Minatureman13 wrote:
@RoamingScott@ it looks like your enjoying that FM3a... Thats a bucket list camera for me for sure.
I'm having a lot of fun with it for sure. I'm not very comfortable shooting film overall, and I'm finding that the metering on this cam is sort of all over the place, depending on the film stock, all in the same lighting conditions/days.
Ektar 100 - Every shot looks overexposed
T-Max 100 - Every shot looks underexposed
Gold 200 - Every shot looks just about right
I'm taking copious notes on how to shoot each stock, and still learning how the split prism focus works...haven't quite got that down, nor am I totally sure how far a subject must be for the Ultron's infinity focus to nail them.
Still a very fun little box to shoot with. It's funny to me how differently I approach shooting with film vs digital...I've practiced on digital for 20 years now, and my brain just throws everything I know out the window when film is in my hand
RoamingScott wrote:
I'm having a lot of fun with it for sure. I'm not very comfortable shooting film overall, and I'm finding that the metering on this cam is sort of all over the place, depending on the film stock, all in the same lighting conditions/days.
Ektar 100 - Every shot looks overexposed
T-Max 100 - Every shot looks underexposed
Gold 200 - Every shot looks just about right
I'm taking copious notes on how to shoot each stock, and still learning how the split prism focus works...haven't quite got that down, nor am I totally sure how far a subject must be for the Ultron's infinity focus to nail them.
Still a very fun little box to shoot with. It's funny to me how differently I approach shooting with film vs digital...I've practiced on digital for 20 years now, and my brain just throws everything I know out the window when film is in my hand ...Show more →
How do those films’ exposures look if you shoot them in a different camera? Eg your Yashica?
Desmolicious wrote:
How do those films’ exposures look if you shoot them in a different camera? Eg your Yashica?
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Desmolicious wrote:
Thanks! Did you notice those two wispy clouds mimicked the shape of the trees?
I've actually only shot Portra 400 and Gold 200/Fuji 200 in the Yashi, so no direct comparison is available yet. Given the tones I got from Ektar and T-Max, probably won't shoot them again, wasn't crazy about either of them.
I did notice those clouds, it really sells the image!
RoamingScott wrote:
I'm having a lot of fun with it for sure. I'm not very comfortable shooting film overall, and I'm finding that the metering on this cam is sort of all over the place, depending on the film stock, all in the same lighting conditions/days.
Ektar 100 - Every shot looks overexposed
T-Max 100 - Every shot looks underexposed
Gold 200 - Every shot looks just about right
I'm taking copious notes on how to shoot each stock, and still learning how the split prism focus works...haven't quite got that down, nor am I totally sure how far a subject must be for the Ultron's infinity focus to nail them.
Still a very fun little box to shoot with. It's funny to me how differently I approach shooting with film vs digital...I've practiced on digital for 20 years now, and my brain just throws everything I know out the window when film is in my hand ...Show more →
I don't feel confidence in the metering systems of my film cameras. The 90s cameras get it right, but the older ones don't. If I compare what the built in camera meter is suggesting to what my light meter cell phone app says, there is a lot of deviation. I usually go with my app. ALTHOUGH, I've also trusted the camera and gotten decent results.
I've shot digital my whole life, too. Film has been refreshing. The need to get everything right in a single try is a completely new user experience with personal satisfaction when it does work out.
Interesting comments about different exposure with different film stock. I'm going to start paying attention to that and compare notes with you at some point.
RoamingScott wrote:
... I'm finding that the metering on this cam is sort of all over the place, depending on the film stock, all in the same lighting conditions/days.
Ektar 100 - Every shot looks overexposed
T-Max 100 - Every shot looks underexposed
Gold 200 - Every shot looks just about right
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Film cameras know nothing about film stock, except for the ISO that was either read from the barcode or entered by photographer.
Both Ektar 100 and T-Max 100 are true ISO 100 films.
The perceived visual difference may come from the following :
- wrong ISO setting in the camera
- Ektar is a contrasty color film while T-Max is a B&W. Properly exposed and developed B&W emulsions reach lesser densities than properly exposed and developed color emulsions (color emulsions look darker). So in a side-by-side comparison of color and B&W film the latter will look less dense and therefore may look under-exposed. The opposite is true for the color film - it may look overexposed. Ektar may also look as overexposed in a side-by-side with other color emulsions because of its unique contrast and saturation properties.
- specifics of digital conversion method. Most of conversion software use adaptive algorithms that make decisions about how the image should look based on content of the image as opposite to the actual film emulsion properties. As such the output produced by such software may not always be an accurate representation of the actual film qualities.
- different shooting conditions and difference in metering (including human and hardware errors). I rarely rely on a built-in meter readings in my film cameras and always double check them by using a pocket digital camera (an iPhone may be used too). You seem to like carrying a big digital camera - that could be used as a good light meter for exposing film
