Analog film photography and cameras

Goat....wicked !

I was very disappointed with my two rolls of Mju II / Portra 400 from a recent trip to Edinburgh. The light was super flat or glaringly bright and the Mju just couldn't handle it. Need to get me a lens for the SLR that I purchased.

However there were a few that I liked.

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The light was super flat or glaringly bright and the Mju just couldn't handle it.

..it's rather the film & wrong metering that "can't handle" a certain light - though Portra 400 is the most tolerant color negative film I'm aware of, also Mju's metering isn't bad either (you are aware of the spot meter mode for tricky situations?)..

Really like the light in the first one you posted by the way.

Well now I know :-) Can you tell I just picked up a camera, put some film in and hit the shutter release? :-)

Think I should buy some cheaper film and just experiment if I'm honest with myself. This Portra lark is getting expensive... and thank you. The light was lovely that evening.

Rolleicord VB / Portra 400.

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Not realy any way of metering on a mju2 though. Point n shoot n hope.

I have had very good results using the normal, evaluative mode, as well as the spot metering mode.

I like your pics @JB, there is an atmosphere in each one you posted : )

So Ive got my M6, but sometimes its not always that fast to use and I don't have a flash so can't use it on nights and stuff.

Im thinking of maybe getting a Contax T2 anyone got one or suggest a alternative, price is pretty eyewatering.

but sometimes its not always

wise words

suggest a alternative

iPhone X

Ha, iPhone isn't 35mm tho.

Im thinking of maybe getting a Contax T2 anyone got one or suggest a alternative, price is pretty eyewatering.

There's a million and one cameras out there that do the same thing but without hipster tax, depends what features you need ? Nikon L35AF ? Alternatively, put Delta or TMAX 3200 in your Leica and shoot in available light

Or just shoot digital for night, especially if you want to shoot colour now fast colour film has all but disappeared. Even something cheap like an Olympus e-p1 looks decent at ISO1600 in low light and you can hand hold slower shutter speeds with in body stabilisation.

I have a Pan F in my T2 atm, hopefully not too shaky.

@konastab01 I have a spare Nikon 35Ti

I havent touched my Leica since getting into the point & shoot malarky. I am going to get a T3 and a TVSIII next. Maybe 28Ti.

Nikon 35ti you say.

I could open a shop now.

How much for the 35ti and the D3?

Also I'm going to post some photos. Lost my mojo with my mum being ill. Trying hard to get motivation back.

Nikon F6, 28mm f2.8 on Velvia 50 .

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I've only ever used them for digital prints so I don't have a clue, sorry.

Edit: just realised that I'd recommended them in the non digital thread, doh!

fwiw the fuji ef-x20 is like a modern g series contax flash and is fucking awesome on M cameras.

It sits close to the lens for that ring-flashesque / Richardson look. Or put it on a cord.

You have to dial in exposure manually but that’s fine. Set it for the room and get busy.

Anyone remember that game Draw and fold over ?
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Thank you @Lychee

In the spirit of learning more, I bought a Pentax K1000 from my local camera shop due to it being totally manual. Also the mechanical shutter sound is very lovely. In nice condition and came with a 50mm 1.7 lens. Muchos excited to use. So nice coming from a totally autofocus camera to be able to manually focus!

..nice! Enjoy shooting!

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It would still be a poor mans version of my shop.

+1 for the 35ti.

..shot that dummy with a L35AF & T-Max 100 as well while I was there
(turns out it's super-fiddly to properly hold a polarization filter in front of the lens without blocking the finder completly, haha, so I guess this could have been sharper, but anyway)..