How To Change You Film Camera's ISO
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How To Change You Film Camera's ISO
Mark Comon (Vice President, Paul's Photo, Torrance, CA) gives expert video advice on: How do I change my film camera's ISO?
How do I change my film camera's ISO?
To change the ISO in a film camera, it's very simple, you buy a different film. The film is graded with an ISO, or film speed, and when you buy the film you get the film speed you like. If you want different ISO film you have to buy a different roll of film, take the old film out, put the new film in. That's one of the advantages of digital cameras is you can set the ISO at the beginning of each new picture. I don't have to worry about which roll of film I have here or there. It's a cool thing about digital, but I still like the way the film ISO works better, because it gives us a truer, better sense of the picture.
Tips & Comments
This advice, or opinion perhaps, is simply WRONG in its conclusion. Film ISO does NOT give a 'truer sense' of anything except what a film image looks like. If you want large prints for exhibition and you want sharp pictures that show the beautiful effects of film grain, then you would be better off with a medium or large format film camera. If you want thousands of effects that film cannot imitate, you go with digital.