1N with high speed booster, compared to some more compact alternatives.
andrewd01 wrote:
You can post a pic by copying a link from a third party hosting site, eg flickr. This is a ‘show us your camera’ thread after all
I will pick up one of the 600 series EOS cameras one day, because of the historical significance and as you say they put a lot of effort in making the first cameras very high quality to tempt people to the new system. And the £12 price is hard to argue with
Because Canon dominated the market in the AF film era there is a shedload of great cameras for next to no cost. I have a few, including the awesome 1N and 1V, plus a 30V and 300X. The 300X was the last EOS film camera made, and although clearly made to be cheap, is still a refined camera that takes great pics. I paid £25 for one in as new condition. The 1N used to be a bargain a few years ago. I bought mine for £100 but prices seem to have crept up lately.
Below is a picture of the 1N with high speed booster, compared to some more compact alternatives.
Well
I had the 1N back when it was launched
Bought it brand new plus battery pack plus a plathora of fast glass….this would be 1997/8?
Exchanged it all for M6 Panda + 35/2 Asph + 90/2.8M TeleElnarit + 7x42BA Trinovids ( Marine Blue)
Today just the 7x42 remain.
I’ll come clean, in the space of just a few weeks I bought Pentax SFX, T90 + 35/2, EOS30, Pentax P30T and the above mentioned extra 600’s.
Realised I was becoming a GAS junkie so signed out and deleted eBay app off my phone.
Currently going “cold turkey” didn’t realise quite how addicted I was 🫣.
Of all those cameras I listed above, except the 1n, I still think the humble 600 beats them all. Infact even when I had the 1n I often still picked up the 600 instead back then. I love the clutter free viewfinder. Such a simple camera, yet it delivers time and time again.
Went out today but took the wrong combo (600+50/1.4usm) too tight!! In future will use either 28/2.8 or 35/2
I went through a phase between 2019 and 2022 where I bought pretty much all the film cameras I lusted after in the 90’s. I shoot them all in rotation. In the grand scheme of things buying old film cameras is a relatively cheap hobby.
?) for £12 & £14 each. Both work and both in better condition than my own !! 🤣
