Grain comes from having such a high ISO. What you could really do is bump that ISO down to 1600 or 2000 and get your SS down to 1/125 or something similar. If you hold super still you won’t get any blur if you hand hold the camera. Since it is still life there is no need really for a high SS. Can also put the camera on a tripod, bump your ISO to 100, and then do a long-ish exposure.
I know that was a lot, but hopefully that can get you moving in the right direction.
Cool, thanks man. What is the correlation between the three settings in terms of brightness?
Also, long exposure would be… anything 1 or higher?
I’m going to experiment a bunch today. Want to take pics at Christmas tomorrow.
Here’s a good article that explains how ISO, shutter speed, and aperture all work together: https://photographylife.com/iso-shutter-speed-and-aperture-for-beginners
Long exposure, to me, is pretty much any image that would have to be taken with a tripod due to the shutter speed being low. I used to use it a lot for light trails and shooting at night.
Thanks a bunch!
This manual shooting stuff is difficult. But when I get a good looking picture, man does it feel cool.
Happy to help! It’s the best when an image comes together and you nail everything.
Thinking about buying a Pentax K1000. Someone talk me into/out of it.
the film camera?
they are tanks, don’t pay more than $50 - make sure the light seals are good
me looking at a $125 one on ebay right now and silently closing that tab
very happy I looked at that response
film equipment on eBay is extremely over priced. Take the contax t2, the film camera kylie jenner made so famous…about 5 years ago they would go for about 300-400, can’t find them under 1000 now probably.
They may of made a billion K1000, you should be able to find one locally somehwere for basically free.
Awesome, I appreciate the help. Was deciding between getting a K1000 or diving into medium format, but figured it’s probably a better idea to get back into film with something a bit more standard
the WAAAAY better deal is a Nikon F100 - its basically a slimmed down version of the Nikon pro bodies back in the film days. For some reason you can find those for basically the same price as a K1000. And they have Autofocus, and a great meter, and you can basically use all (most) of the Nikon AF glass on it.
Oh don’t get me started on medium format…
Give me a couple of months and I’ll be back here for medium format chat haha. I’m getting back into film because I love architectural photography and I’m finally living in a city (DC) with a seemingly endless amount of interesting buildings. Medium format is kind of inevitable on that path, I think
Medium format is a love, hate relationship for me. I’ve bought and sold several medium format cameras…I get the itch every time i go back and look at old negatives. There is just something awesome about medium format film. But its a GIANT pain the in the arse to process/scan yourself.
Fuji 645W or 645S is maybe the smallest thing you could carry for medium format, the cameras are just giant.
If you really want Pentax, look into the Pentax MX - its smaller, has a better viewfinder, and better meter. Still all manual, built like a tank as well. AND likely cheaper, even though its the “better” model
Yeah, I have a good friend that collects medium format cameras, and he still has film from five or six years ago that he hasn’t developed. That’s a big reason why I decided to stick with 35mm for now
Listening…
haha, I’ll see if he can send me a photo of the full collection. they’re all packed up from a recent move but he might have an old one on his phone or something
Too be completely honest, unless you plan on printing really big or interested in shallow depth of field for architecture, then 35mm is going to probably suit you just fine. Get a 21mm or 28mm lens on an older manual camera - call it a day. Processing and scanning would be much easier as well.
You’ll need a good scanner as well. Now that digital is so mainstream good scanners (that used to cost in the thousands) can be found relatively cheaply.
I started scanning with my digital camera about 4 years ago - I’ve had several dedicated scanners. A couple of Plusteks and a Pakon, the digital camera is just as good IMO. And the only thing faster is a Pakon if you have the digital “scanning” rig set up correctly.