Looks to me like you're doing very well. Buzzy Bee is amazing and
Buddies is priceless! Good work.
I see there are already many other replies to your post ahead of mine so
I'll skip any light meter fix comments unless needed.
Chuck Norcutt
Brent wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> My name is Brent, 31 yrs old, living in Sydney Australia.
>
> I've been lurking on this list for a while, trying to pick up some
> hints. A month or two ago I purchased an OM-1 (beautiful piece of
> machinery), which got me hooked, followed quickly by a few Zuiko
> lenses, an OM-10 or two, and a bunch of miscellaneous accessories.
> Has turned into somewhat of a compulsion now, although I'm trying to
> resist the urge to fill the study shelves up.
>
> I love the way film forces me to try and think through the shot - like
> a form of meditation I guess. Whenever I have a digital in my hands I
> end up taking hundred of photos and choosing the 10 or so decent
> ones. A lot less fun for some reason.
>
> Anyway, I've put up my favourite shots from the 2nd and 3rd films.
> The first film was mostly taken of the Great Wall in China, but I
> haven't had it scanned yet.
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/brent_rutherford/Learning_with_OM/
>
> Comments welcome - I am still getting used to the cameras, and think
> my composition needs a lot of help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brent
>
> P.S. the light meter on my OM-1 is about 6 stops out (using 1.35V
> hearing aid batteries) - should I bother trying to get this fixed (is
> it likely to be an easy fix?), or should I just go old fashioned and
> find a good hand-held light meter / "sunny 16"? The photos on the web
> site from the OM-1 were mostly guessed exposures based off an initial
> comparison to another camera.
>
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