Olympus OM 1 pointers- new to film photography
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:40 pm
Hi Everyone.
I'm new to film photography, and pbase for that matter. I was wondering if anyone has any pointers they can give me. A friend recently lent me his Olympus OM 1 with a 28 mm lens and a 75 - 150 mm lens. I've taken a roll of 100 speed film, just trying to get used to all the adjustments of shutter speed and apeture (i think that's spelt wrong!). I'd like any pointers as i'm going to Switzerland later this year and would like to take some nice mountain/snow/meadow/lake etc shots.
I found that cloudy day and indoor shots didn't come out all that well but this could be because of film speed. Sunny day beach shots were better however i found that when i took the light reading off the foreground (say some rocks or a rockpool) the sky lost all it's blue. Is there a way to avoid this other than photoshop?
also, the zoom lense seemed to make shots less colourful and crisp. is this a common problem with zoom lenses or possibly a bad lens?
I'll try and get some of the shots into a gallery but i don't have a scanner. for the meantime any pointers at all in regard to these things or just using a manual slr camera would be appreciated.
Thanks
Kieren
I'm new to film photography, and pbase for that matter. I was wondering if anyone has any pointers they can give me. A friend recently lent me his Olympus OM 1 with a 28 mm lens and a 75 - 150 mm lens. I've taken a roll of 100 speed film, just trying to get used to all the adjustments of shutter speed and apeture (i think that's spelt wrong!). I'd like any pointers as i'm going to Switzerland later this year and would like to take some nice mountain/snow/meadow/lake etc shots.
I found that cloudy day and indoor shots didn't come out all that well but this could be because of film speed. Sunny day beach shots were better however i found that when i took the light reading off the foreground (say some rocks or a rockpool) the sky lost all it's blue. Is there a way to avoid this other than photoshop?
also, the zoom lense seemed to make shots less colourful and crisp. is this a common problem with zoom lenses or possibly a bad lens?
I'll try and get some of the shots into a gallery but i don't have a scanner. for the meantime any pointers at all in regard to these things or just using a manual slr camera would be appreciated.
Thanks
Kieren