Film Swap
Out of context: Reply #81
- Started
- Last post
- 165 Responses
- monospaced0
Yesterday I went on a mission to start this. First I dusted off the '90s Canon Rebel body to find that the batteries were missing and it needed some TLC. The lens was especially questionable (it must have been bumped while stored the last two decades), so I took a trip to the nearest camera store.
I ended up picking up a new f1.8 prime lens on the cheap along with a role of 200 ISO film and a set of old school batteries. Equipped I headed into Central Park and started shooting. It's weird going back to film. I kept looking for the screen preview, and had to learn to trust my settings and experience again. After a couple of shots (a carriage horse) I realized I had to drop my exposure a stop or so.
A long walk later, and at least three accidental exposures, I finished off half of the 36 exposures on the roll. I should wrap this up in a few days and have it shipped to you soon, hektor911. How are you doing on your end?
- i think i wasted my first frame too, snapped and looked at the back of the camera for a preview.johnny_wobble
- I think I just held the shutter down too long a few times and took more than one shot. We'll see.monospaced
- hahaha, old school is fun! Even the guys at the camera shop were excited to have someone buy film.monospaced