The option to manually set the ISO was there, we chose not to. The Film was rated at ISO 400, following the default rating of the film as read by the DX reader within the camera. This camera stayed in Aperture Priority mode shooting between f/2.8 and f/4. I didn't really want to shoot cityscape or street photography with this film. This film stock is very popular among wedding photographers so one of the reasons why we're actually shooting on the Boston Common because there are a lot of lush greens in the environment. A lot of people also overuse this film stock to achieve the over exposed (4-5 stops) film look to give their images that green kind of “instagrammy” lifestyle look. Some of the cons about this film stock is that it tints your images a little more on the green side of the tint scale which is sometimes not preferred among photographers.
Choosing the Right Film Stock - Boston Commonįuji's Pro 400h actually rivals Kodak's Portra 400 it's a daylight balanced negative film stock and it works really well when you're working with direct light. With the right set of lenses, this camera is capable of tack-sharp autofocus as well. You can find these cameras in relatively good condition for around $200 on eBay. It has a few options for light metering modes, automatically reels film, reads the DX code to auto-set the ISO rating, and has plenty of advanced features to play around with. It is a professional tool that just went out of production in the mid-2000s. The Nikon F100 is perhaps the most modern SLR camera available at it’s price point.