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Posted on 22 MAY 2019, Text by cklim, Photo by cklim
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How To Shoot With Film Camera?
The technology is so advanced now and is making our life too convenient. We are living our lifes differently compare to the old days. We are constantly checking our mobile phones for notifications and scrolling the digital screens endlessly. We snap a lot of photos and post into social medias to expect likes and comments. We become slaves totally to the digital world and social medias.
Living in this world is about enjoying our connections to the people and really experiencing the life journey. Many of us started to realize that by stepping one step backward and cutting less from the digital world.
Shooting with film camera is one of the ways to slow down ourselves. Enjoying true photography experience by connecting to the camera, the film, the subject and the people that you are interacting.
I am making this content for you with little or no experience with film photography but wanted to shoot with film camera. This video is short and simple and it will help you get started shooting with film camera.
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Number 1: You need a film camera.
If you already inherited film cameras from you grandparents, parents or friends, then just use whatever you have.
If you are planning to buy a film camera, just get a 35mm SLR camera because is cheaper and affordable. Please remember there are only used film cameras in the market because camera manufactures now do not produce film cameras anymore.
There are point and shoot film cameras and film cameras with auto/semi-auto/manual settings. Forget about the Point and shoot, just go straight ahead buy a used film cameras with full manual features from ebay or used camera shops or any platforms that you are aware of. If you are confused with so many brands and models, I would recommend you go get either Canon AE-1, Nikon FM, Nikon FE and Fujica. If you have more budget to spend, you may get a Canon F-1, Nikon F, F2 or F3. When you buy the camera, make sure the camera comes with lens and the camera is in working condition. Double check with the light meter and make sure is still working. Another thing to check is the battery, make sure you know where to buy the battery before you buy the camera.
Number 2: You need a film
There are different types of brand and ISO. There are also color and back & white film. Same films can have different prices in different regions. You can choose most commonly used and reasonable prices films subject to your source. You can get it online or any closest lab or camera shops that sell films. You can get brands like Fujifilm, Kodak, Ilford or Lomography.
For ISO, you need to understand the film with higher ISO, the higher sensitivity to the light. In contrast, you have to compensate with more noise with higher ISO. Daytime or sunny day, normally we shoot with low ISO such as ISO 100, 200 or 400. When you have shade or less light condition, you will need higher ISO such as ISO 400, 800 or 1600.
If you have no idea which ISO to buy, I recommend you start with ISO 400 because you can shoot it daytime or evening.
Remember ISO in film does not work like the ISO in digital camera. Your ISO is fixed based on the film ISO, you cannot change your ISO in your film camera without changing the film.
Number 3: Load Film into Camera
Assuming you need to load the film manually into your camera. First, pull the knob to open the film compartment and slot the film into the compartment. Then pull and insert the film into the slot. Make sure the film is locked then close the compartment.
Rewind the film to tighten the film. Advanced the film until it hits zero in the frame counter.
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Number 4: Start taking pictures.
Firstly make sure the subject is focus. If your camera is manual focus, then turn the focus ring until the subject is focus from the viewfinder. If your camera has auto focus feature, point the subject and half-press the shutter button to focus.
Then check your light-meter indicator, make sure light meter is showing the exposure correctly. If is under-exposed or too dark, you can set slower shutter speed or wider aperture. If is over-exposed or too bright, you can set faster shutter speed or smaller aperture.
When the light-meter is showing correct exposure and your subject is focused correctly, then you may advanced the film and press the shutter button to take a picture.
Number 5: Rewind the film
After you finished exposed all the frames in the film, you need to rewind the film. Normally you can find a small button to enable you to rewind the film. Press the button and rewind the film until you feel the film is completely rewind. Then open the film compartment to remove the film.
Number 6: Develop the film
You can send your film to lab to process. The lab will develop the film for you, scan the film into digital format or even print the pictures. The lab can send the digital pictures back to you by email or save a copy into a DVD or thumbdrive. You can also get back the negatives from the lab.
You can even develop the films by yourself at home. But more steps and tools are required and this is not cover in this content.
That is all for How To Shoot With Film. Hope this information is useful and enable you to start shooting with film camera. |
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