tomwazza
Suspended / Banned
- Messages
- 62
- Name
- Tom
- Edit My Images
- Yes
I sold my Canon 30d and lenses about 18 months ago because at the time I couldn't warrant having so much value tied up in something that I rarely used. I found sometimes that although I wanted to take a camera out with me I didn't want the bulk that comes with a DSLR and all of it's accessories.
I spent about half the money on buying a decent point and shoot, but after a few weeks of using it I started to regret getting rid of my 30d, as you can imagine I missed having some of the manual controls I once had.
I was in a bit of a catch-22, on the one hand I wanted to have something that allowed me to be more creative and on the other I didn't want to tie up money into a camera that I would probably use infrequently.
The solution I came up with was to get into 35mm film cameras, I thought it would allow me to be more creative at a lower cost, lenses are a fraction of the cost of they're digital equivalents. Also it would force me to develop my shots, whereas historically I've always done some post-processing and then just stored them in a folder location of my HDD.
Anyway after a bit of research I decided my first SLR was going to be a Canon AE-1 Program. I picked one up off eBay along with a 50mm f1/8 lens and they both arrived last week.
I went to an event this weekend and really enjoyed using it, although I must admit I kept going in the wrong direction when focussing, and I quite often forgot to wind on the film after taking a shot.
However, I have got a few issues I was hoping to get some guidance with:-
- when I look through the viewfinder it's quite dirty and murky, it's ok to use, I just wish it was a little cleaner because I find it a little distracting. I think the fault is with the focusing screen, however I'm struggling to find out how to clean/replace it? (I can see replacements on eBay for £10)
- the mirror was quite dusty but I used some eclipse cleaning fluid and some lint free cloths to give it a clean, it's better than it was but I think my technique isn't very good. The eclipse evaporates, but it leaves a residue on the mirror?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
I spent about half the money on buying a decent point and shoot, but after a few weeks of using it I started to regret getting rid of my 30d, as you can imagine I missed having some of the manual controls I once had.
I was in a bit of a catch-22, on the one hand I wanted to have something that allowed me to be more creative and on the other I didn't want to tie up money into a camera that I would probably use infrequently.
The solution I came up with was to get into 35mm film cameras, I thought it would allow me to be more creative at a lower cost, lenses are a fraction of the cost of they're digital equivalents. Also it would force me to develop my shots, whereas historically I've always done some post-processing and then just stored them in a folder location of my HDD.
Anyway after a bit of research I decided my first SLR was going to be a Canon AE-1 Program. I picked one up off eBay along with a 50mm f1/8 lens and they both arrived last week.
I went to an event this weekend and really enjoyed using it, although I must admit I kept going in the wrong direction when focussing, and I quite often forgot to wind on the film after taking a shot.
However, I have got a few issues I was hoping to get some guidance with:-
- when I look through the viewfinder it's quite dirty and murky, it's ok to use, I just wish it was a little cleaner because I find it a little distracting. I think the fault is with the focusing screen, however I'm struggling to find out how to clean/replace it? (I can see replacements on eBay for £10)
- the mirror was quite dusty but I used some eclipse cleaning fluid and some lint free cloths to give it a clean, it's better than it was but I think my technique isn't very good. The eclipse evaporates, but it leaves a residue on the mirror?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
