Archive of Shooting Film
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Metering with an Incident Light Meter
Posted on March 11, 2012 by DIY Film in Featured, Photography Principles, Shooting FilmIn our last article, we discussed how to meter using your in-camera metering systems, the differences between the different modes and when some are more advantageous than others. We also illustrated some of its advantages and disadvantages, and where it may possibly be able to get confused. One...
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My first roll of film in nearly a decade
Posted on February 11, 2012 by DIY Film in Shooting FilmI loaded up the first roll of Kentmere ASA100 yesterday, did various tests, looking at what the camera's meter told me, what the Sekonic L718 light meter told me, what the D300s told me, and then plugging those settings into the N90s to see how they all turned out and how all their settings matched...
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Why am I shooting film again?
Posted on February 8, 2012 by DIY Film in Shooting FilmA few people have asked me why I'm bothering to shoot film again. Some have supported my decision to do so, some not so much. :) I did not make this choice to garner praise, nor criticism (however much a certainty that may be), nor am I doing it in some sort of hipster-like attempt to...
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Adventures with Film
Posted on February 8, 2012 by DIY Film in Featured, Shooting FilmIt's been almost a decade since I last shot a roll of film. Ever since getting the Nikon D100, shortly after its initial release in 2002, I've been exclusively digital and my N90s has lived in one of various drawers, boxes and camera bags during the last 3 house moves. It still even has a roll...
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