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#Contax 645 film camera manual#
I often use this camera at night during receptions to get some beautiful, unique film images with a little (very cheap) manual flash. There are very few options to control settings, making it easy to understand for a beginner.
Made of cheap plastic, this camera gives me a quick way to shoot imagery that truly stands out from every other image (as seen in the image above). If you're considering a very inexpensive way to start shooting film, this is the camera for you. If you follow my work, you know that I absolutely adore Holga cameras. I most often shoot it with this color film stock and this black and white film stock. If you already shoot Canon, I recommend considering this lens to give you a cheap start to learning film.įind this camera HERE. This camera, while being slightly more expensive, has an autofocus that's a bit quicker than its EOS-3 counterpart.Ī huge benefit of having this camera is that I can still use my Canon EF lenses with this camera. A very similar camera option (that's slightly higher quality) is the Canon 1V. It's a great camera to get started with if you already shoot with Canon EF lenses digitally (saving you some money). I owned this camera about a year ago, and use it for whenever I shot 35mm.
There are options without autofocus, and although they are less expensive, I highly recommend looking at AFD if you shoot anything fast paced, such as a wedding day. The "AFD" in the name of the camera signifies that it has autofocus capabilities. This camera acts as my main backup medium format camera for wedding days and portrait shoots, and I shoot it often when I need a bit faster autofocus on medium format film. I highly recommend considering this camera if you choose to shoot medium format film. As you can see from the image above, although this camera sits at a much more inexpensive price-point, the imagery is still fantastic. This was the very first medium format film camera I ever purchased. If you plan on using the Contax 645 often, I highly recommend getting an extra film insert or film back + insert. If you're looking to purchase a medium format film camera, this is a great camera to consider, although a bit expensive compared to many others medium format options. Personally, my Contax 645 has semi-good autofocus capabilities, but is not nearly as fast as any of the digital camera bodies I shoot with. More recently I have been shooting around F/4.0-8.0 and loving it!ĭepending on the used camera you receive, the autofocus may or may not be in great functioning shape. The lens' ability to go to a low F/2.0 also gives me more flexibility in shooting in darker situations with a film stock such as Kodak Portra 400. When I first began shooting this camera, I stayed around F/2.0-2.8 most of the time.
#Contax 645 film camera skin#
This camera is perfect for portraits, with its ability to get creamy smooth skin tones. The lens that I shoot it with, the Carl Zeiss 80mm 2.0 lens, is a huge contributor to these beautiful images with incredible bokeh.
#Contax 645 film camera professional#
This camera is used by many professional film photographers because of its ability to create stunningly soft, while still in-focus images. The film camera that I use the majority of any wedding day or during all portrait sessions is the Contax 645 Medium Format Film camera. So what cameras do I keep on me during a wedding day in order to get these numbers? Contax 645 Medium Format Film Camera If my delivered gallery is about 600 images, that means about 60-70% end up being film, while the rest of the digital imagery is edited based off of the film scans.
Luckily with film, my retention rate is very high, meaning that I typically keep and deliver about 70-80% of those images. This means that I may receive a small commission should you purchase one of these items (at no additional cost to you).įirst and foremost, it's important to understand that, like most professional film photographers, I also shoot digital alongside my work - particularly during wedding days. For almost every wedding, I keep my film camera on me 100% of the day, while shooting film more heavily towards the earlier parts of the day, and shooting digitally a bit more heavily towards the later parts of the wedding day.įor every wedding, I shoot about 30-40 rolls of film - that's about 550+ images that are shot on film. Ever wondered about the film gear I use during my portrait sessions and weddings? Take a look inside my camera bag to discover which cameras I use and why, which film stocks I keep on me, and how I distinguish which camera should be used at any given time.ĭisclosure: This site contains affiliate links.
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