Some film questions?

frizzl · 16th March 2009, 1:34 PM

A few questions, firstly, any tips or things I should know (stupid mistakes I could make for example? No matter how simple you might think they are!) let me know!

Secondly, what sort of film is relatively cheap, and easy to start with? I've recently inherited an Olympus OM10, Pentax K1000 and bought a Pentax Spotmatic off ebay as well. The K1000 however seems to be a dud.

What film would be best for these cameras (preferably cheap as there will most probably be quite a few dud shots as I work out how to use the camera!)

Look forward to some replies

FB008 · 16th March 2009, 1:43 PM

just get cheapo stuff like fujifilm superia 200 to start yourself off.

also you might want to see this for some *general* info about different 35mm types and what sort of effects they can give.

what type of film is all about what effect you want out of it. e.g. velvia is ultra saturated and high contrast, but something like astia is low contrast and low saturation.

two40 · 16th March 2009, 2:02 PM

After this morning seeing my local lab increase their costs again by 10% !! my advice is stay away from film. But then when I get home tonight and cuddle my slide negatives I'll feel better and I just might offer some optimistic advice.

^catalyst · 16th March 2009, 2:56 PM

Any cheap color negative film will suffice. If you're in Melbourne come see us and I'll hook you up.

Frozen_Hell · 16th March 2009, 6:34 PM

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Originally Posted by two40

..cuddle my slide negatives..

Slides aren't negatives

</pedantic>

My tips:

- Don't scan prints, scan in the film even if you have to get the lab to do it for you (you can quite easily skip getting prints done too).
- Think about each shot you take, rather than adopting the digital camera theory of "mashing the shutter button" and hoping you'll get a good shot - you'll probably get better photos if you really look at what you're shooting, I'm glad I started doing photography on film instead of digital (even though I have a DSLR now).
- Negative film is a good place to start, but once you're more confident move up to slide film (it does cost more and labs that develop it aren't as common, but its sooo much better IMHO).

Deckham · 16th March 2009, 6:37 PM

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- Think about each shot you take, rather than adopting the digital camera theory of "mashing the shutter button" and hoping you'll get a good shot -

grrr....nasty person.....

16th March 2009, 2:02 PM	#3
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16th March 2009, 2:56 PM	#4
^catalyst Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: 10,027	Any cheap color negative film will suffice. If you're in Melbourne come see us and I'll hook you up.