I shoot film, in this case a Kodak Potra, ISO 800 on a Pentax ME with a 55mm SMC f1.8 prime lens.
It took me a couple of months to shoot the 36 exposures on the 35mm film and a couple of weeks for the film and scans to be processed by Analogue Wonderland. Analogue film photography isn't immediate , but the old school vibe of being conservative with what you shoot and then sending the film off for processing and waiting in anticipation for the results , is a good experience.
This is Spring Farm, Lambley , Nottingham at a Lamb bottle feeding session in the Easter vacation. Don't you just love the lighting, painting with light for sure , old school photography !
I've got several photos from my 36 exposures to share with you over the coming days !
I absolutely love this. And you are right about the lighting. I salute you! I didn't have a "good" camera or lens to shoot when film was all we had. But I hated to be the one taking the shot. All I did was cut off heads and miss the action. You got a cracking good shot and I look forward to the others.
Very sweet shot, Phil. Looks very hot for the lambs or the film produced strong contrasts. I am saying this because our sunlight is so strong that sometimes it is too difficult to take a respectable shot.
@phil_howcroft filmprocessing.co.uk lab. Photos back today, very pleased the camera and lenses are working :) Now time to figure out how to do them justice!
Film question... Can you change ISO during a reel of film? I know how to change it on the OM20 and I know it says to match the ISO to the ISO of the film but what would happen if you changed it during taking a roll of film? As in does it damage it? Just confused as looking to buy some film now I know camera works. Was reading about Ilford HP5 which is a 400 ISO but in the reviews of it someone was saying they can push the ISO higher. Are they doing this when they set the camera up or mid roll?
@newbank newbank , it depends on the camera as to whether or not you can change the iso . Some modern cameras read a dx code on the film and auto set the iso . The Olympus OM20 you set the iso manually , which means you can change the iso mid film e.g.you could go from iso 200 to 400 which means the shutter speed will be faster for the same aperture . I've never done it but some films emulsion will cope with the iso changes . This is known as push and pull . As for fave films , I am still experimenting , I am actually enjoying shooting with colour film but have only done 2 so far , cinestill 50 and Kodak portra 800 . The results from the Kodak are better than the cinestill .you can drop me an email , see profile if you want
