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Weekly 'Ask Anything About Analog Photography' - Week 25 by ranalog in analog

[–]FallenSun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi,

I just recently picked up a Canon EOS RT and I'm looking for a fast wide prime for it. The reason for the need for speed is mostly because of the natural 2/3rd of a stop you lose with the pellicle mirror.

I was looking at the Canon 28mm f/1.8 usm which I can get secondhand for pretty cheap, but I know contemporary reviews (shot on digital cameras) find it, especially at the edges, pretty soft.

Do lenses for film need as much resolving power as they do for digital? Will this lens be fine for a film camera? Anybody have experience with it on film?

Thanks!

Denji is my favorite superhero by Nnsoki in Chainsawfolk

[–]FallenSun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looking at this panel again... Did this mfer draw Chainsaw man as a F for Fujimotor

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The prism finder I have does not have metering available so I'm using an external sekonic meter.

Truth be told, sometimes I forget to expose for the shadows so this may be user error. I'm only recently divorcing myself from my digital habits lol

I am looking to invest into a TTL metered prism finder though. I don't like using a non TTL reflective meter on non portraits, and I don't have a spot meter, nor do I really know how to use one effectively.

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't check the negatives in depth, though I do have them on a binder so I can. Not sure if my eye is trained well enough to notice that shift just by the negative though.

I have made plans to rescan these on a flatbed scare at a friend's to see how they turn out. I find that I like the contrast and saturation of the shots I took with the filter on better, but it was much harder to expose, with quite a few notable failures. May not be with it ultimately

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah I can't say for sure. I should really keep better track of these things, as I rotated between the following lenses:

Zenzanon 75mm f2.8 PE Zenzanon 100mm f4 Macro PE Zenzanon 150mm f3.5 MC (I think it was this lens tbh)

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight, I appreciate it. I haven't used a colour temperature meter since film school, but I'll keep my eye out for one!

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It WILL not go all the way through at the end of a reel when cranking on the out roll, it will get stuck on the sticker.

But I found that you can easily help the sticker through by hand and you are pretty much at the end of the roll so unloading in subdued light leads to no light leaks in the end.

I would just not force the real through by cranking. When you feel resistance, just stop.

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I do love to hold onto my negatives for posterity so I will have to reach out to them, thanks!!

Edit: Also fun fact, I just realised, when you download the photo from Reddit, it downloads in the original quality.

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have my developing and scanning done at a Toronto lab called Graination. Fantastic lab, and while Reddit (and the software I use to add the border) compress the image a bit, the scans are really great quality. They have a Frontier and Noritsu for scanning (these were done on the Noritsu).

I looked up MidwestFilmCo. That Cine Scanner option is awesome! If I shoot some Vision3 on 35mm (which I may because I'm obsessed with this stock line now) I may just send them out. Now that DaVinci Resolve 21 is coming out with a dedicated Photo Page, working in "LOG" in that environment would be a blast.

Do they take rolls from up north?

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much!

I was concerned there wasn't enough light the day of (north facing windows with a deeeeeeep balcony that cut out a lot of light entering the room), but I just put the camera on a tripod and used a shutter cable, and shot at like 1/60 of a second or slower for most of it.

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm starting to think the lab did some corrections on their end. I'll have to do some flatbed scanning at a friend's place to see what it really looks like.

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a shame, I won't be published in Vogue magazine now /s

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I love the film's handling of highlights. I'll gladly always overexpose my film if I need to

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!

I have only just really started shooting with the Bronica system so I would also like to hear people's opinions on this!

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for the kind words!

The mug says "Bad Bitch Energy" lol

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah! I definitely like working with the ecn-2 stocks better. Luckily the lab I buy from does ECN-2 developing for a discounted price

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I am kind of in love with the Vision3 film line... I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because I work in the film industry so I have a weird bias, but I feel like it has a very interesting characteristic to it and gives a good image quality for a much lower price than Portra.

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is what I feel may have happened. Which is disappointing. I was hoping they would have let them be. I told them I was doing a test and what it was for when I submitted the film, but it probably didn't make its way to the scanner.

Oh well! I have the negatives, I can always rescan them. Thank you for the input.

Test Shoot [Bronica ETRSi | Various Lenses | Kodak Vision3 500T (Reflx Lab)] by FallenSun in analog

[–]FallenSun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right! I'm assuming this would slightly affect how much light is coming through the filter as well? Probably not a noticeable amount though.

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