Some OM pics

<p>Took some shots of my brothers band on the weekend, since I managed to figure out how to scan film, I though i'd post a couple of pics. First time I've shot something like this, I was very happy with the results but it was tough with very low light, the 50mm wide open performs better than I remember!</p>

<p>These were all taken with an OM-4, 50mm f/1.4 @ 1.4 (auto)<br>

Fuji Neopan 1600 @ 1600 developed in Microphen Stock</p>

<p>I must say, I'm loving the Neopan 1600, such a nice film</p>

<p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/merlindahapypig/01.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/merlindahapypig/03.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/merlindahapypig/04.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/merlindahapypig/05.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Hi Tim<br>

Great shots! You've captured the mood so well that I almost feel as if I'm there! Pic no 2 is my favourite - although I love the tones in all of them.<br>

I have an OM10, love it, still use it sometimes, I just made the leap to digital last year, I bought an E520.<br>

Keep up the great work, and keep posting!<br>

Cheers, Anthea</p>

<p>it was fun! but very hit and miss,</p>

<p>The OTF metered auto exposure was a real plus, the lights were constantly changing and my meter readings ranged between 1/8th - 1/500th at f/1.4 depending on what the lights did so a lot of my manually metered shots were wrong. Unfortunately a lot of the auto shots were blurry because it would use a shutter speed that wasn't fast enough. I have a feeling most of the shots that have been keepers were ones with the camera on auto.</p>

<p>Anyway, my advice for anyone doing something like this is to use 3200iso film, 1600iso was useably but only barely, and a f/1.2 lens if you can afford it. Set it to f/1.2 and use an OM-2/4 with OTF auto, wait for the brighter light patterns and when the performers are not moving around too much, expect to waste alot of film.</p>

<p>Also, 50mm was a bit long for a small pub gig, but the next best option for me was 28 or 35mm f/2.8 which wasn't going to give me enough speed to be worth it. Anything slower than f/2 is probably going to be relatively useless.</p>

<p>This was a really small gig though, so I'm not sure if bigger gigs would have brighter stage lights. I would have killed for flash!</p>