Blackbird Fly questions

[JT-Fied]

Hi all,

Just a few questions... i just bought a blackbird fly recently and developed the pics yest. To my surprise... about half of the pics were over exposed and were unable to develope... also... those that i tried doing double exposure were also over exposed and i wasted like half a roll of film... can anyone advise on this?? Has anyone encountered the same problem b4?

 

[ndroo]

What was the film speed u used?

 

[ndroo]

Btw, the BBF like many other 'toy' cams are auto-nothing. So you've gotta roughly know what you are doing, else the shots might get trashed.

 

[JT-Fied]

The weird thing is first half is over exposed but 2nd half of the film is ok pics came out fine...

 

[J-Chan]

well, did you shoot the first half in bright sunlight and the other in cloudy conditions? what film were you using exactly?

double exposures wise, its recommended to -1EV for each exposure, in toy cams case using a lower film speed..

 

[Dezmund Soh]

I had the same problems too..haha...just need to practise more...

 

[JT-Fied]

hmmm my first half were all shot indoors... but somehow the first half of the film was exposed... i'm not sure is it becoz i did not load the film correctly... coz i kinda pulled it quite far out in order to load it.. not sure if tht was the cause or not.

 

[Dezmund Soh]

when I bought my BlackBird in Taiwan...i actually learnt that LOMO style plastic cameras are very popular there...I was told that actually LOMO is best taken outdoors during the day...hmm...need to shoot more... so far I only developed 1 roll of film with very limited survivors..the 2nd roll is still inside the camera..perhaps can PM me..we can exchange our experiences...

 

[papermelodydoll]

BBF is best used outdoor. actually all lomo cams are best used outdoor. for the exposed photos, weird. cause if u used them indoor, by right shd be UNDERexposed..

 

[ndroo]

Was the cam in bulb mode?

 

[TrailsofLife]

Lomo or not, you still need to know basics of taking a picture and the limits of the camera.

 

[coolsigg]

Lomo or not, you still need to know basics of taking a picture and the limits of the camera.

agree, in addition, need to know the limitations of the film loaded and the film speed.

the challenge of film cam is that one need to have accurate exposure, cannot just put on auto ISO and fire away.

 

[frametology]

Lomo or not, you still need to know basics of taking a picture and the limits of the camera.

YAH..

 

[noobish]

a nice summary can be said as such

BBF is best used outdoor. actually all lomo cams are best used outdoor
the challenge of film cam is that one need to have accurate exposure
toy cams case using a lower film speed

so accordingly, does it all boil down to more practice? im planning to get one!!
there's a good price at this site if anyone is looking to get it .. www.calixterr.blogspot.com

 

[shaoken]

I just bought a Holga 120GN, snapped a roll of photos, just sent for processing.

I heard that it is better to use ISO 400 film (negative) for normal shooting.
The ISO 400 film will be better outdoor and indoor.

When using the ISO 400 negative film.....
For outdoors: You won't need the flash.
For indoors/low-light condition: It's better to use the flash even with the ISO 400 film.

Why?
For film, if it is over or under exposed by about 2 stops, the person doing the processing can bring the brightness up/down.
(people doing film photography, correct me if I'm wrong)

Thanks.