film slr new user - good practices

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Troy Piggins - 25 Apr 2007 00:54 GMT

I'm doing a beginner slr camera course soon with my girlfriend.
She has a digital - so all the exif data is automatically stored
for her.

I've got a hold of my father's very old (circa 1978) film slr
camera. I got a new battery for it's light meter. Seems to
work. I bought some film and am keen to test it out and see how
it goes.

I was wondering what the film gurus do in terms of every photo's
settings and recording them. I mean, for every shot you take, do
you have a notebook and write down the shot no, shutter speed and
so on?

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Graham Fountain - 25 Apr 2007 06:44 GMT

> I'm doing a beginner slr camera course soon with my girlfriend.
> She has a digital - so all the exif data is automatically stored
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> you have a notebook and write down the shot no, shutter speed and
> so on?

Only if I'm doing something out of the ordinary, and want to record my
results for further reference. For example if I'm doing night shots, or
waterfall shots etc, I might do this.

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Rob - 25 Apr 2007 06:46 GMT

Yep its a notebook and pencil unless you have a data back which will
record the info onto spaces between the frames. or a storage facility
in the camera which can be downloaded to a PC.

After a few rolls you would have a Digital camera paid for :)

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k - 26 Apr 2007 00:34 GMT

| I'm doing a beginner slr camera course soon with my girlfriend.
| She has a digital - so all the exif data is automatically stored
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
| you have a notebook and write down the shot no, shutter speed and
| so on?

Canons T90 had a command back (if you have a PC that can talk to it!)

Pentzx's MZS recorded info between the film frames

aside from that a portable tape recorder is a good way or pen and paper if
you like

either way, it's a good way to learn about your successes/failures re
exposure .. eventually the experience gathered will leave you more capable
of judging exposure correctly and less reliant on a light meter. Irrelevant
if you're a shoot/delete person but invaluable if you're a MF/LF film
shooter

k

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Troy Piggins - 26 Apr 2007 00:47 GMT

* k is quoted & my replies are inline below :

>| I'm doing a beginner slr camera course soon with my girlfriend.
>| She has a digital - so all the exif data is automatically stored
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>
> Canons T90 had a command back (if you have a PC that can talk to it!)

The camera was circa 1978 ;-)

> Pentzx's MZS recorded info between the film frames
>
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> if you're a shoot/delete person but invaluable if you're a MF/LF film
> shooter

That's what I figured. Thanks.

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Avery - 26 Apr 2007 14:02 GMT

>I'm doing a beginner slr camera course soon with my girlfriend.
>She has a digital - so all the exif data is automatically stored
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>you have a notebook and write down the shot no, shutter speed and
>so on?

For what you are doing Troy, write it all down. Not just the camera
settings but also the conditions around you. Enjoy it! It should be a
good experience. You will learn a lot.

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Troy Piggins - 26 Apr 2007 21:38 GMT

* Avery is quoted & my replies are inline below :

>>I'm doing a beginner slr camera course soon with my girlfriend.
>>She has a digital - so all the exif data is automatically stored
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> settings but also the conditions around you. Enjoy it! It should be a
> good experience. You will learn a lot.

Thanks :)
I'm sure it seems tedious at first, but will become less so with
time and experience.

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