Film Photography
This portfolio showcases my ongoing experience testing and exploring the range of vintage film cameras in my collection.
Any imperfections in the resulting photographs, such as light leaks, exposure inconsistencies, or other camera related faults are intentionally included to illustrate both the mechanical characteristics of these cameras and my ongoing development in mastering film exposure.
We all know that working with film can be tricky. Even something as simple as loading a roll into the camera chamber can be a challenge. However, this isn’t meant to be a masterclass or tutorial, I will leave that to the professionals.
These are my photographs.
The Minolta X-700 was lightweight and easy to use with a 50mm 1: 1.7 Minolta lens. For this camera test I used the Kodak UltraMax 400 film stock which I thought produced good color but noticeable grain. I conducted exposure tests by shooting between shutter speeds 125 & 250 and apertures F16 & F22, matching the film speed with ISO 400. No filter, no flash, no light meter or exposure compensation were used.
The Nikon N2020 felt hefty using a 70-210mm 1: 4-5.6 Nikon Nikkor lens with a UV Filter. For this camera test I used the Kodak UltraMax 400 film stock which produced good color with noticeable grain. I conducted exposure tests by shooting between shutter speeds 125 & 250 and apertures F11, F16 & F32, matching the film speed with ISO 400. Adjusting between Exposure Compensation 0, -1 & +2. No flash or light meter was used.
