gale

I read a book once from an author I have forgot his name, but he basically, said that he did not buy the best glass money could buy only to put a filter on the end of it. HE said you should only use a filter if you can verbally argue that it is nessesary for the shot.

I seldom shoot with filters. PL filters can get you into trouble with too dark and un natural skys. It can help a weak sky but it is better in my book to wait for better tone in the sky the natural way, by the sun's position.

my .02

Dave

Shot with an AE-1 (not Program) and a Vivitar Series 1 28-90 f/2.8 w/ Sensia 100 Slide film:

AE-1's are plenty good<div></div>

90% of a sucessful photo is the glass. With poor glass, no film or megapixel has a chance. A 7000 dollar digital SLR is no better than a point and shoot unless one uses great glass.

This is why I have stayed with FD for so long. Even so, some FD's are better than others.

I don't hate digital nor to I participate in digita vs. film arguments. IN our local photo club, us film shooters make up less than half the club and I am the only FD shooter.

Dave

I still shoot FD Canon gear almost exclusively unless I shoot FL lenses. My wife and I must have a half dozen AE-1's and Programs (Which by the way is a great camera and there are fix-it kits out there which fix squeaky mirrors). We have fixed several and they are quiet and once again wonderful cameras.

A-1's are gems indeed. Mine shoot all my high speed B&W stuff like 1600 Neopan or 3200 T max of Ilford 3200. The LED readout in the view finder helps in low light shooting situations that come with indorr non flash photography.

F-1n's are bullet proof as can be and I agree with an above post stating the F-1 will still be running strong when film is long dead (Heaven forbid) My F-1 w/ AE Finder was made in the 80's and though brassed and ugly and slightly dented, it is my main camera for shooting color Slide film. All I have done to it is new seals.

I have no experience w/ T 90's or 70's. I hear T90's can begin to give grief from sticky mirrors. But then again, I hear so much crap about anything ever made, I am not sure what to beleive.

AS an Canon FD collector, I think a T90 is a must to round out the collection....which doesn't sit on the shelf, but gets used.

Dave

We've been shooting some of the new Velvia 100 (not F) and I think it has good color. My wife uses it for much of her MAcro shooting. The grain is fine, as fine as 50 as far as I can see from the high res. scans from a Nikon 5000.

Here is a recent sample from new Velvia 100:<div></div>

I am new to this forum and I'm excited I found it as I need lots of imput from

film shooters with everything from Film to filters to scanning and developing.

I don't concider myself any kind of profesional but I have had a cmaera

hanging around my neck off and on for nearly 30 years. Most of my gear is old

and most of it is Canon FD or FL. My Wife and I are hobbiest Photographers

who do sell some prints and ettend local shows. I am Vice President of a

local Photo Club.

By trade I am a Equipment Operator which pays all the bills, including bills

generated from photography.

I hope to learn in these forums.

Thx,

Dave<div></div>