#KEEP IT SIMPLE PHOTOGRAPHY MANUAL#
#KEEP IT SIMPLE PHOTOGRAPHY PLUS#

Pentax ME Super, Asahi Takumar SMC 55m f/2 lens, Rollei Digibase CR200 cross processed film This might only be one or two shots per roll, a great hit rate for me is say six shots. Then I’ll do it again, and maybe one more time, until I’m left with just the best. Once the film is processed and scanned to CD, I just browse through and discard any that I don’t like or don’t think work. Asahi Pentax ES, Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lens, Kodak HD2 200 film Um, that’s really about all I adjust once the film is loaded. Occasionally I’ll have to move my shoulder strap because it’s slipped down a little. I balance the depth of field I see in the viewfinder with the shutter speed, ensuring I don’t go too slow and end up with camera shake. I focus with the lens wide open, then usually stop down two or three stops, depending on the lens, and the light. Fujica ST701, Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Pancolar 50mm f/1.8 lens, FujiFilm Superia 100 film Then I just go with Aperture Priority (Av) mode. This is easier than with digital, I mostly use ISO100 film, sometimes ISO200 and shoot maybe a third or half stop overexposed. Contax 139 Quartz, Super-Takumar 55mm f/1.8, York Photo 100 film Whichever I choose, the Takumars make most sense. With all three I need an M42 adapter, and shoot manually stopping down the lens.

#KEEP IT SIMPLE PHOTOGRAPHY MANUAL#

With film I have very few cameras now, and if I’m not shooting fully manual with my Spotmatic F, I’ll pick either a Pentax Program-A or one of two Contax – 139 Quartz or 167MT. My five years of experimenting has drawn a few solid conclusions, not least of all that my favourite mount is M42 and my favourite M42 lenses are Asahi Takumars.

#KEEP IT SIMPLE PHOTOGRAPHY PLUS#

Fujica ST701, Asahi Super-Multi-Coated-Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lens, Kodak Color Plus 200 film The second approach is, not coincidentally, very similar to how my digital approach has evolved. Contax 139 Quartz, Asahi Super-Takumar 55mm f/1.8 M42 lens, FujiFilm Superia 100 filmįirst, shooting without a light meter, with an all mechanical camera, which I wrote about a while back. Let’s look at how this is different (and how it’s similar) when I’m shooting film. Recently I described how I keep my digital photography approach simple and as straightforward as possible by simplifying lens choice, camera settings, adjustments whilst shooting, editing and processing.

Keep it simple photography