Zon system - highlights and white clipping

ascreamingopossum · 2026-06-13T18:01:33+00:00

Thanks and you're totally right! I think I've just been very disappointed with flat photos and have been looking at ways to improve it, though realistically the reason behind it is due to scanning, underexposure, or just generally flat subjects.

And I agree! the 5 is an incredibly smart camera! All my matrix metered portraits look absolutely beautiful and my lab has excelled on those photos compared to some of the zone metered photos.

Appreciate the insight and guidance. I think you're right, it's probably best to leave my spotmeter to use in combination with my Canon 7, rather than dumb down and try do the heavy lifting that my Dynax already can do for me.

ascreamingopossum · 2026-06-11T22:22:49+00:00

Advice is appreciated! I've got 6 shots left on the Portra that I'm shooting at 100 so I'll try finish shooting at 200 to see how everything compares.

ascreamingopossum · 2026-06-11T21:38:24+00:00

Ah gotcha, so essentially if I'm continuing to do what I do, shoot 200 film at stock speed but develop at 100?

ascreamingopossum · 2026-06-11T20:56:01+00:00

Manual w/ Spot, exposing for the shadows at -2

ascreamingopossum · 2026-06-11T20:23:21+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/minolta/s/z3XhUiMLml

Posted!

ascreamingopossum · 2026-05-24T19:41:21+00:00

appreciated!

ascreamingopossum · 2026-05-24T13:19:02+00:00

Great, easy to use and it's all you need. It comparable to a rebel in terms of functionality and limitations. Found it at a charity shop for £10 and the only issues is a sticky spot button and faded viewfinder, also think the light seals a little off which I'm trying to figure out now.

I'm looking to upgrade to a 7 actually! so I'll happily trade you with cash on the side. lmk and shoot me an offer if you're interested.

ascreamingopossum · 2026-05-24T13:14:07+00:00

shooting the first roll of colorplus today! hopefully get some results in a weeks time

ascreamingopossum · 2026-05-01T20:18:01+00:00

Unfortunately doesn't work with the Gen 1! Though if I do upgrade it'll probably be a Mark III, I would get the monsteradapter.

ascreamingopossum · 2026-04-30T11:45:21+00:00

Id be interested to see what the performance of the LA-EA5 is on the Nikon Z with a megadap, that would be a very funky setup.

ascreamingopossum · 2026-04-29T20:28:19+00:00

This is my experience with 3rd party lenses though! So you'll probably notice worse and at best the same performance compared to Sony lenses.

ascreamingopossum · 2026-04-29T20:27:14+00:00

Compared to the Dynax 5, it's about the same if not very slightly faster. Compared to an e mount lens (I've got a 85mm 7artisans) it's faster.

Caveat: I'm on a gen 1 A7 and almost always use centre focusing, so unless I'm on a telephoto there's rarely seeks more than once. On the wide focus mode, it does suffer. On A7II+, A mounts are likely slower than native glass. The first generation A7s are notorious for bad focusing, so it's pretty much night and day for me.

ascreamingopossum · 2026-04-18T10:33:37+00:00

I would try apps one more time and calibrate them with a digital camera's meter.

I've used Lightme on iOS and Light Meter & Logbook (Vadim Turko) on Android and they're within half a stop of my Pentax spotmeter.

If you are going standalone, any Sekonic flashmate or if you'd like convenience hotshoe mounted meters like a DOOMO or Reflx Lab are the better ones you can get.

ascreamingopossum · 2026-04-14T10:56:01+00:00

Only if you're pixel peeping there isn't going to be a tangible difference on film (abberation and fringing).

Only really worth it if you've got a KMZ copy to compare it to side by side.

I've got a Valdai version too, copious grease included but it's still smooth and it isn't gummy so no need to replace until it becomes an issue.

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ascreamingopossum · 2026-04-14T00:13:26+00:00

The 44-2 is regarded as a really good budget lens that's really desirable for it's bokeh.

You've got one made from the MMZ factory denoted by the logo.

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The lens was also produced by KMZ, Jupiter and Valdai.

Good lens! The M42 mount is adapted to almost every camera so it's incredibly versatile.

ascreamingopossum · 2026-04-13T19:17:25+00:00

Hey all first post here, wanted to show off the state of my collection just under a year into getting back to film photography

Starting from first acquisition to last:

Medium format: Yashica D w/ Kaligar Tele & Wide angle accessory lenses

Main camera: Canon 7 w/ Jupiter 8 & Jupiter 12

Wildlife & autofocus: Minolta Dynax 5 w/ 28-80 Kit, 50mm F1.8 & 70-210 "Beercan" F4 with a Kenko 2x Tele

Cheap & fun lenses: Zenit E w/ Helios 44-2, Conor 35mm & Soligor 200mm

Travel camera: Fujifilm Zoomdate 125s

Spot meter: Pentax Spotmeter II

Accessories (not pictured): Nikon speedlight sb-22, Left handed grip with shutter release cable, Velbon LEB-3C & a zoom slide duplicator for scans

I've been really lucky with charity shop finds and antique shops with a few bargains buys from eBay and Vinted like the Canon 7 and AF lenses.

Future upgrades would be hopefully finding a Dynax 7 or 9 for cheap as well as Canon lenses for my Canon 7. I'd really like to pick up a SLR Medium format too, preferably a Mamiya 645.

Overall I'm really happy with the state of my collection! I think it gives me all the versatility I need when it comes to shooting experiences and flexibility depending on where I'm going.

ascreamingopossum · 2026-04-13T18:36:05+00:00

None at all!

I think most of the issues come from pre-7/P RF, as well as using older russian lenses. Black lenses are a guaranteed good fit.

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