Sunday, August 21, 2011

What is the difference between an SLR film camera and a normal film camera?

I'm looking for a film camera, and don't really know what the difference between a normal film camera and an SLR film camera is. Also, any suggestion for a good film or instant camera?|||There is no such thing as a "normal film camera" this is because of the rather large variety of film cameras produced in the history of photography. For the interest of simplicity I'll cover the main three forms of portable camera used by professionals, the SLR, the TLR and the Rangefinder. An SLR is any camera that uses a mirror and prism arrangement to let you see a image through the lens when using the viewfinder. This means that what you see in the viewfinder is a more realistic representation of the photograph you are about to take.





There were other forms of system camera, like the rangefinder, and the TLR. Early SLRs were much bigger than rangefinders, but later film SLRs (starting from the Olympus OM-1) became much smaller. TLRs on the otherhand predated the SLR as the premier medium format platform.





Rangefinders and TLRs suffer from a common problem, called parralax error. This is when using a TLR or rangefinder in a close focus situation. Essentially the problem is when your subject is very close to the lens, your viewfinder isn't actually aimed at the subject, it's few centimetres out. There are other inherent problems with rangefinders and TLRs, where because a TLR has two lenses of the same focal length, it's costly to make, and complex to have a proper system camera, as a result a lot of professionals had to own two or three different cameras. The rangefinder system cameras (like the Leica) on the other hand has one interchangeable lens, however this meant that the viewfinder only gives you an idea of how your image will be framed.





However rangefinders and TLRs also have a shared advantage, they are remarkably quiet. This is especially the case with the smaller fixed lens rangefinders (e.g. the Canon Canonet series) and TLRs, which both use leaf shutters. This makes them very attractive to stage photographers and set photographers where any noise is a problem.





You should be aware that there are also less common cameras, such as folders and view cameras. They are important in their own right, however they don't really fall into this remit.





In terms of good film cameras, well again the problem lies in the huge variety of cameras produced over the past 150 years or so, but I can give you a reasonable lists of stuff:





- Alpa 12


- Bronica SQ


- Canon F1/F1n/new F1


- Canon A1/AE1 Program (but not the AE1)


- Canon T90


- Canon EOS 3 and EOS 1/1n/1v


- Canon Canonet QL17 GIII


- Canon 7 rangefinder (not EOS 7)


- Gowlandflex 4x5 TLR


- Hasselblad 500 c/m and 503 c (other 50x series are also good)


- Linhof Technika folding 4x5


- Mamiya RB67 Pro S/Pro SD and RZ67


- Mamiya C-series


- Mamiya 6/7


- Leica M3/M6


- Nikon F/F2/F3/F4/F5/F6


- Nikon FM/FM2/FM2n/FM3a


- Nikon FE2


- Nikon 35Ti/28Ti


- Olympus OM1/OM1n/OM2/OM3/OM4/OM3Ti


- Olympus Trip 35


- Olympus XA (not XA1/2/3)


- Pentax K-1000


- Rolleiflex 2.8E


- Rolleiflex SL66


- Rollei 35


- Sinar F2


- Sinar Norma|||SLR = Single Lens Reflex. This means that you look through the lens that is taking the photo.





There used to be Twin-Lens cameras, that's why the word Single is there





There are also film and digital cameras where you view NOT through the lens, but through a rangefinder or other viewing method. Reflex refers to the mirror that transmits the image from the lens to your eye, and that then lifts out of the way the instant you take a picture, and then immediately returns to its down position so that you can see through the lens again.





While there are some high-end cameras (Leica) that are range-finder cameras, most SLRs are better than the typical range-finder camera because 1) you can change lenses and 2) You see precisely what the image is going to be, no matter which lens is on the camera.|||SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. (a film camera).


A camera with removeable/replaceable lenses.


DSLR stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex (a digital camera). A camera with removeable/replaceable lenses.


The SLR or DSLR are not for the point-n-shoot photographer. To use them effectively you need to know/learn about photography.


The DSLR can take better pictures, in the hands of someone who knows photography.


One of the advantages of the DSLR is that it can be used in low-light situations and fast action situations and a combination of the two. Again to do this you need to know the mechanics of photography, because under those conditions you will be using some of the manual controls.|||There are two main reasons to choose a digital SLR over a compact. The first is if you have used a film SLR extensively and are used to the way it works. No compact digitial camera offers the same manual controls that you can find on a digital SLR. The second reason to get an SLR is if you already own lenses for a film SLR camera. In many cases the manufacturers have made sure that the new digital cameras work with all of their old lenses which is good news if you already own them.





s|||There is a connection between sensor size and image quality; in general, ... depth of field to that 35 mm camera set to f/11 鈥?that's a four-stop difference. ... Many medium format roll-film SLRs can accept a digital camera back to turn ...

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