After installing battery, replace Battery Compartment Cover. Place a 35rnm film cassette into film chamber and push down the Film Rewind Knob. Close Back Cover. Take up the film slack in the cassette by turning the Film Rewind Knob slowly in the direction of arrow until it stops. Advance film, then press Shutter Release Button. Repeat until the figure "1" appears in Exposure Counter.
Make sure the film is advancing properly. As you advance the film, Film Rewind Knob should rotate counter-clockwise, as illustrated.
Make it a rule to set the ASA film speed immediately after loading the film. Make sure that the ASA film speed is set properly, because it is a factor vital to obtaining correct exposure. It is clearly specified on the outer box or the instruction sheet which comes with the film. A bright frame is incorporated in the viewfinder. Make sure that you compose your subject within this bright frame. Sight through the Viewfinder and turn the Focusing Ring until the two images in the center focusing area form one clear image.
Your Yashica MG-1 assures outstanding results in color on automatic mode of operation, regardless of whether the subject is in candlelight dimness or under brilliant sunlight.
Turn the Auto Lever and align the index with the 'Auto' setting. This simple step adjusts the camera for fully automatic exposure. Give the Film Advance Lever a full wind. In the course of the film wind, a slight click will be heard, indicating that the automatic exposure control has been set to 'standby'.
Sight your subject through the viewfinder and press the Shutter Release Button half-way If the red Exposure Indicator Arrow fails to appear in the viewfinder, correct exposure is indicated. Therefore, depress the Shutter Release Button all the way to trip the shutter.
The Shutter Release Button serves two purposes. When depressed half-way, it activates the exposure indicator system for effective checking of the exposure. If pressed all the way down, it trips the shutter. The Exposure Indicator Arrows are featured within the viewfinder and on the camera top. When the Exposure Indicator Arrow fails to come on. Press the Shutter Release Button half-way down.
If the Exposure Indicator Arrow fails to appear, go ahead and trip the shutter by pressing the release button all the way down. In this case, rotate the Aperture Ring in the direction of the arrow until the red indicator arrow turns off. If the red arrow fails to go off, mount an ND filter over the lens. Therefore, brace the camera to prevent camera shake. I tried to keep the rangefinder with me when I knew I had a good model to work with. It was now autumn and a new project was suddenly on the horizon.
I felt I needed more than the Nikon D could offer me so the research had begun once again. It lead me to a whole new world that I did really know existed and that I knew absolutely nothing about.
Welcome medium format photography! Many more late nights soon followed and within around two weeks I had absorbed a sufficient amount of information to talk rave! Soon after I invested in a Contax see review medium format film camera. Shortly after that a Pentacon Six TL see review! December and I had now purchased all I needed to develop my first batch of black and white film.
Forgetting how to use the Yashica I opened the back to find the film had not been rewound letting some light in. It was now an even better test roll!
I will discuss developing your own black and white film using a Paterson tank in a separate review but here are the photos that followed from that first test roll. I was like a big kid and there was much whooping when I saw the results. It had worked! I think the Yashica MG-1 will be back in the cupboard now for another few years but never say never! Wedding Photography — I have my highest number of Wedding Photography bookings in the diary to date.
Really looking forward to getting out there and starting shooting now. I have been booked for Leica Wedding Photography in Barbados but I have to wait for for that one! I now feel the Leica M9 camera can cover most simtuations I come across during a wedding day.
It really is a fantastic tool for documentary style wedding photography. I may even look to get a second Leica body so I do not need to change lenses as often. In the past with my Nikon D I changed lenses too frequently so was less focused on what was happening around me.
The Leica camera bag is also much smaller and lighter so I am much more mobile to get my shots. Studio Photography — My Coventry photography studio has a new backdrop and new lights and can make use of the new Leica camera equipment in addition to the Nikon D and film cameras.
Location Fashion Photography — I am now more available to travel within the UK and overseas so I am looking forward to shooting in some fantastic new locations and collaborating with new models, designers and makeup artists.
Collaboration — I was luck enough to meet and work with some amazing people in As a regular model photographer I am only as good as my model. In I often worked 1 on 1 with models without additional hair and makeup artists. I found I am able to apply eye makeup and can direct models how to apply their makeup for the look I desire.
I also found myself enjoying styling the models hair during shoots to get new and creative looks from the basic materials.
I will try anything to enhance my photography! Despite me discovering these un-expected talents, in I want to now start collaborating more with makeup artists, stylists, clothes designers and model agencies to help a team of people create something really special. For the weddings I met some really lovely wedding couples and very helpful venue staff, wedding planners and event managers.
I have covered fashion shows in the past but not as many in I look forward to getting involved in more fashion shows in Studio Photography Workshops — Word is starting to spread that I run photography and lighting tuition workshops from my Coventry studio and the number of bookings continues to increase.
I have had interest from as far as Australia as well as clients living in Switzerland and Denmark. It is kind of an odd combination of the old oversized body with a more simple lens. It almost looks like that Yashica wanted to get rid of already produced Electro 35 series parts in form of a cheaper camera, without jeopardising their new high end model Electro 35 GL better lens, slightly smaller body or the other entry model Electro 35 FC similar lens, compact body.
Interestingly, this is the only camera of the entire series, which does not carry the term "Electro" in its name. The aperture priority exposure system is measured by a CdS meter above the lens.
CdS metering requires batteries. Two LEDs on the top of the body indicate slow speed and over-exposure.
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