DX coding (the black and white squares) on 35mm film cassettes make it unnecessary to manually set the film speed (ISO) on an auto-exposure camera that can read the code. Some of these cameras, including my Nikon N65, have no other way of setting the film speed in the camera.They typically default to a setting of ISO 100 with an uncoded cassette. Continue reading “No DX Coding? No Problem (Maybe)”
Category: Taking Pictures
Oops!
Most of my film photography recently has been with a plain prism Nikon F. My usual walking around kit has been the Nikon F with a 50/1.4 lens, a second lens, and a Weston Master IV meter. The second lens is usually a 28/2.8 or a 105/2.5, depending on what I expect to be photographing. Continue reading “Oops!”