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Are film cameras better for teaching photography?

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Ruby Grace wrote: My daughter wants to learn photography and I'm going to teach her.  She wants a brand new Sony mirrorless camera, however I told her I learned photography on a manual camera back in the film days.  That way, you just need to focus on shutterspeed, aperture and ISO.  Oh and manually adjusting focus and working for your shot. 

Now correct me if I'm wrong, I think this is a better way of learning photography and building a strong foundation.  

Do you agree with my direction on this?  

I disagree with your premise. With film, you go through everything, then you have to wait until the film comes back to see what went right or what went wrong. With digital, the feedback is in the moment. Want to learn about DOF? Shoot 2 extreme f-stops and view the differences instantly. What does exposure compensation do? Try it and immediate feedback. The best way to learn is to see the result as you do it. Seeing a photographer in the wild used to be a novelty. Now everyone is a photographer because they always have their phone. That is one reason you can't make money at stock photography anymore. Everybody shoots.

Problem with Olympus OM-D E-M1II

Category: Olympus Camera Forum

Dave_59 wrote: I use this camera with a Panasonic Lumix 100-300 mm lens, primarily for dragonfly photography. I'm very happy with the results on aperture priority (A) (shots of dragonflies perched on vegetation) and on shutter speed priority (S) (dragonflies in flight) at good/high light levels. However, at lower light levels (still within normal UK daytime levels), I get very underexposed shots on shutter speed priority, even after exposure compensation of up to +3. This gets worse as light levels decline. I've tried different light metering modes but no change. I'd appreciate advice on this.

Any underexposure will be due to settings. I suspect your ISO is too low to obtain the correct exposure for the shutter speed and aperture you are using. Exposure compensation will only work if the exposure is within a workable range. As the light levels drop, something has to give. Either a larger aperture, which you are probably at the largest already; a slower shutter speed but you are probably using a faster one to prevent blur; or a higher ISO to compensate for loss of light. If you are using AUTO ISO, go to the menu and check to see where you have the maximum ISO set. I suspect it's too low. Low light is always a compromise with settings.    

Problem with Olympus OM-D E-M1II

Category: Olympus Camera Forum

I use this camera with a Panasonic Lumix 100-300 mm lens, primarily for dragonfly photography. I'm very happy with the results on aperture priority (A) (shots of dragonflies perched on vegetation) and on shutter speed priority (S) (dragonflies in flight) at good/high light levels. However, at lower light levels (still within normal UK daytime levels), I get very underexposed shots on shutter speed priority, even after exposure compensation of up to +3. This gets worse as light levels decline. I've tried different light metering modes but no change. I'd appreciate advice on this.
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