Finally, it’s fall! I decided this fall that I would dust off an old camera and do a photo shoot.

I chose my Dad’s Canon 135mm SLR, with 50mm lens. I think that he purchased it in 1975.

The camera is in really great shape, just needed a new battery for the light meter and some film. Surprisingly, both were pretty easy to obtain. If you’ve got a camera shop in your area, try them first. If not, you can order from the web.

I chose B/W film, as that is what I used to shoot. I was only able to obtain Ilford film at 200 ASA (film speed). This film should work pretty well in either sunny or cloudy conditions.

I took a hike in a local wilderness area. The camera seemed heavy and limited compared to using the camera on my iPhone. Anyway, I shot away.

Here is a picture of one of the sycamore trees from the park. I took this with my iPhone, as the film process will take some time to see the results. I also took the same picture with the 135mm camera for comparison.

I have not done so yet, but I will take the film to the camera store for development. I will ask for negatives only, no individual prints. This will take about 7 – 10 days for processing and return.

Once the negatives are returned, I will run them through this digital scanner. That will give me digital B/W images.

I’ve done this with some of my old negatives (and slides). Most of them turned out pretty well.

It was fun taking the old camera out for a spin, but back on the shelf it goes. Now where’s my iPhone?