My first SLR: Nikon F100...helpful tips?

[staphkills]

Thanks for your responses!

I more interested in the color roll films. I'm not sure if there specific types of films (I know there's transparency film...but I'm only looking for the regular film roll).

Is Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400 color film rolls good for landscape/cityscape photography?

Thanks!

 

[karthik]

Wow, thanks for all the helpful and welcoming responses!



I'm actually a undergrad studying in California (but currently in Massachusetts for the summer).


As for the film, the more I look into the different types of film rolls, the more I'm uncertain as to which type of film I should get or where I should get them from. Can anyone recommend me a affordable but OK quality film? I was thinking of buying bulk, maybe from amazon?

Do look into the film choices from freestylephoto.biz instead of Amazon - especially if you from LA you could just pick up whatever you want from their store. Depending on how much you plan on shooting, bulk loading can be more economical (after the initial fixed cost of the loader itself).

You can google to learn more about the characteristics of the different films. I don't have much experience to comment about color, but there are tons of options for black & white.

 

[fschifano]

Nice camera, the F100. I've one and it's not nearly as tough as you'd think to figure out. First off, forget all the other books, etc. writen by the so-called experts. They're really good devices designed to separate you from your money and don't offer anything that isn't covered in the owner's manual. You don't need to use AF lenses either. I regularly use mine with old manual focus lenses, and it works just fine thank you.