HELP

[grant_22]

so i spent most of yesterday evening shooting my cousin who's a skateboarder. he's really good btw..i got the pictures developed and im really upset with most of the results. ill show a couple examples.

um im using a Pentax MZ-50 slr. um it was at shutter speed 250 and appeture was just on P i was goin back and forth between autofocus and manual

heres and example

 

[JimmyO]

Geez
I have no film knowledge but it looks like theres something wrong with the film, was it new film?

 

[grant_22]

no i used like 4 rolls of film all only like a week old? it was good film apparently too...

 

[JimmyO]

Did they all look like that?

 

[grant_22]

no a few were normal and some a bit better?

 

[kellylindseyphotography]

no image is showing for me

 

[grant_22]

k wait ill put it up on image shack again...srry thats my bad

 

[rubbertree]

What type of film was it and what ISO?

 

[grant_22]

35mm? lol um it was like life brand? maybe thats my problem?

 

[kellylindseyphotography]

what was your iso? They are super grainy, it looks like you may have had your camera set at one ISO and the film speed was actually a different ISO. Although thats just a guess on my end..

 

[grant_22]

that could verywell be it. i dont remember what is iso (srry for the noob question)

 

[JimmyO]

What kelly said seems to make sense. I just dont get how you could have your camera choose settings automaticly and have the shots come out so bad.

 

[kellylindseyphotography]

Your ISO would be listed on ;your film box. Might also be called "asa".. Usually a number like 100, 200, 400, 800 etc.

Your ISO has to be manually set by you on your camera to match that number (usally?? I think thats true w/most film cameras... at least the older models)

 

[grant_22]

ok that makes sense - ill go check it out in the manual see what i can find on that whole iso thing. thanx again

 

[JimmyO]

And once you get it figured out post some pics, skate photography is my forte ; )