I received this exact camera from my family along with some Fujifilm film. And it also has the exact same lens as in the photo... Would it be a good start to learning photography? I know it's not the best camera in the world, but it's the one I have.I have a digital camera, but I don't know... I'd like to see what it's like to photograph in analog.
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>>4494640Exactly. At the end of the day film camera bodies hardly matter beyond what lenses they can take and how good their internal meter is. If the meter in camera mostly agrees with an external one then it should be a fine piece of kit for you to use. 35-70 actually covers a surprisingly decent amount of shots you might want to take (though the variable widest aperture is a little closed off still imo). Just get out there and shoot a roll or two, get it deved, and see what happens
>>4494645Yeah with that aperture you're not going to be shooting at night without a tripod but it's a perfectly acceptable setup for shooting in well-lit spaces.
>>4494633>Single Lens Reflex: check>Manual shutter speed: check>Decent range of shutter speeds: check>Aperture control: check>Light meter in viewfinder: check>Shutter speed in viewfinder: check kinda>Lens that isn't outright terrible: check (bonus: fun zoom lens)>135, not a meme format: checkThrow it in the trash and buy a Leica M3 anon.
>>4494633>I know it's not the best camera in the worldAs far as manual focus SLRs go, there's not much that's better in terms of specs. 1/2000th on the top speed is higher than most except for a select few models, the only thing you'd really gain by getting a different camera is access to different glass and maybe better build quality. I would stick with it, just check the light seals before you start shooting. Also check around to see of you have any places around you that offer film developing, and how much they cost, and if they scan. Other than that, remember to expose for your shadows, negative film can handle a being overexposed a lot better than underexposed, which looks like shit usually.
>>4494633I have one of these. I ran into mechanical failures with the film advance lever, but that was easily fixed. It’s a good machine, and you’ll have room to grow since this model is compatible with Zeiss Planar T* lenses.
>>4494722Occurs to me that I should have just said C/Y mount lenses instead of specifying one line of them. You’ll have some nice options is what I’m saying
>>4494652The day I buy a Leica in my country is the day I'm extremely rich.>>4494652PERFECT! I'll start studying everything.Now, one thing that's bothering me is how I'm going to "develop" the negatives... I thought about buying a digital camera to take pictures of the negatives and edit them on the computer, or buying an Epson V600. Both cost 2000 in my country. I don't know which would be the best choice, though.
>>4494748Just have someone else develop them for you. Most people do this. Self-development is very niche.
