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EOS M5, 50/1.4 @Iso 100

It's gone by now - I certainly wasn't going to buy a camera to put it in!

Gratuitous pic of my current SLRs: Nikkormat FTn with 50/1.4 Bronica SQ-B with 80/2.8 Canon EOS 630 with 20/2.8 taken on iPhone :)

Not the OP, but #1 is why I shoot film. OK, in my case its a community darkroom, but I enjoy the entire process of making wet prints. FWIW, for my 35mm film shooting, I have gone the route of an EOS film body (630) sharing glass with my EOS digital kit. At least that way, if I do get tired/bored of film, I'm only out the cost of the body (~$30-50).

If you're new to film, one thing that you may not realize is that having a 'fast' lens matters a LOT more that with digital, because you can't just turn up the ISO when the light gets dim. I'd focus on finding a good deal on a quality lens (50/1.4 is a classic), and then buy a body to hang it on. I have or have had Olympus, Nikon, Canon FD and Canon EOS SLRs, and they're all fine.

What are the chances they fire? What are the chances they START a fire? For now, this is curiosity, but a family member cleaning out old stuff dug up an old 110 camera and a box of flash cubes, and I have a masochistic impulse to try using it. I’m sure I’ll come to my senses soon, but the idea of taking a picture by the light if burning metal has a certain appeal.

School play - OM-D EM-1 (1/10@F5.6, ISO 6400):

And the answer is: As photographed by an iPhone.

I'll probably print this frame over the weekend, but I did have the scan in mind for the guessing game - that's why I uploaded the unscaled crop. I know for certain that I wouldn't have a chance of identifying the film from the scan (at any scale), but I was curious if it would jump out at someone with a more discerning eye and more experience. In any case, I'll post the answer this evening.

In the spirit of continuing the pointless fun, one last clue: developed in HC110 dilution B for 7.5 minutes at 20c.

Adding an unscaled crop to make the grain a bit more clear (along with some unfortunate banding from the scanner) :(

I'm curious if the 'look' of film is distinct enough to identify from one pic. This was shot this past weekend on 35mm (Canon EOS 630 if it matters). Scanned at 4000DPI, adjusted tone curve and sharpening on in Exposure X5 and scaled down to 1000px long edge. No other adjustments (noise/grain reduction, etc.) Anyone care to try and name the film? As always with graffiti, while the photo is mine the art is not.

Bump - I'll keep this one more week, and then it goes to the landfill. If you want it, all I need is the address to which to mail it.

I have one unopened Polaroid 600 film pack with a 12/02 expiration date free for the asking. I don't know anything about the history, storage conditions, etc. It was found in a box while cleaning out an old office. If you want it, give me an address and I'll mail it out.

I'd ask for my money back. (on a side note - I find it amusing the Adobe includes a 'reticulation' filter in Photoshop)

Interesting point re high-speed shooting. I'm not likely to shoot 12 frames per hour, much less per second, but I do notice a slight hiccup in the EVF when I shoot that I've just put down to the shutter interrupting the light to the sensor (and thus the image feed to the EVF).

FWIW, there's at least one MMF-1 on the big auction site for $29: Auto Focus Four Thirds lens to Olympus Panasonic Micro 4/3 M4/3 Adapter MMF-1 US | eBay

One more to finish my day. This one has had a bit more stylization in post:

Heh - the pic is about a year and half old. The vocabulary represents a childhood spent reading far too much SF for my own good :)

I think today was the first day that I really understood the appeal of a mirrorless system. I've had an EOS M5 for a while now, but basically shot it like a DSLR, using mostly my EF lenses. It was fine, but I can't say it ever made me feel strongly that it was a better tool than my DLSR (aside from being newer tech). Recently, I've mostly been shooting film in a Bronica SQ, and picked up a nice collection of lenses through the classifieds here. After spending far too much money shooting on a succession of gray days, I decided to go back to digital until the weather improves since digital frames don't cost me $1 or so each. Which brings me to today. I picked up a Fotodiox SQ-EF adapter, and was out shooting today with a Bronica 200/4.5 MF lens connected to the M5 with stacked SQ-EF and EF-EFM adapters, and it all worked just fine. No mental gymnastics to work out exposure or squinting trying to focus through a viewfinder not optimized for MF. All I had to do was configure a live histogram & focus peaking in the EVF and go. Adjusting exposure couldn't have been easier, a focusing was a breeze since all I had to do was wait for my subject to be highlighted in blue. I think I get it now.

EOS M5 w/Bronica Zenzanon-S 200/4.5 mounted using Fotodiox adapter.

Thanks all; I'll go with the 'one kit for fun' advice, most likely. I did decide to defer this until spring when there's a bit more color to capture. I'm not wasting any more film on dreary gray days.

Straight out of the phone camera, from a train window, and yet one of my favorite pictures:

EOS M5, 24-85, Tri-X LUT applied in Exposure X5. This was a Christmas ornament hung on a random tree alongside a trail.

Process away the gray day... Crop to 21:9, adjust color balance to punch up the red/orange Corgis, add some blue to the sky.