Cleaning my Brother-in-law's house last Summer/Autumn I came across a supermarket bag in the front bedroom and inside I found this; a Canon T50 35mm 'wet film' camera. I opened it, no film inside and on checking the battery compartment, there were two very corroded AA batteries which I managed, with tools, to get out. After cleaning out the battery comparment, I slid in two new AA batteries and played with it; it worked, it functioned, I reckon it could take photographs. I've not purchased a wet film, the processing of them these days is very expensive and it's not something that I feel I need to do; it was, in its day, 1983 (the year Carole and I got married) a top camera and definitely qualifies as 'vintage.'
Go on, use it, I use Mum's occasionally and it's a good test of your photography skills ( and no chimping!)
It's surprisingly inexpensive to get film developed and printed. Nothing beats the excitement of leafing through the packet of prints before you've even got out the shop door!!
Phil , you need to put a film through it and have it processed and the negs scanned . you will enjoy the vibe and feel, being slower and more controlled with what you shoot . The excitement of waiting for the negs and scans to return .
Besides you need to show your grandchildren how photos used to be shot .
Plus it's hip and trendy to shoot film now , it's like vinyl , I went on a film photoshoot a couple of summers ago around nottingham , I was the eldest there by far , I chilled out with the students and young professionals !!!
Any other lenses in the bag , prime lenses (50mm especially were top class glass )
@phil_howcroft No other lenses; to be honest, we didn't have a clue that they owned the camera, we've never seen them with it and never seen any photo albums in the house. Carole and I have got plenty of lenses for our Canon 5d and 6d, but I'll need to see if they fit this (I'm not prepared to damage them). As my sister @30pics4jackiesdiamond says, I've just got back into Vinyl so you never know. Can you still buy B&W wet film, that was my medium back in the late 70s early 80s when I had my Pentax K1000
@phil_sandford Phil , your canon lenses won't fit as this is a manual focus camera , so there will be no electrical connections . It was essentially a point and shoot SLR and not that well received. Your Pentax was far superior as too were the Pentax lenses , which were superb (I have some adapted to my mirrorless Sony). Loads of places sell film , it is readily available online and there are loads of independent processing labs to process your negs (and also scan and give you digital files). I have bought film off amazon and also from a fabulous little business in Nottingham. I can recommend a great lab if you ever decide to try film photography again. What happened to your Pentax ? I still have my film cameras
It's surprisingly inexpensive to get film developed and printed. Nothing beats the excitement of leafing through the packet of prints before you've even got out the shop door!!
Besides you need to show your grandchildren how photos used to be shot .
Plus it's hip and trendy to shoot film now , it's like vinyl , I went on a film photoshoot a couple of summers ago around nottingham , I was the eldest there by far , I chilled out with the students and young professionals !!!
Any other lenses in the bag , prime lenses (50mm especially were top class glass )