Analog film photography and cameras

Brighton

Beautiful. What camera/film?

Both taken on a Canon a35f with kodak gold 200 from a pound shop.
Cheap and Fun I always make sure i have this camera out and about, best thing is it was free from a mate.

Thinking of having a go at slide film - can I do it without a light meter?
I have only one camera with a meter that I could use as a guide - What would you recommend?
Meter the highlights and adjust a couple of stops or get a grey card and go by that?

I can't do it, but I know some that can. It needs to be so exact, so why not consider an incident light meter?
Something small, mechanical and obtrusive. The best of the best is the Sekonic Studio Deluxe.

I'd love a proper light meter, and if I had the cash I would get one in a second. Well I do have the cash, but I cannot explain to my wife that I 'need' one after I just spent 200 on a scanner!
I'd buy a used old model, but I guess you never know how accurate they would still be(Only one of my 5 cameras still gives good readings as the cells are dead)
Do you think I could get away with a lux meter plus a conversion table or would they not be accurate enough?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DIGITAL-LIGHT-METER-50000-LUX-PHOTO-HOLD-BACKLIGHT-NEW-/330487440737?pt=UK_Photography_OtherAccess_RL&hash=item4cf2962561

if you got a digital camera, those work fine.

sure, but not as nice as using say one of these

spot meter.
incident light meters still have an element of guesswork
with a spotmeter you can guarantee exactly what tones will be reproduced in your print.

I'd love a proper light meter,...
I'd buy a used old model, but I guess you never know how accurate they would still be...

The Sekonic L-398 has been used to calibrate digital meters, thats how accurate that is. Over several years I've used many meters, and though the older ones are not as accurate per se, if calibrated properly to begin with, they haven't let me down. I've used Weston Master, Sekonic L-398, and a Russian model that I can't remember at the moment. The Weston and the Sekonic performed flawlessly, and I loved them most for being battery free.

No need to upset the wife, buy something cheaply, that works, and enjoy it. PM me if you need any guidance at all about using these meters....though I feel some others on here would exceed my levels of experience. Try if you can, to buy a meter that works, for less than £20.oo. Personally, I've bought and used stuff that I can fully recommend from MarriottWorld, FFordes, MrCad, and VintageCameras. I've never bought from MWClassic, but they seem very professional.

http://www.marriottworld.com/stock/stillaccstock.htm#meters
http://www.mwclassic.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_METERS_34.html
http://www.mrcad.co.uk/shop/home.php?cat=938
http://www.mifsuds.com/acatalog/Used_Light_Meters.html
http://www.vintagecameras.co.uk/exposure.htm
https://secure.ffordes.com/index.htm (go to USED Equipment, then METERS, then find Bisix 2)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sekonic-Studio-Deluxe-L-398-/320607469971
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTON-MASTER-11-LIGHT-METER-Leather-Case-Nice-/290491923916?pt=UK_Photography_VintagePhotography_VintagePhotoAccessories&hash=item43a2aafdcc
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Weston-Light-Meter-V-/150511450445?pt=UK_Photography_OtherAccess_RL&hash=item230b2e794d

I won't argue against MrSmyth, as his needs are perfectly met by spot, and multi-spot metering. I prefer incident readings to anything. My failure rate was so low, that I did a wedding(!) using slide film only, with incident metering for each shot.

El Chorro gorge, 2009, just scanned a bunch in today.

i'm also now on flickr - check me out http://www.flickr.com/photos/mah_shoes/

El Chorro gorge, 2009, just scanned a bunch in today.

i'm also now on flickr - check me out http://www.flickr.com/photos/mah_shoes/

Absolutely stunning.

Wow.. Just wow.

Talking about light-/spotmeters:
I came across one of my granddad's spotmeters recently.
Haven't got around testing it yet though.

http://www.exposuremeters.net/expmeters/pages/fodor.htm

THanks for the links, I'm sure I will find something that will fit the bill. Really fancy getting some slides done whilst the leaves are still orangey - black and white just doesn't do the colours justice.

On the mwclassic site they have rollei close up lenses for my yashica too. Really good links! Thanks again

Oliver, that bouldering photo on your first page is fantastic

Oliver, that bouldering photo on your first page is fantastic

Is Nefarious' first name "Oliver", or has there been a mixing of names?

Oliver, that bouldering photo on your first page is fantastic

Is that directed at me or do we both have bouldering shots on our first page? ;-)

Edit: GA2G picked it up before me and no I am not an Oliver.

You could be, if you tried really hard. I'd like to be he, but I'd never pull it off. Lack of sophistication you see. ;)

Whoops, apologies, I scanned up the page to double check your name and accidentally looked at olivers quote of your post - please send me to the epic fail thread!

Nefarious - very nice pic!

Wow.. Just wow.

Talking about light-/spotmeters:
I came across one of my granddad's spotmeters recently.
Haven't got around testing it yet though.

http://www.exposuremeters.net/expmeters/pages/fodor.htm

If your grandad's meter looks anything like your photo, then it wouldn't actually be a spotmeter, but a (normal type) reflective light meter; it may even have provision for incident readings, which would be a big plus IMO. There is a technique for using an incident light meter over long distances and I'll be happy to let you know how its done. Usually, an incident light reading is done by hand, inches in front of the subject, but I worked out a way of using an incident reading at a distance - there are several caveats though.

It's exactly the same; I guess I got confused with some of the postings above.
Don't go through the hassle of trying to explain just yet, I first need to reclaim my lend out camera, buy a battery and play with it a little.
But I'll get back to you, thanks!

I'm losing my mind scanning in all my old slides - it would appear they got rather dusty as a result of my old flatmate doing some impromptu carpet stripping and floorboard sanding.

Here's a wee preview all the same.

this is super nice man what was it shot on?
EDIT: also where is this?

I'm losing my mind scanning in all my old slides - it would appear they got rather dusty as a result of my old flatmate doing some impromptu carpet stripping and floorboard sanding.

Here's a wee preview all the same.

It's a couple years old and my memory is pap but I think it's the Tour Glacier in the Mont Blanc Massif, shot on slide film of some sort (probably velvia 100) on a lovely cannon compact that I manage dto drop down the barre des ecrins - rescued the camera and the film it had in it but it was game over for the camera itself :'(