Photography

So with my new second hand, 30yr old SLR I began my quest back into photography in ernest.

The first time I used it was on a trip to Bath. I forgot how easy and simple photography can be, it seems over the years the influence on digital photography has manouvred it away form the simple basics. Digital cameras boast of how many megapixels they have and maximum print sizes together with the ability to record video and sound. Whilst being taken in by these features it wasnt until I got my Ricoh that I begain to realise what photography was all about again.

The camre came with a standart 50mm lens and whilst in bath I added a zoom lens to my kit for a mere £50. Total outfit price £62 pounds.

I was eager to get the first roll of film back and see the outcome. I was very pleased when it came back as the majority of the shots were good. Having this camera taught me to look carefully at a scene, focus properly and set the correct settings for any creative shots such as portraits having a blurry background etc.

I soon found though that I was buying and using quite a lot of rolls of film and the cost of these rolls combined with the developing soon mounted up. I soon realised that the move to DLR would be the senisble option. Seeking a camera that I could manually focus, read a meter and set the desired shutter and aparture became my top priority. Moreover the digital era had come a long way and digital SLRs were soon producing images which easily rival that from a 35mm negative. Shooting digital also has several advantages over film:

1. Instant review of your shots;

2. Shooting for free - i.e. you were only limiteds to your storage card as to how many shots you could take.

3. Instant ISO adjustment - Digital Cameras have the ability to change ISO settings thus making the more versitile that film SLRs as you do not have to change a roll of film for chaning light conditions.

There are downsides to any product but I felt the pros outweighed the cons.

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