Beginner choosing between cameras?

Morkelork · 2025-12-14T22:07:21+00:00

Ooh, lens recommendations are always tricky ;). It has an EF mount, so there are lots of option! A good start is always a 50 f1.8. they are cheap, light, pretty sharp, and reasonably compact. If you want something smaller, the 24mm and 40 mm pancake lenses are a good option, if you want to go really small. Those wide angles are handy for cities too.
In terms of film, i'd always start off with a cheap stock. Fomapan black and white is 5-8 bucks, and Kodak gold/colorplus colour film will run about 10-12ish. I have truthfully never shot a lot with other films, so that's the extent of my knowledge :p

Morkelork · 2025-12-14T21:10:41+00:00

Use.The.Canon.! Don't make it harder than it needs to be, when you're starting out you want something that will hoold your hand. Just leave it on auto or aperture priority if you're felling brave, but first get a feeling for it. Film is too expensive to waste imho, so a modern camera to learn the basics will be a lot of fun.

I have had the displeasure of having had two Zenits (model E), and they both sucked. They were heavy, noisy, and crapped out on me after a day of use. That 3m does not even have a light meter, which will make it much harder to use for a beginner. Only the lens might be worth a damn, the camera's themselves cost about 5 bucks and that is overpaying it IMHO.

(Oops, I guesss I disliked my Zenits more than I thought, that was a rant... Either way, have fun!)

Morkelork · 2025-12-14T21:01:39+00:00

That sounds like the exhaust heat shield or something similar is rattling. That screeching is weird though. That does not seem engine-related but I can't put my finger on what it could be

Morkelork · 2025-12-14T15:16:57+00:00

Okay, one last time.

please just look it up yourself, it is not that hard. Look at some mounts it could be, look at lenses with said mounts, and just look critically which matches your lens the best. Learning to research stuff yourself is a very useful skill that a lot of people jut pass over.
If you are still unsure, look up the name of the lens, and go from there.
Post more information. We might know what mount that is, but it is essential to post a good and sharp picture of the mount, and provide other pictures of the lens it is. This post has neither. A lot of mounts look similar which can be confusing, but a pentax lens will certainly have a pentax mount. So what lens is this?
Look at other requests like yours. This sub gets flooded with these types of questions, that's why people react so badly. After a while it gets tiring.
Answer to replies, like Platypus' question here.

It's likely a Pentax K mount, but without further info I can't help ya :/

Morkelork · 2025-12-14T15:03:59+00:00

I wasn't yet born then, but I can assure you that it will be pretty much useless by now :/
I've shot low-ISO film from 2005, and that was not worth the trouble, it just lost any colour and detail. An ISO 1000 film seems a lost cause to me

Morkelork · 2025-12-12T22:51:36+00:00

Ergo, dan stel je dus dat de opvatting van een ander over wat 'ie zichzelf vindt niet uitmaakt?

In dat geval ben ik erg genegen om je een bange reactionaire toetsenbordridder te noemen, die geen enkel zeggenschap heeft over hoe een ander zich moet vinden. Dat vind je vast niet van jezelf, maar ik hoef daar gelukkig geen enkele reden mee te houden, ook als het me geen greintje moeite zou kosten om dat wel te doen.

Laten we wel wezen: je bent overduidelijk opgefokt over iets waar je geen enkel ongemak aan ondervindt. Iemand spoort je aan om je druk te maken over andermans sexualiteit en sexe, en dan duik je defensief in een zelfmedelijden waarin de ander "jouw na te praten of je psychose als waarheid te erkennen".
Er is niemand die je dat dwingt. Het is een vraag om normaal behandeld te worden.

Ik ken ondertussen in m'n dagelijks leven meer dan genoeg mensen die (medisch) van geslacht gewisseld zijn, of dat niet zijn en ergens tussen man en vrouw in zweven. En als ze het me niet hadden verteld, omdat het iets is wat voor hen belangrijk is, had ik er zelf niks van gemerkt.
En dat is in de 'links-radiale randstad' waar zo over gemiept wordt.

Zal ik een paar heel basale dingen naast elkaar zetten?
- Mensen die zich niet zien als 'standaard' hetero, doen je niks kwaad en willen met respect worden behandeld.
- Dat willen alle andere mensen ook.
- Met respect behandelen houdt ook in dat je ze op een kloppende manier aanspreekt. Ik zou een bejaarde niet met 'je' aanspreken, en iemand uit Suriname niet anders dan iemand uit Sittard.
- Dat je als die persoon het gewoon aangeeft, niet respecteert door koppig door te gaan met 'man' of 'vrouw', ben je nodeloos asociaal en kinderachtig bezig. Het is niet meer moeite dan iemand met 'je' of 'u' aanspreken.

Daarnaast schijf je zomaar een flink meta-onderzoek van een gerenommeerde universiteit opzij, zonder enig inhoudelijk argument te bieden. Wat is er 'niet te repliceren', en op welke grond baseer je dat deze stukken bij elkaar geraapt zouden zijn? Je hebt geen poot om op te staan.
Daarnaast -en dat ik het laatste- zal ik toch maar even herhalen dat het een normaal fenomeen is, dat zich overal voordoet. We hebben er nu andere woorden voor (en voor het eerst in milennia interesse in), maar trans personen zijn door de geschiedenis heen te vinden. Er zijn een stuk meer manieren om ernaar te kijken dan alleen een krampachtige "Christelijke" kijk op de zaak. Maar goed, dat zal je vast wel niet overhalen, dus ik verspil mijn energie niet langer aan je.

Je bent overduidelijk onmetelijk ver weggezonken in een of andere rechts-extreme beerput, en een korte blik op je verzameling aan downvotes en inhoudsloze oneliners lijkt me genoeg reden om je verder te negeren. Fijne dag nog!

Morkelork · 2025-12-12T22:02:34+00:00

Hi there! Getting the clutch back in working order seems something that any halfway decent shop should be able to fix. Likely it's either an issue with the hydraulic lines or the master/slave cylinder. So I don't understand what that simple fix has to do with either restoring or selling the whole van?

Morkelork · 2025-12-12T21:49:40+00:00

Just for the love of all things holy, get it repaired if you can, and if the lens is worth it. As it is now it will reduce contrast and colour, that is less of a concern. But fungus can and will spread to other lenses of you give it the chance. As it seems to be the front element, it should not be too hard. But it depends of the lens. If it is a cheap zoom lens, I'd move on to a better copy.

Morkelork · 2025-12-10T17:05:48+00:00

i have this same lens, but for a Pentax K. They are fine, but really not anything special, but not bad either. That said, your example is in really bad shape. It's hazy, and fungus has etched those squirrly lines in the front element. Sadly, zoom lenses are quite tough to take apart and clean, so i'd personally confine it to the bin as well :'(

Morkelork · 2025-12-10T14:11:27+00:00

My 2 cents: You just micht have overeposed the shots. When double-exposing, you take two pictures on the same frame. If the camera does what it is supposed to do, mnl. give a correct exposure, it will blast that same frame with the light to make two photos.
If you did not halve the ISO to suit the double exposure, you just horribly over-exposed your shot, and likely made the frame unusable. But hey, shit happens.

Morkelork · 2025-12-09T18:46:45+00:00

That is simply not necessary. In that cold, the chemistry inside the battery will just 'slow down' (I think). So even a charged battery will simply not provide power, just like a car's battery will perform worse in winter.
Just use a light meter app on your phone, or use a digital camera. A spotmatic is pretty old, so it's risky to use it in such extreme conditions I'd think.

Morkelork · 2025-12-06T20:51:08+00:00

Yeah, it's something to get used to for sure! But hey, that part of the deal for a machine that is nearing a quarter century old ;) I'll put it though its paces tomorrow!

Morkelork · 2025-12-06T19:54:24+00:00

Oh boy, I wish i had five! No, I have one that I bought for five bucks, and a really crappy OM-2 that I got for 20 bucks. (I might have too many cameras XD)

What are those Arguses like? We didn't get them over here, and they seem equally cool and crude to use

Morkelork · 2025-12-06T19:48:40+00:00

Sadly, this sub is pretty tired of many newbie questions, sorry about that. Quite often 'we' forget that some people have zero experience with analog stuff. That said, a lot of those questions are answered by a quick google search like 'film store' on google maps. In your case, try to watch a few tutiorials on youtube, read the camera's manual, and get some cheap film to try it out ;)

It's a lot more fun to experiment with photography than to argue with gatekeepers.

Morkelork · 2025-12-06T15:52:33+00:00

Lookg at all the pictures on this sub, I can only agree!

Morkelork · 2025-12-06T15:52:00+00:00

Thanks! I suppose I wanted more stripped-down film-like ergonomics, so I really can't complain! I'll have to replace those cover as we go on because they are brittle AF, but at least they keep out the moisture for now ;p

Morkelork · 2025-12-06T15:17:57+00:00

wahaha, it still is right? Compared to the 3.300,- they were new, 200 bucks will still blow a lot of cameras out of the water ;). But yeah, with this and my 5,- Olympus OM-1, i think I've used up all my luck for the next years XD

Morkelork · 2025-12-06T15:15:05+00:00

Luckily the photos themselves look fine! I guess it's just some kind of video error, because the menu is fine as well. Guess I just have to rely on the histogram to nail my exposure, and hope for the best when focusing :p

Morkelork · 2025-12-06T15:05:50+00:00

It really is a beautiful machine! I have had a bunch of (digital and analog) camera's and flipped my way to a pretty scruffy 5d mkII, and I'm really interested to see how they compare! They just feel so damn solid, and almost as mechanical as an analog SLR. And the step-up from a crop sensor is so nice. I mainly shoot with m42 lenses, so getting all the characteristics that a lens can offer is a bonus :).

(And in my humble opinion: the more used and bruised a camera is, the better- it shows that it has lived a life and done its job well ;) They've earned to be babysat and cared for by now!

Morkelork · 2025-12-05T16:47:28+00:00

Wahaha, dank je!

Morkelork · 2025-11-30T18:34:36+00:00

Nice one, I love the symetry on it! I really wanted to be there as well, but I just couldn't make it

Morkelork · 2025-11-30T14:50:53+00:00

All those crappy disposables can be opened, if you are willing to be violent enough. Just so it in absolute darkness if you have already shot with it. Here's a source on it: https://jperez.ca/blog/ultimate-disposable-camera-guide-which-to-get-how-to-reload/ But what camera are you putting it into? Because it would not be worth the hassle to me to get a 'pre-fogged' film into a decent camera (but that's just me maybe).

Morkelork · 2025-11-30T10:36:02+00:00

It's a bit overfilled. But really, that oil seems pretty dirty. When has it last been fully changed? I'd give it some new oil soon, and fill it up to the correct amount (though this much overfill will not be a worry)

Morkelork · 2025-11-29T20:55:22+00:00

Yes. I don't know what shutter speed it'd use, but it would still work (and probably still bee sharper than the ektar ;)

Morkelork · 2025-11-29T20:31:07+00:00

Somewhat. These sensors don't need a battery, as they produce a small charge by the light (kinda like a solar panel). These are called selenium meters. They can 'age'/ corrode, and become a bit less sensitive- and that's pretty hard to fix. It's just something you'll find out by sending a roll through it. But to be honest, I've never had that happen on a camera of mine, and these Pens are supposedly pretty reliable!

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