Yashica FX-3 Super - Half Frame

I just wanted to revive this thread because I now have the answer on the frame spacing from finally running a roll of film during the last weekend. I knew from playing with film in the gate that it was not winding a full frame, as noted before. However when using the body it seemed that that the frame counter was not quite counting at half the expected rate and was concerned that I might be getting overlaps or multiple exposures. Well, I was getting slight overlaps, which maybe isn't so bad when considering the kind of aesthetic I was interested from half frame. It does however give me a problem with commercial processing - where the cuts fall when cutting the film into strips becomes a major problem...

Obviously the lack of a meter gives an added risk as I've not practised 'Sunny 16' photography for ages. I actually downloaded an app and referred to it a few times but found myself really enjoying this little camera with it's ML 50mm f/2. The cropped field of view was a little tight so I may get an ML35 to give something closer to a 'normal' field of view.

So finally some results - you can see the over lap which leads to some of the scans having a little bit of a third frame on them.

Good colors and exposures there, Barry. You're right about shortening the focal length. It's the same effect one gets when using a full frame lens on an APS-C sensor in digital photography, so a 35mm would be closer to normal. When you get your films processed, ask them not to cut the film. That way you are not at their mercy when it comes to frame cuts.

PF