Whilst many of my favourite cameras are electronic and require batteries to do anything, not just meter (hello Contax 139 Quartz, 159MM and 167MT!), I own half a dozen others that are fully mechanical and either require a battery just for the meter, or have no meter at all. A couple of years ago I… Continue reading How I Shoot Film Simply Without A Light Meter
Month: July 2016
Lessons From The 135
As a change from my beloved standard 50/55/58mm lenses, I decided a few weeks back to try shooting a different focal length, and went for the once upon a time very popular and ubiquitous 135mm. Added to this, as I'm focusing almost entirely on the M42 mount - using my three all manual and mechanical… Continue reading Lessons From The 135