I have just bought one of these and as im young ive never used film before. Im just wondering where would be a good place to start with it? The cost of film isnt an issue as a local pound shop sells it ($1 = £0.70). Ive never used and SLR either so what is a 28mm-80mm zoom lens good for?
Sorry for all the questions but I saw this camera and its production dates and fell in love as its the same age as me!
I do use a canon ultra high zoom powershot SX 120 IS currently and all the settting and knobs look the same on this new camera
A 28-80 is a good kit lens. It'll cover anything from landscape to portrait and pretty much anything else that you wouldn't need a 100mm telephoto for.
The only downside for experimenting is that you won't know what image you have until the film is processed, so I'd suggest a notepad for recording settings and lighting conditions, so you can make adjustments if anything doesn't work the way you want.
Most film processors offer a CD ROM version at the same time as the negatives are processed, always useful.
@robd57 Hi thanks for the response and suggestions. I'll give that a go with the notepad that is really good idea. I have 4 rolls of 24 exp film just need the camera to get here now!
i still love playing with my film cameras... and i don't even both getting prints i just get a contact sheet and then the images digitized on a cd... think film cameras are a great way to really learn about light and exposure -- and exposure values... one thing that really helped me back in the olden days was the sunny 16 rule --here's a link to that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_16_rule --
meters inside cameras only work so well... bracketing is a good idea (as in over/underexposing) each shot ... unlike dslr you don't have a histograms or ability to see the shot right after you take it... also in my day i always used handheld meters also... learning how to see light and shadows and highlights is a language unto itself... and each camera has its own quirks/ characteristics... as does each film. however most important is to just play and take shots in lots of different light conditions and let the magic begin!
and i agree with rob's post that writing down at least a ball park figure of what the meter reading was and your f stop and shutter speed for pics is a good idea.
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The only downside for experimenting is that you won't know what image you have until the film is processed, so I'd suggest a notepad for recording settings and lighting conditions, so you can make adjustments if anything doesn't work the way you want.
Most film processors offer a CD ROM version at the same time as the negatives are processed, always useful.
My film is just basic kodak colorplus 200 24 exp as this is about 1/6th of the price of any other film.
The camera has autoexposure so should I be fine with just that providing its still working? Then try doing it myself?