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Can anyone help me with the canon t50 film slr? |
I'm a professional photographer that usually uses digital but i've found a new love for film after having shot some really rich black and whites. but i just got a old canon t50 and the prints i got look like prints out of a magazine in the 50's. i did it all in color film and the colors and quality suck. can anyone help? or is this typical of the camera? I think we'll need some additional info to figure out what's going on here! But having said that, I don't think it is the camera that is causing odd colors. Most likely, it was A) the film choice - some films are over saturated, or have strange color balance, B) the processing - they could have screwed this up or C) the printing - they could have screwed this up, too. What was the process after the film was exposed? The development and printing process, especially if not done by a pro lab, can be full of errors. Here's what I would suggest: shoot some good pro slide film, specifically Fuji Astia 100F and have it processed in a pro lab. The reason for this is that this film is very neutral in color balance, and slide film developed by a pro lab will stay neutral. Then view these slides on a light table with a loup, at the pro lab. The colors should be just as you saw them at the scene. What I will guess is, depending on the lens, that the images will be fairly neutral and realistic, with perhaps less contrast that you are used to because this film is fairly low-contrast, and the lens, if it is older, may not have the "snap" of modern lenses. Then you can go from there, to try different films for their different effects. Velvia 100F will be more saturated, but generally neutral in terms of color. Kodak Ektacrhome 100VS will be very saturated, leaning towards the warm. Etc. etc. Buy some fresh film, shoot it and send it to a good lab. If the camera took great black and whites, it's not the camera. I would put it into repair and have them check it for shutter speed and check out the light meter. Or, I would set it on manual, use an outboard light meter and set the aperture and the shutter speeds manually. |
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