Well, I did it!!

I spent the better part of yesterday using the Nikon EM. I was trying to get as comfortable as possible with it using some cheap film that I bought. I wanted to do all my trial and errors before I started using the more expensive films that I have lying around. So how was my experience? It was pretty fun actually. I had a great time shooting manual and getting back to basics with photography. Film definitely makes you think twice about your composition and the subject. I like that challenge... it brought me back to the good old days of shooting manual metering and focus with my D40.

I got my film developed this morning and was so excited to come back an hour later to check on the results. The pictures turned out... different than I thought it would. I'm not sure if it's because of the low light, the film, or the camera (maybe even ME, gasp!) but I wasn't too pleased with the results. Most of the pictures were slightly out of focus. I'm not sure if I was to blame but I gotta say that focusing on this camera is a major challenge. There's a part of the viewfinder that is shaded gray which makes it really hard to see where exactly you're focusing. Maybe I'm jut not used to it. Either way, here are the not so great pics. I'm definitely learning from my mistakes and moving on :)