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Film guys: how do you even use sub 400 film for portraiture?
>> Digital / Nikon FX photofag here.
>> 30 years old, never shot film before this year. Had to watch a youtube video to learn how to wind camera.
>> Love shooting manual primes, I think old nikkor / voigtlander lenses produce better photos than my 70-200 f/2.8 Tamron.
>> Bought a Nikon FG for $20 on a whim off of ebay, replaced the battery / light seals and I've been thrilled with it.
>> Always used Fuji pro 400H; aperture priority. Outstanding. Requires good light and wide lens to avoid a tripod, but overall very doable.
>> Got excited to try some lanscapes and loaded Kodak Ektar 100 into my camera.
>> Took like 15 frames, decided I'm done shooting landscapes.
>> Spend the next week trying to photograph anything handheld with 100 film speed.
>> Last night, I was waiting for some friends at a park, and some college girls were messing around with an entry level camera, so I offer to take photos for them on their memory card with my d750
>> Perfect sunset, also try to take photos with FG. Metering @ f/1.4 says shutter speeds still below 1/15. Seems still bright as fuck.
>> Do some quick math trying to figure out if my camera is fucked up or it's just me. Nope, camera is fine, I'm just an idiot.
>> Have the realization that I'm a faggot because I've always been so dependent on higher ISO capabilities with my digital DSLR.
My question is this:
How the fuck did anyone take photos of people with this shit in less than blinding noon-day sun without carting around off-camera flash and a tripod?
My understanding is that an f/2.8 was considered a fast lens just a couple decades ago. Today, I tried shooting a flag with a 200mm Nikkor AI-S open at f/4 in full sunlight with a tripod and couldn't even freeze the motion on a flapping flag. Did everyone outside of a studio just use 800 or higher back then?
For fun, I'll also post one of the photos I took of said girl with my D750 @ 58mm, f/1.4; ISO 800.
>> Digital / Nikon FX photofag here.
>> 30 years old, never shot film before this year. Had to watch a youtube video to learn how to wind camera.
>> Love shooting manual primes, I think old nikkor / voigtlander lenses produce better photos than my 70-200 f/2.8 Tamron.
>> Bought a Nikon FG for $20 on a whim off of ebay, replaced the battery / light seals and I've been thrilled with it.
>> Always used Fuji pro 400H; aperture priority. Outstanding. Requires good light and wide lens to avoid a tripod, but overall very doable.
>> Got excited to try some lanscapes and loaded Kodak Ektar 100 into my camera.
>> Took like 15 frames, decided I'm done shooting landscapes.
>> Spend the next week trying to photograph anything handheld with 100 film speed.
>> Last night, I was waiting for some friends at a park, and some college girls were messing around with an entry level camera, so I offer to take photos for them on their memory card with my d750
>> Perfect sunset, also try to take photos with FG. Metering @ f/1.4 says shutter speeds still below 1/15. Seems still bright as fuck.
>> Do some quick math trying to figure out if my camera is fucked up or it's just me. Nope, camera is fine, I'm just an idiot.
>> Have the realization that I'm a faggot because I've always been so dependent on higher ISO capabilities with my digital DSLR.
My question is this:
How the fuck did anyone take photos of people with this shit in less than blinding noon-day sun without carting around off-camera flash and a tripod?
My understanding is that an f/2.8 was considered a fast lens just a couple decades ago. Today, I tried shooting a flag with a 200mm Nikkor AI-S open at f/4 in full sunlight with a tripod and couldn't even freeze the motion on a flapping flag. Did everyone outside of a studio just use 800 or higher back then?
For fun, I'll also post one of the photos I took of said girl with my D750 @ 58mm, f/1.4; ISO 800.
