Camera Review

Photo Review:

Photo Definitions!

Viewfinder: A hole in the camera in which the photographer looks through to frame out their photo.

Film Speed Dial: Adjusts the ISO, or film light sensitivity.

Shutter Release: Releases the part of the camera that allows light to enter the camera.

Film Advance Lever: Winds the film inside the camera, so that blank film can be occupied with a new photo.

Self Time Lever: An adjustable lever that allows the photographer to time photos, for example if a photographer adjusted it to five seconds, the camera would tick for five seconds and the shutter would open.

Focus ring: Adjusts the depth of field for varied desirable photos.

Aperture Ring: Adjusts the size of the hole in which light enters the camera. The bigger number dictates that the hole is small and vice versa.

Shutter Speed Ring: Adjusts the speed in which the shutter is open. Long shutter speed is used in dark environments to capture more light and fast shutter speeds are used in bright environments to prevent over exposures.

Definitions:

Short Depth of Field: Using short depth of field means that a small portion, or the first layer of the photo is in focus. This blurs the background of a photo that can help achieve some pretty interesting results. This is can be used by a wide range of photography, but I specifically like its use in macro photography.

Long Depth of Field: This is the opposite of short depth, which brings the entire photo into focus. This can be adjusted using the focus ring. This causes the photo to be very in focus, and should be used when the photographer wants great detail into his/her photo. I especially like this use in landscape photography. 

Motion Blur: Using motion blur provides the illusion of movement through a picture. This can be achieved using a slow shutter speed, which means a big aperture. This requires the use of a tripod. For example, if the shutter was open and something moved, then it closes. The image will appear to have the subject moving. This is especially useful when trying to capture motions in animals or people! For example, I used this when taking a photo of my friend playing guitar. It looked awesome because his hand was flying but the guitar was stationary. This looked awesome!

Frozen Action: This is similar to motion blur, however the shutter speed is fast. This can be trick because the camera needs to move at the same speed in which your subject is. This allows the background of your photo to be blurry, however your subject looks frozen in action.

Snow Scene: To take pictures of bright snow scenes, approximately 100 ISO film should be used because it would work well in bright situations. The aperture should be extremely large, like F22. This prevents it from overexposing. Also adjust the shutter speed to get the light meter perfect.

Loading Film: To load film, open the back by lifting the film rewind knob. You then place the film in the film chamber and push the rewind knob down to secure it in place. Then pull the film over the shutter curtain and put it in front of the arm that is resting on the take up spool and underneath the spool until it comes out the side. The close it back, and voila!

Use the light meter: To take a picture using the proper amount of light, the light meter is used. The light meter is directly correlated to both the shutter speed and aperture. It is located in the centre of the viewfinder. If the indicator is on the left, there is not enough light. If the indicator is on the right, too much light. In the centre, its alright!

Setting the aperture and film speed: Changing the aperture changes the amount of light that reaches the film. To change it, adjust the aperture ring. If the aperture ring is a low number, the hole in which light enters the camera is larger. And if the number is large than the hole is smaller. To change the film speed you have to rotate the knob on top of the camera beside the shutter release button. A higher number means a faster shutter speed because it is a fraction of a second. If you change the shutter 250 it means the speed is 1/250th of a second. A lower number means a slower shutter speed.

100/400 ISO Film: 100 ISO is the least sensitive to light and is ideal in bright conditions. It is a slower film speed therefore more light is required. In respect to that, a tripod is required. In respect to that a tripod would be recommend to remove any traces of camera shake. 400 ISO film is the standard for everyday photography because of its versatility. It is a general film speed, not fast or slow.