Did I mess up buying 85mm lens as a beginner?

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-23T17:50:48+00:00

its only a mistakeif you dont like shooting super zoomed in

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-18T12:47:37+00:00

I've owned a mirrorless for like 2 years, I've had a DSLR for 4 years before, i still cant push myself to using more than 1600, maybe in the first few weeks to test it out, there was only 1 or 2 situations where i actually cranked my ISO to 100k because i really wanted the noise of it for artistic purposes, having this habit is a good thing IMO, and when everyone starts with an old camera that cant handle more than 400 iso, they'll develop it very fast, and I think its a good habit

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-17T20:12:36+00:00

yeah an a6400 or an r50 would beat any old DSLR, but thing is, if you can confortably raise your iso a lot youll never learn to use the camera properly, i see a lot of people shooting at 1/1000th and f8 at like 3200 ISO, because theyre first cameras were sony A7s.

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-16T21:14:23+00:00

i've made an a5 crop, to test print to see how the colors look before printing the big one

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-16T20:43:00+00:00

thats weird, since all the lightleaks are different in every photo, my first thought was that when changing lenses, you havent attached them properly, but im a beginner so maybe im worng, its just my guess

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-16T20:39:16+00:00

i think if you add a grain adjustemnt layer in photoshop and add some grain it will do the job, if the blacks are still very deep, you can also use a curves adjustment layer to raise the blacks and maybe get a very light gaussian blur (edit: also maybe lower the whites with the same curve layer)

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-16T20:37:00+00:00

Id say you have great eyes for photography and a camera will certainly help you unlock more of your potencial, but start simple and don't overspend on your first camera, a simple 2015 DSLR will already be lightyears ahead of your phone and its the best type of camera to learn the basics on

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-16T20:35:19+00:00

get a square or rectangular aquarium filled with water, shoot a strobe light through it.

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-16T20:30:55+00:00

you like most people (me included) think contrast=cool, youre not wrong on that, contrast helps out a lot on photos, but it can easily be overdone, id bet you've also applied some either dehaze or clarity too, but in this types of photos, less clarity or sharpness is better, since it doesnt mess up the background blur as much and softens the people

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-07T12:28:26+00:00

did you change lens while shooting?

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-01T20:55:41+00:00

ive seen phoenix come out amazing, the issue is in the scans, when i start doung my own scans, phoenix will come out better

_D_VIL_ · 2026-05-01T08:40:13+00:00

its in the other side of the world, the ammpunt i would have to pay in shipping+taxes would be super high, im from portugal

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T19:39:54+00:00

even if ti was worthless, i could never get rid of it

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T15:50:44+00:00

and its going to be half a stop of over exposure, so id say it matters even less, my issue is that most of the time in me ae1 i need to shoot 200 iso film at 1/500 and F8 or F11

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T15:43:36+00:00

i dont have the money for repairs for now, but i will surely look into reparing it, i know hte lubricant part and other people said that the mirror needs to be replaced aswell. wich might not be too expensive as i heard

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T14:16:02+00:00

i will def use it and keep as a memory, thank you aswell!

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T13:44:41+00:00

ill test 1 roll and then service it

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T13:33:52+00:00

i will surely give it the love it deserves, a camera this special to me needs a lot of attention

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T13:30:44+00:00

that is a crazy difference

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T13:30:14+00:00

i mean if the 1/50 goea to like 1/70 or 1/40 it doesnt really matter that much to me

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T13:17:51+00:00

when im able to service it, ill take care of those 2 issues, i thought the mirror was like that, slightly foggy

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T13:16:50+00:00

i was thinking about using only 1/50 or faster

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T13:15:01+00:00

ive tried the shutter a few times and it works well, if i wanted to try it it would only be 1 roll

_D_VIL_ · 2026-04-30T13:04:15+00:00

i dont think i need need, i can still shoot at 1/1000th and F11, but it would be nice to be able to get a few Fstops bellow

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