It was a geeky weekend. Learned how to set up the Hasselblad this morning after perusing various manuals and youtube videos. Once it was loaded with some black & white film, I took it for a spin through Prospect Park. Very interesting after shooting digitally for the past several years to take over 2 hours to shoot 8 pictures! I did a lot of walking, looking, and hunting for things that merited a spot on one of the 12 frames I had available to me on the 120 film. I had a back up roll thinking 12 would go fast, but it really didn't as my 'economy' sensibilities set in. I perched at places waiting for the right moment, light, or silhouette to pass by and make the shot a keeper. It was a good reminder to think in terms of exposures to visualize what may result ahead of time. The proof will be in the developing. I'm both excited and a little nervous to see what comes of this first roll. With digital, we can take 20 shots of the same subject or moment very quickly checking (often called 'chimping') the LCD each time to check the results of the exposure and changing if desired. Had I taken my DSLR to the park, I easily would have come back with 200+ shots. Going analog was a trip. When I got home, I tried one shot with my strobes to make sure the sync cord worked and found that the lights fired just fine on the first attempt. Trying to learn as quickly as possible, while at that same time taking it slow and methodical :)
