How to change lenses with a installed film?
What do you think about the comparison of MX/ME with the Olympus OM-1? Which advantages are there?
These cameras are SLR's , and they have interchangeable lenses .
The whole idea really !
They don't have a shutter in the lens like a fixed lens point and shoot , the shutter is in front of the film itself .
The film is only exposed when a shot is being taken .
Likewise , the mirror is also down .
Press the lens release button on the camera body ( or the tab on Olympus lenses ) and turn the lens to remove it , replacing with a different lens is just a case of inserting it and twisting till you hear the click .
Regards the OM-1 the light meter is designed for use with a 1.35 volt mercury battery , which is not available anymore .
I believe the meter can be adjusted by a repair man for use with the current 1.5 volt batteries .
Regarding use , I shoot medium format and large format film with manual settings worked out with a spot meter .
Most of my 35mm camera have a built in light meter , and while some cameras are manual only , the cameras I tend to use the most have some form of automatic setting .
I tend to shoot in Aperture Priority , where I select the desired aperture and the camera selects the shutter speed depending on light conditions .
The camera needs to be shot in full manual setting though for when you want to shoot in conditions that require it .
For using my Olympus lenses I tend to use them on an OM-10 ( with it's seperate shutter speed controller ) small and light , as are the lenses .
It's a nice camera to use , though most people tend to look down their noses at it saying you should be using the OM-1 or OM-2 ( or "n" variants) .
I also have some of those , but prefer the OM-10 .
As long as you get the separate shutter speed controller , it does all you need . Small , light , uses modern batteries etc .
The Pentax ME Super also uses modern batteries , has Aperture Priority or can be shot manually .
For changing shutter speed in manual mode it has two buttons to change up or down .
I prefer a diall to do this , but shooting in Aperture priority mostly , this isn't really an issue .
Another compact , good quality camera with a good selection of lenses is the Minolta XD-7 .
Best of both really , full manual control by a dial as well as Aperture priority and Shutter priority modes .
To control the aperture on these cameras you move the ring on the lens .
There are lots of cameras to chose from that will do what you want , including Canon , Nikon and Contax etc , at the end of the day though , all they are is a light tight box .
Especially if you plan on just shooting manually , without automatic settings .
You probably want to start by looking at what type of lenses and made by who your interested in first , then select a suitable body .
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