Photography Shoutbox

[ryan s]

i cant find much else about the camera on the net. does it have any kind of manual mode? is the ISO manually adjustable?

in all honesty, you could get a starter SLR setup for not that much money if you dont mind using film. it really doesnt seem that this camera has the latitude you want. the ISO 400 limit, for one...

i use walgreens (studio 35) film for color. its not like walgreens makes it themselves or anything some are made in germany which i think are agfa, and some are made in japan by fuji. this is what i've come up with having processed thousands of prints for customers.

i avoid any kodak color films except portra but thats personal preference. if you want to give B&W a shot but dont want to send it out/process it yourself, go for ilford xp2.

 

[AllGOnoSHOW]

i cant find much else about the camera on the net. does it have any kind of manual mode? is the ISO manually adjustable?

in all honesty, you could get a starter SLR setup for not that much money if you dont mind using film. it really doesnt seem that this camera has the latitude you want. the ISO 400 limit, for one...

i use walgreens (studio 35) film for color. its not like walgreens makes it themselves or anything some are made in germany which i think are agfa, and some are made in japan by fuji. this is what i've come up with having processed thousands of prints for customers.

i avoid any kodak color films except portra but thats personal preference. if you want to give B&W a shot but dont want to send it out/process it yourself, go for ilford xp2.

So pretty much I am best not to use the flash first all. Second pretty much stick to day time pics. Yea this camera is like all auto its cheap.. so I dont really have any expectations on this camera. I think its probrably just a step up from a damn disposable camera lmao. O well. So I guess I am not going to try and make a crappy camera take good pics because its probrably not possible.

What is this ISO settings stuff?

 

[ryan s]

photography is light...if there's not enough light...if the camera can't let enough light in...then pics dont turn out.

ISO is a rating of sensitivity. a higher number means it's more sensitive to light, but the tradeoff is increased grain (the grainyness you see on pics). using a higher ISO means the film needs less light to be exposed properly.

so during a sunny day, you'd want 100...cloudy 200...dusk/dawn 400. then you get into the special films of 800, 1600, 3200...and some go to 6400. each "doubling" of the ISO number means the film is twice as "bright" as the previous.

 

[Raymond]

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[hiddengamer7]

did you get a mark 2 you bastard

 

[AllGOnoSHOW]

So since my attempt to get decent quality pictures from a 1999 35mm point and shoot camera failed, I am going back out to do a photoshoot of my car downtown with my girls HP photosmart digital camera which will hopefully give me a lot better quality pics or atleast viewable

 

[AllGOnoSHOW]

Its a Canon AE-1 - Program
It came with a bunch of cool lenses, a bag, flash thingy, and a camera strap

FOR FREE, wow some people are really that nice?

I have no idea how to use this camera, even turn it on wtf... its confusing
I even tried to put the bigger lense on and I couldnt so I had to put the stock canon one back on.. Damn I need help.

 

[turbo_911]

i think those film cameras are always on, you just have to move that black thing by the dial, and then press shutter release to take a pic. its actually simpler than it looks... at least that's how my dad's old Zenith works... lol

 

[AllGOnoSHOW]

i think those film cameras are always on, you just have to move that black thing by the dial, and then press shutter release to take a pic. its actually simpler than it looks... at least that's how my dad's old Zenith works... lol

O gotcha, I am going to try and find someone locally to help me with this camera and stuff because I have no idea what this lenses and things are. geesh.

Shutter release? what is that?

 

[ryan s]

ive never used one before, but there might be a switch near the shutter button (above the E in AE-1). actually...first i would locate the battery and see if there is one in it and check out how old it is. most film cams have a leaky battery from sitting so long

looks like a nice setup for free. assuming thats a 50mm 1.8, a 28 2.8, and a 70-210mm or something similar. the little lens thinger is a teleconverter which increases the length of the lens...i wouldn't use it.