Nice presentation of the T2, except that it perpetuates an error which is common to most T2 reviews. He states that you can rarely get an 2.8 aperture because when you select "2.8", the camera shifts into auto-exposure and resets the lens aperture to whatever lesser f-stop the exposure program dictates. As a technical statement, he is absolutely correct. But the following assumption is wrong. A smaller than 2.8 aperture will not be selected by the exposure program most of the time because the program holds the 2.8 aperture in auto mode unless the scene is too bright to get a proper exposure. Only then will the program start reducing the aperture in order to properly expose the shot. As a result, you are only deprived of your choice of an 2.8 when using it would over-expose your photo in any event. The never mentioned negative consequence of this feature is that most daylight photos taken with auto exposure (requires 2.8 to activate) are shot with the aperture wide open, which is the setting where the lens performs poorest, by far, allowing poorest image resolution and introducing a noticeable vignetting to the image corners. For those Jonesing for a T2, let me note that my Nikon FG (SLR-manual focus) with the basic 50mm 1.8 lens is only about 25% bigger than a T2, gives up auto-focus but adds a host of more useful features, and in terms of image quality, will blow away any T2, all for less than $150.
I have a contax g2 and an xa which I love dearly. However the zeiss glass blows the the xa or any other point and shoot for that matter out of the water
I would say, no old film camera is worth £1200. The prices for compact cameras skyrocketed in general, but you can still find nice and interesting ones for £50-£100 ( here in Japan ). Best option in my opinion ( quality-and pricewise ) is an SLR from the 90s or early 2000s, which can be found here for about £50 including kit lens. Those take really high quality fotos.
Hey man, great vid! A little outdated I know, but I wanted to ask what aperture setting you use the most? Are you firmly in the f2.8 and AF mode? Do you typically change the f-stop but maintain the AF mode or do you change both the f-stop AND focus distance. The shots look great, so just wanted to know exactly what settings you relied on the most. Thanks!
Glad you liked the video! I shoot in auto AF f/2.8 most of the time unless I'm looking to capture a deeper depth of field (shooting landscapes) so I might drop it to f/8 occasionally In that scenario :)
Glad you liked the video! I shoot in auto AF f/2.8 most of the time unless I'm looking to capture a deeper depth of field (shooting landscapes) so I might drop it to f/8 occasionally In that scenario :)
Hiya! I get my film developed here in the UK 🇬🇧 and unfortunately we don't have Walmart. Here it's around £15-£20 to get a roll of film developed and scanned to digital images. I'd recommend googling "35mm film developing in my area" to find your closest place :)