Mastering Manual Exposure for Film Photography.

Mastering Manual Exposure when shooting 35mm film is absolutely essential and should be one of the fundamentals you learn early on. Being able to read light using sunny 16 will allow you to get the most out of your film camera as well as your film. This video will get you shooting manual mode in no time!

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[michaelb]

Getting back into film after 30+ years out of it and literally starting back at the beginning again. Find your videos an excellent source of information and like your presenting style. Thanks

[Superbustr]

Tip: Don't worry about getting your exposure perfect because with Sunny 16 it is not possible. Just try to get your exposure within +1 / -1 stops.

[jdleviathan]

That f1 16 and all the rest just made everything so much clearer now. I never understood what those meant but now hopefully I can take better pictures. I already shot two rolls of film so I hope they aren’t bad or at least I get some decent ones out of it. I guess we just gotta keep experimenting with it

[jdleviathan]

You just really blew my mind with all of this info. I understand this might be common knowledge but to me that was just a great thing to hear and learn. Thank you so much man, everything in my head just clicked because of this

[firstnamelastname]

I love shooting mirrorless, because after having shot film for so long I can now guess the exposure of a scene an instanly now if I am correct. I can guess exposure and nail it about 7 out of 10 times and when I am off, it's usually within a 1/3-2/3 stop window. I really stress learning the exposure triangle to newer photograhers' because even if you have never used a specific camera before, so long as it has true manual controls you will be able to make pictures and have domain over your end result.

[rickschricter]

Sunny 16 underexposes in my opinion. I use asa 400 (trix), 1/500, F8-1/2 for full sun. Then come down from there. Overcast is usually 3-1/2 down from full sun, or F8, 1/60, asa 400.

Have used this for 15 years and can't even remember blowing a frame due to exposure.

[wonderment]

got my K1000 and your video was extremely helpful!

[toneguerrero]

Shoutout to the rice cooker, nice vocals

[yasmindiemon]

Hello! Thank you for making such an informational video but I had a question. You mentioned a shutter speed of 1/250 for a 200 ISO film, but aren't we supposed to adjust the shutter speed and aperture for every shot? And if yes, then how do we adjust the shutter speed for every shot. Thanks!

[zabiliknnyh]

thanks man! i've got into film photography recently and i find this video really useful! gonna try out the sunny 16, so i hope it turns out great!

[DutchAndGamer]

Thanks man! Got my first analog and never been much into photography so this is valid info!!

[Kylie-zmvw]

Ever since i started film photography around 2 plus years ago your videos have always helped me! Specially the camera suggestions and films! Hahha thats why my first film slr is the minolta srt 101 but now I got lucky to get my hands on a nikon f3 body for $175 and Im using the nikon lens that I have already from my nikon fe😁 I mostly still rely on the lightmeter of my nikon fe but this video will help me do it on my own without having to rely on a light meter all the time thank you!

[MonstersSeeMeToo]

I’m excited to go try this out. I sold my mirrorless and to get another one, and eBay is holding my funds for a month beyond the sale date for basically no reason. I don’t take returns anyway. But I bought a 35mm camera by accident looking for a Takumar 50mm lens. The cheapest one came with a camera body. So now it’s the only camera I have for a month. Just bought some Fuji Film 200 and Tri-X 400, gonna go try film photography for the first time. The body doesn’t have a light meter, so this video is clutch, thanks!

[coquiangel]

When I had a film camera I never heard of sunny 16 😭. Now, this week I planned on buying a notebook dedicated to just digital photography. I'm sure this will help me as well. 💜 Thanks

[juhnu]

So just to recap ( halfway through my first roll, and now im scared :D) let's say I have a 200 ISO film, so I have to set my shutter speed to the closest equelevant on my camera, which is 250.

Let's imagine that I want to take a portrait with a nice bokeh, let's say f 4, but i'ts really bright outside, and my built in lightmeter tells me that the shot will be too exposed.

The question is, can I compensate the exposure by increasing the shutter speed, like on a digital camera, or will that mess up the exposure on the film? Is touching the shutter speed always a big no no, and changing the aperture is the only thing I can do to get the correct exposure?

Sorry for the long comment, but I'm kind of confused about this, because all the videos I have seen explaining the sunny 16 method always say to set the shutter speed that's closest to your ISO and leave it alone afterwards.

[bpdawg]

I'm a bit confused. Say I'm shooting 400 speed film. Do I keep my shutter speed at 1/500 and only change aperture according to light? In the example you mention guessing your settings using f/8 @ 1/250. Is that because you are shooting 200 speed film?

[eliashuerta]

Your videos have helped me out with starting out film photography! Great videos and thanks for inspiring me to get into film photography!

[Birtie]

Trying to learn how to shoot film on an Argus C3 and a Minolta HiMatic 7s (50’s-60’s) and oml I have so much to learn apparently lol

[schedulingadventure]

I always come back to this video for a refresher. Thanks!

[alicesergent]

So do you never change the shutter speed then? Only the aperture?