I was given a while back the camera collections of my dad and grandad to play with. How well they know me. Shiny things!
Anyway, except for a couple of filter steals this box of gizmos had little use, as although I would like to try out film photography at some point, I really don't have the time at the moment, and besides, digital is just so very very much easier. Better one might say. Accessible. Faster. More likely to get the shot you want when you want it due to cunning playing with white balance, or simple test shots and being able to see what it looks like NOW rather than in 2 weeks. Have I made my case? Good.
However, what I did want to experiment with was the old lenses. Which are very pretty. And despite lacking autofocus and in camera aperture control I figured getting an adapter for the set of OM primes would be worth it - it even has an AF assist chip. Win.
ANyyway, tried it out today with an OM 28mm and a yellow filter to take some landscape shots when on a walk with the family in the Herefordshire countryside. See for yourself.
I'm off on holiday to Pembrokeshire tomorrow, so expect what you might expect when I go to the sea side in tumultuous weather.
Mood photos ahoy!
PS: Some credit for the style adopted in todays post must go to Kayte Wayte's landscape photography. :)
Anyway, except for a couple of filter steals this box of gizmos had little use, as although I would like to try out film photography at some point, I really don't have the time at the moment, and besides, digital is just so very very much easier. Better one might say. Accessible. Faster. More likely to get the shot you want when you want it due to cunning playing with white balance, or simple test shots and being able to see what it looks like NOW rather than in 2 weeks. Have I made my case? Good.
However, what I did want to experiment with was the old lenses. Which are very pretty. And despite lacking autofocus and in camera aperture control I figured getting an adapter for the set of OM primes would be worth it - it even has an AF assist chip. Win.
ANyyway, tried it out today with an OM 28mm and a yellow filter to take some landscape shots when on a walk with the family in the Herefordshire countryside. See for yourself.
I'm off on holiday to Pembrokeshire tomorrow, so expect what you might expect when I go to the sea side in tumultuous weather.
Mood photos ahoy!
PS: Some credit for the style adopted in todays post must go to Kayte Wayte's landscape photography. :)