by "MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
Published 10/20/2017 at 12:27
by "MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
Published 10/20/2017 at 12:27
Tags: 6hcota
; 35mm
; Photography
STARS: 8
Last month I attended the 6 Hours of COTA in Austin. This was my first circuit race experience, so I figured I ought to make it memorable. I decided to shoot photos on my trusty Canon AE-1 SLR. I brought a few different rolls of film and both lenses I own for this camera: a 50mm and a 28mm. Not exactly the ideal lenses to shoot a race with, but my entire camera collection (film and digital) is sorely lacking in telephoto lenses. I’d just make it work. This was my first time shooting ~fast cars~ on a circuit with film, so while these shots aren’t perfect by any means, I’m pretty pleased with how most of them turned out. Let me know what you think!
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"DanimalHouse" (thrillerwa09)
10/20/2017 at 13:09, STARS: 0
Nice! Love the 35mm, so timeless. Reminds me to get mine out and shoot!
"phenotyp" (phenotyp)
10/20/2017 at 13:11, STARS: 2
These are seriously great. Love it.
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
10/20/2017 at 13:16, STARS: 0
Thanks! No matter how many filters you run digital photos through, you just can’t match the feel of film.
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
10/20/2017 at 13:18, STARS: 0
Thanks! I definitely learned a lot, so the photos should be better next time around. I need to invest in some ND filters to control the exposures better.
"phenotyp" (phenotyp)
10/20/2017 at 13:35, STARS: 0
Manual or autofocus? I’ve been out there a couple times this summer, and shot all of it manual (old glass) on my 5D2. Hard as hell to get the focus right, especially because I pretty much keep the 50mm at f/2, and adjust shutter and ISO as fast as possible when switching between sun and shade.
I love how filmy it looks when using the old lenses.
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
10/20/2017 at 14:56, STARS: 0
No autofocus on this ol gal.
Those are some great shots you have there. I’m more of a Nikon guy outside of this AE-1 that I use. The old Nikon glass that came with my Nikon EM mounts right up to my D3100. I have an old Sears F-mount 28mm f/2.8 that has a ridiculously smooth focus ring, making it great for video use.
The other night I was actually thinking that I should have brought my Minolta Maxxum 7000 instead of the AE-1 for COTA. I actually have a “beercan” 70-210mm f/4 telephoto for it and I didn’t even think about it! Hindsight is 20/20 I suppose.
"phenotyp" (phenotyp)
10/20/2017 at 15:08, STARS: 0
NICE. I sometimes want to get the old Leica bodies out and put their lenses back on their rightful mounts, but I just don’t think I’d have enough patience for film anymore. It’s hard enough for me even to find the time to process the digital pics.
"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
10/20/2017 at 17:49, STARS: 0
Yeah, not to mention the cost. It was about $65 to develop & scan three rolls of film. I don’t shoot a whole lot these days, but I find that I end up liking a larger percentage of my film shots compared to digital. The limited frame count forces me to really think about what I want to shoot and how I want to shoot it.