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[Artemis]

England, where else? You can so tell by my devlish good looks, fantastic attitude, and great smell!

 

[Ant]

England, where else? You can so tell by my devlish good looks, fantastic attitude, and great smell!

LOL. I'd sort of worked that out by your use of the £

I was wondering where just in case that second hand shop of yours had good prices and was maybe within easy travel.

 

[Artemis]

Well to be honest im not allowed to give out to personal info over the net, although Ill see what I can do, where are you and ill let you know if its close.

 

[Ant]

I'm in Luton.

 

[Artemis]

Never heard of it, so your a while away

 

[Ant]

Never heard of it :? What the heck are they teaching kids in school geography these days? I grew up near Newcastle and I'd heard of Luton.

Oh well never mind. I'd still be interested in those prices though, just to get an idea of how much I can expect to spend.

 

[Artemis]

Sure thing, gimme a list of what kinda cameras yah want, and next time I down there

 

[Ant]

OK. Thanks.

Like I said I'm interested in either an F55, an F65 or an F75. Body only.

Cheers.

 

[Artemis]

np, ill see what I can do, plus check ebay!

 

[santino]

Ant:
why not F(N)80? too pricey? I think it's worth it

 

[Ant]

Ant:
why not F(N)80? too pricey? I think it's worth it

Well, if I do buy a film body....and it's still only an idea at the moment. It'll just be for limited use. I'll still be primarily using my D70 so I don't want to get too extravagant or expensive

 

[santino]

I see
maybe think about an older MF SLR, they are real fun :thumbsup:

 

[ahelg]

My camera is an MF. Good fun but not for someone who want's to photograph anything moving.

 

[Ant]

My camera is an MF. Good fun but not for someone who want's to photograph anything moving.

That's totally useless for me then.

 

[Digital Matt]

Congrats Arty!

Let me give you a few tips if I can about the 300D.

Don't rely on the LCD picture on the back of the camera to tell if you got a good exposure. It's not accurate. Instead you should set it to show you the histogram. You can set it up in the menu of the camera. I can't recall off hand where it is, but read your instructions and you'll find it. You should also read this website to make sure you understand histograms. It's a graphical representation of the light in your photo, which will help you to get the best exposure.

Also, if I were you I would shoot in manual mode for two reasons. First off, in the 300D, it's the only way you can get center weighted average metering, which is the closest you can get to a spot meter. It measures the light at the center 15% I think. Anyways, this allows you to point the camera at something specific and meter off of it. It's good because you can pick the brightest part of your scene and meter for that, and then you will make sure and not overexpose it.

Another reason to shoot in manual is that it will hep you understand photography better, and allow you to control your depth of field and exposure exactly how you want it.

Good luck, and most of all, have fun and shoot lots!