david_haardt2

<p>Hi Michael,</p> <p>Thank you for your response. I believe you are right - I just found https://www.flickr.com/groups/n8008/discuss/72157628092320999/ at the same moment as I received the notification about your answer. That is comforting. I will put in some film tonight, then I will know for sure...</p> <p>Is it somehow weird that it feels exciting to shoot analog again? Somehow I can feel this excitement, this feeling of not knowing what the shots will turn out like until I get the film developed... weird! ^^</p> <p>Also, I was pretty shocked that our local photo store only carries three makes of film these days - Fuji Superia 200, Fuji Velvia 100, and Fuji Provia 100. Fortunately I saw on Amazon that more makes of film are still being produced. (Or at least sold!)</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>David</p>

<p>Hey guys,<br> <br /> After a looong time in the digital world, I've decided to give analog photography a try again. Unfortunately the control wheel on my F-301 broke off immediately, so I got a used F-801s in truly excellent condition from a local seller...<br> <br /> But now I have a really dumb question about that camera: I put my 50/1.8 Nikkor Ai-S on it, selected M as the focusing mode on the camera body, and M (or, later, A) as the exposure mode using the control wheel. I didn't put any film into the camera yet. Before the shutter is released, one can hear a "motoric" sound that lasts about one second. Interestingly, when firing the shutter several times, that sound appears only before the first shutter release, not afterwards - but when switching off and on the camera, that sound can be heard again before the first shutter release. So my question: what is this sound? Can't be film transport, since that sound should be after, not before the shutter release. But is that really the camera's AF sound? I did select M as the focusing mode on the camera body, so I thought that the focusing motor would be switched off in that situation...<br> <br /> (Interestingly, whether or not the sound appears doesn't seem to be related to whether or not I have focused "correctly", in relation to what is shown in the lower left of the viewfinder display.)<br> Any pointers would be appreciated ;)<br> Cheers,<br> David</p>