Dave Maciak
No longer a newbie, moving up!
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Don't know why but a a few weeks ago I took my trusty Nikon FM off the shelf. Batteries dead as disco so I purchased two 1.5 "button types" and mounted an AI-S 35mm f2.8 lens.
Even checked meter against a hand held meter---all just right. Loaded up a 36 exposure roll of film and that was it--ready to go. The camera still had that smooth operation, and
the lens was just as smooth.
Out for a shoot, nothing fancy, basic snap shots, brought the film to Walgreens, 8 days later it came back. Nice, brilliant colors, great contrast, just nice images. One mistake when
turned the aperture ring the wrong way. I even mounted my MD12 for a few shots--again, smooth as can be.
Sitting at home reviewing the prints I realized I didn't need to go into the computer to adjust or change this or that; what a pleasure!
If you have a film camera gathering dust, clean it up and shoot some film! I'd even go so far as to say the experience is rewarding.
Oh, I still use my D780 but I just may drop that FM in the bag as a backup!
Even checked meter against a hand held meter---all just right. Loaded up a 36 exposure roll of film and that was it--ready to go. The camera still had that smooth operation, and
the lens was just as smooth.
Out for a shoot, nothing fancy, basic snap shots, brought the film to Walgreens, 8 days later it came back. Nice, brilliant colors, great contrast, just nice images. One mistake when
turned the aperture ring the wrong way. I even mounted my MD12 for a few shots--again, smooth as can be.
Sitting at home reviewing the prints I realized I didn't need to go into the computer to adjust or change this or that; what a pleasure!
If you have a film camera gathering dust, clean it up and shoot some film! I'd even go so far as to say the experience is rewarding.
Oh, I still use my D780 but I just may drop that FM in the bag as a backup!