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on Aug 7, 2023 0:48:07 GMT
Posted: Aug 7, 2023 0:48:07 GMT
I've opened up the backside of the camera and looked through the lens and The aperture gets smaller when GN is set to 40m. What does 40 meters indicate? If GN 40m is the smallest aperture my camera can do (f14) Can i just leave it at that if i don't want a blurry background on my pictures? I mostyly only shoot film outside on sunny days when i'm on holiday Here's a link to imgur with an image of my camera: imgur.com/a/GcRNhXf |
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on Aug 7, 2023 9:41:15 GMT
Posted: Aug 7, 2023 9:41:15 GMT
As far as I understand, the Guide Number (GN) ring and values are to be used for flash photography, as described in the camera user's manual (pages 41 to 47): usermanual.wiki/Yashica/35MeInstructionBooklet.1779901677/viewOnce you move the GN ring out of the "AUTO" position for flash photography, the shutter is automatically set at 1/25 sec. What does 40 meters indicate? About the meaning of the GN numbers in relation with the aperture, check the table on page 45. If GN 40m is the smallest aperture my camera can do (f14) Can i just leave it at that if i don't want a blurry background on my pictures? I mostyly only shoot film outside on sunny days when i'm on holiday I do not think that forcing the aperture via the GN ring would be a good idea, because by doing so you are losing the auto-exposure capabilities of the camera, since you are also forcing the shutter to 1/25 sec. Instead, I would follow the user's manual recommendations going with the "AUTO" setting, playing with the focus for landscape, the ASA value, and the ND filter when required, based on the information in the viewfinder. |
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on Aug 8, 2023 18:46:27 GMT
Posted: Aug 8, 2023 18:46:27 GMT
Welcome to the forum, langberg ... The 35-ME was designed to be an automatic camera that allowed for some manual overrides under extreme circumstances. It also isn't set up for precision focusing by turning a stepless ring on the lens, so you set focus by adjusting to one of 4 focus zones on the front lens grip. I don't know how familiar you might be with film cameras, so if I might offer some basic resources that you might find helpful... lumiworx.com/storage/resources/LumiWorx-Film-Photo-Links.pdfThe question about '40 meters' would presumably refer to the 'center' in-focus distance that should fall into the full depth of field range, as-calculated by the camera. There's a link in the PDF above to a depth of field simulator ( dofsimulator.net) that has a 'Circle of Confusion' ranging graph at the bottom of the page to illustrate the center and front/rear planes of focus. |
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