Tilley, one other point, for Leica M's putting the shutter speed on B sometimes shuts this meter OFF, aka as its not needed for long exposures (also some have a specific off switch)- also the winder lever has a click on the pull out position (this turns the camera on too)- also if you have a 'winder' on, it turns this off, so you can do manual winds, or automatic, your preference. If you have an R5 this has a mode dial, turning this to M turns the meter off too, as in M nothing is set automatically.
I also disagree with the auto white balance advice here. It's one of the easiest things to fix in post, as long as the image was captured in raw. That is one setting I really don't care about. In general, this is a helpful video. Thank you Tilly.
I get it, set it and forget it. I’m of the mindset that I want to get as many things as possible dialed when I take the photos, so I have as little as possible to edit later. To each their own. Thanks for watching!
Sorry if I'm premature, I'm only 55 seconds in but I would say to go the other route - snap away, it's only memory. It's the only way you're going to really learn what works and what doesn't. Just understand why your pics turn out the way that they do and strive to be better next time.
one other mistake, LEARN THE LIGHT, MF cameras [120 film] in particular, don't like extreme highlights (glare/flare), you waste lots of rolls that way, better off, for focus and EXPOSURE, to have f8/f11 than burn a shot with f2/2.8 ! (unless its a hasselblad H1 etc with inbuilt metering like a dslr; or LF with a handheld meter)- and you have done a roll and TRUST it!! If you must use bokeh, use an ND filter, and cut the light that way, no harm, no foul shot. Associated with this, DON'T use asa 400 in bright light, use 100/200 like EkTar or Kodak Gold [EV 14-17], if you have this on the camera (hassleblad V lenses, or handheld light meters) this saves a lot of 'missed' rolls; for a reference, look at a shiny metallic surface, like a cars bonnet or a motorbike fuel tank, if you can stare at the shine highlights for 10 seconds, and not go blind, you are OK, but if it burns, then use the above strategies, as its definitely ev 15 and up! {1/250 @ f8; or 1/500th @f11} are GOOD signs the cameras got it right!!(based on kodak gold 200 metered at 200 no push/pull).
I honestly don’t get the white balance tip. In my head, when shooting raw, I can reset it into whatever I want in post. But you seem to actively choose to set your WB for some purpose. Maybe you could make a more practical video on your approach of setting wb purposely, so that others ( I mean me😅) see your point clearer. Of course it’s just a suggestion, but I was wondering about this one. 😊
I don't get it either. As long as the raws are processed, its easily corrected. For ooc and jpeg it is a different story. Coming from film with "less" (read: different) options in post, this might be the origin of this tip: trying to nail it in the first place.
Awesome video series you are making! I recommend your channel to all my new filmie friends.
Tilley, one other point, for Leica M's putting the shutter speed on B sometimes shuts this meter OFF, aka as its not needed for long exposures (also some have a specific off switch)- also the winder lever has a click on the pull out position (this turns the camera on too)- also if you have a 'winder' on, it turns this off, so you can do manual winds, or automatic, your preference. If you have an R5 this has a mode dial, turning this to M turns the meter off too, as in M nothing is set automatically.
I also disagree with the auto white balance advice here. It's one of the easiest things to fix in post, as long as the image was captured in raw. That is one setting I really don't care about.
In general, this is a helpful video. Thank you Tilly.
I get it, set it and forget it. I’m of the mindset that I want to get as many things as possible dialed when I take the photos, so I have as little as possible to edit later. To each their own. Thanks for watching!
I definitely knew what AWB was before watching this video 🙃
Guilty of AWB all the time 😅
Sorry if I'm premature, I'm only 55 seconds in but I would say to go the other route - snap away, it's only memory. It's the only way you're going to really learn what works and what doesn't. Just understand why your pics turn out the way that they do and strive to be better next time.
one other mistake, LEARN THE LIGHT, MF cameras [120 film] in particular, don't like extreme highlights (glare/flare), you waste lots of rolls that way, better off, for focus and EXPOSURE, to have f8/f11 than burn a shot with f2/2.8 ! (unless its a hasselblad H1 etc with inbuilt metering like a dslr; or LF with a handheld meter)- and you have done a roll and TRUST it!! If you must use bokeh, use an ND filter, and cut the light that way, no harm, no foul shot. Associated with this, DON'T use asa 400 in bright light, use 100/200 like EkTar or Kodak Gold [EV 14-17], if you have this on the camera (hassleblad V lenses, or handheld light meters) this saves a lot of 'missed' rolls;
for a reference, look at a shiny metallic surface, like a cars bonnet or a motorbike fuel tank, if you can stare at the shine highlights for 10 seconds, and not go blind, you are OK, but if it burns, then use the above strategies, as its definitely ev 15 and up!
{1/250 @ f8; or 1/500th @f11} are GOOD signs the cameras got it right!!(based on kodak gold 200 metered at 200 no push/pull).
I honestly don’t get the white balance tip. In my head, when shooting raw, I can reset it into whatever I want in post. But you seem to actively choose to set your WB for some purpose.
Maybe you could make a more practical video on your approach of setting wb purposely, so that others ( I mean me😅) see your point clearer. Of course it’s just a suggestion, but I was wondering about this one. 😊
I don't get it either. As long as the raws are processed, its easily corrected. For ooc and jpeg it is a different story. Coming from film with "less" (read: different) options in post, this might be the origin of this tip: trying to nail it in the first place.