Apparently our old Yashica Electro 35 is nowhere to be found, so I bought a Nikon F501 (1986 model) for less than 2,000 PHP at a shop in Hidalgo. Everything works fine, from the AF, to metering, shutter etc., only thing left to do is load film. I gave the mirror, focusing screen and viewfinder a good clean, all is clear again.
So why film in this digital age? Nostalgia. I kinda miss the feeling of anticipation and excitement of what your images will look like, the waiting time. Also back then, I was only a kid and I couldn’t buy my own film rolls, so the only time I can take photos is when there are still some shots left on our camera. I admit that I only learned exposure and composition with digital cameras, instant results also mean you can correct your mistakes immediately, thus learning is faster. Now, I’ll be trying film again.
I’m very excited actually. I’m eager to shoot black and white film with this camera, but I would need filters for my lens first.
A bit more info about the camera:
It’s the first successful auto focus camera by Nikon
It has auto modes, Program auto and Aperture Priority, and of course Manual mode.
The camera has an auto film load system, just slide the film towards the marker near the spool, close the camera, press the shutter release button and the film loads to the first frame.
It can be powered by 4 x AA batteries or 4 x AAA batteries (using an adapter)
It can use DX film rolls to automatically set film speed
Film rewind is still manual though
Focusing system is TTL phase detection (yep, the same one used by modern DSLR, except this has only one zone)
So why film in this digital age? Nostalgia. I kinda miss the feeling of anticipation and excitement of what your images will look like, the waiting time. Also back then, I was only a kid and I couldn’t buy my own film rolls, so the only time I can take photos is when there are still some shots left on our camera. I admit that I only learned exposure and composition with digital cameras, instant results also mean you can correct your mistakes immediately, thus learning is faster. Now, I’ll be trying film again.
I’m very excited actually. I’m eager to shoot black and white film with this camera, but I would need filters for my lens first.
A bit more info about the camera:
It’s the first successful auto focus camera by Nikon
It has auto modes, Program auto and Aperture Priority, and of course Manual mode.
The camera has an auto film load system, just slide the film towards the marker near the spool, close the camera, press the shutter release button and the film loads to the first frame.
It can be powered by 4 x AA batteries or 4 x AAA batteries (using an adapter)
It can use DX film rolls to automatically set film speed
Film rewind is still manual though
Focusing system is TTL phase detection (yep, the same one used by modern DSLR, except this has only one zone)
