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07/05/2006 10:09:20 PM · #26 |
Monica,
Originally posted by moniepenny:
. . . Surprisingly enough there is a battery in the camera and it's working, I didn't expect that since it hasn't been used in more than a year. |
If the batteries power focusing motors or a bright LCD display, they won't last long. But if they power only a lightmeter or a non-backlit display, they can last a very long time, especially if the camera is not being used very much. I just replaced the batteries in my calculator, an HP-11c that I got in the early 1980's. I'm not using it much but I think I'm getting about ten years per set of batteries. You may get the same life from camera batteries if they are not used for autofocus or film advance motors.
I also have a Gossen lightmeter from the late 1950's that takes a mercury battery. As others have said, mercury batteries are no longer available because of the environmental problems they present. Current batteries have a different voltage. I've given up on trying to use the Gossen meter. (Does anyone want it?)
Originally posted by moniepenny:
So yeah, if anyone has any sites that explain film slr usage rather than just specs, that would be great! |
If you have questions, just ask. This is a digital site but lots of us have a solid background with film.
--DanW |
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07/05/2006 10:44:03 PM · #27 |
Since you have no experience with B&W film photography, I must warn you that most convenience labs can't handle most B&W films, as they require different chemicals to develop than standard color films.
One exception is Kodak 400CN C-41 Process B&W film. It can be developed at any lab that processes color film.
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07/06/2006 06:00:34 AM · #28 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Since you have no experience with B&W film photography, I must warn you that most convenience labs can't handle most B&W films, as they require different chemicals to develop than standard color films.
One exception is Kodak 400CN C-41 Process B&W film. It can be developed at any lab that processes color film. |
Yes... traditional B&W film will usually have to go to a pro lab, and there will usually be a couple of days turnaround.
Another option beside the film fotomann mentioned is Ilford XP2, which is also a C-41 B&W film. Both the Kodak 400CN and Ilford XP2 can be processed at any minilab, C-41 is the standard process for all colour prints - but with these films, you'll get monochrome, not colour. I've shot a fair bit of XP2 and quite liked it.
Note however that depending on what machine they have, the prints may come back with a bit of a tint/cast (particularly on older machines) - could be brownish (like sepia) or blue (like cyanotype prints) or green, it's quite difficult to print in completely neutral (no coloured tint) on a traditional film minilab. Newer machines such as Fuji Frontier (or, I'd guess, any lab that uses the same machine for digital prints as for film) should be able to print it in neutral for you.
If they can't, you can either ask them to print it on proper B&W paper to get it neutral, or specify what sort of tint you'd prefer.
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07/06/2006 01:44:56 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by kyebosh:
There are mechanical cameras that do not require batteries, but if a camera has an lcd display on it, that's one way to tell it has a battery. |
But then you won't be able to use the light meter (if it has one). Got an old Pentax Asahi Spotmatic at home, you can shoot without the battery, but you can't meter... |
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