More 35mm

I got another roll of 35mm developed from the old Minolta today. I had a much higher ISO setting than the last set as most of them were taken indoors.

My fiance

Self-portrait

These two both have a strange bluish tint to them. The first one of my fiance is a bit foggy looking almost. I think both of these problems are from the fluorescent light.

DVD's

This picture was in a different building. The lights were a bit darker, but it still has the strange blue tint.

Cat

Sizing Up

The first picture is of my friends cat, Drew. It was shot last night with an ISO of 3200 and a shutter speed of 1/60, if I remember correctly. A lot of the color definition on his back was lost as a result of the higher noise levels and lack of white balance.

The second picture are two of my friends. It was shot at the same setting. There isn’t as much color definition lost, however there is still a very high noise level.

Fall in Ashland

This final picture is most likely the only one that was presentable from the set. Obviously, being taken outdoors, I was able to use a much lower ISO setting and a faster shutter speed, greatly reducing noise. The natural light also helped with the white balance.

I really enjoy using this 35mm. Once I got used to having to wind the film after every shot and not being able to review, I started having a lot of fun with it. I enjoy pushing the boundaries with it and then looking at the results, thinking about how much better the images would have been if I’d used my 350D.

Minolta vs. Canon

1. Functionality – Obviously I have way more options when setting up the 350D. I can control metering, filtering, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, white balance, mirror, exposure, and several other little things. With the Minolta all I can set is the aperture, ISO, and shutter speed.
2. Results – Since there are so many different options to counterbalance almost any obstacle with the DSLR, the results are typically a lot more defined.
3. Noise – The Minolta has a much higher ISO setting than the 350D (6400 vs. 1600), however the 350D handles noise much better at the 1600 setting than the Minolta.
4. Color – Since I have a customizable white balance on the 350D, the colors quite often come out much better than they do on the Minolta.

All in all, I’ll probably keep shooting with the Minolta in my spare time. All of my equipment came from it, so I have flashes and different lenses that I can use. It’ll be fun to see what else I can get from it!