Canon 1000FN

Alex53

Alex53

Alex53

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Just picked up my £11 35mm film body.

Obviously any results will have to wait a while, first have to get some film for starters, then theres developing and scanning, which might prove difficult since I have no scanner.

Just 2 comments though.

1. 20mm is WIIIIIIIIIDE on a full frame. I want a 5D now.

2. An old, consumer, slightly dirty, £11, film body has a better viewfinder than our new £1000 supposedly semi-pro digital cameras. They ought to do something about that.
 
You'll love that camera, I bought one when they were introduced back in the 90's and I've still got it. Very advanced for it's time and still very capable now.
 
Had a fiddle with the controls. One thing I noticed, is that although in Tv and Av you get an exposure level scale, it disappears in manual. (you know, the whole -2...1...0...1...2+ thing in the viewfinder and display.)

Not that its a big issue as I will be using one of my digitals as a very expensive meter when shooting film :)
 
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Had a fiddle with the controls. One thing I noticed, is that although in Tv and Av you get an exposure level scale, it disappears in manual. (you know, the whole -2...1...0...1...2+ thing in the viewfinder and display.)

Not that its a big issue as I will be using one of my digitals as a very expensive meter when shooting film :)
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from what I remember, the exposure level is used as an exposure guide in Manual. Just a sec, I'll check my 5....

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it's just how i remembered.

on a half press of the shutter, the little block appears to tell you where the exposure lies, if it flashes at the +/-2 then you are too far away from the correct exposure, when nearer the correct exposure the little block indicates the current exposure (least it does on my 5 and I don't remember any differences when I changed).
 
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Ah just realised, theres a small - and + sign inside an arrow type shape. The correct exposure is when both the - and + shape appear.

Another doubt, when you load a roll of film, how does the number of shots remaining stay on the display even when you switch off, in fact even when you take the battery out. Another small battery somewhere?
 
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