philipus Posted August 29, 2012 Share #1 Posted August 29, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Odd question in a film forum, perhaps. I am often amazed when people are able to recall which aperture and shutter speed was used to capture an image on film. Perhaps they're lying or inventing or they have a system for remembering these things. The lens used is usually not tricky for me to remember, though sometimes I forget that too, but shutter speed and aperture are difficult. Do people have excellent memory for these things or do they make notes contemporaneously? Cheers Philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Larcomb Posted August 29, 2012 Share #2 Posted August 29, 2012 Odd question in a film forum, perhaps. I am often amazed when people are able to recall which aperture and shutter speed was used to capture an image on film. Perhaps they're lying or inventing or they have a system for remembering these things. The lens used is usually not tricky for me to remember, though sometimes I forget that too, but shutter speed and aperture are difficult. Do people have excellent memory for these things or do they make notes contemporaneously? Cheers Philip Almost all the time I'm shoting at 1/500 or 1/750 at f/5.6 or f/8 outside. What's so hard to remember? and who cares anyway? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwinThomas Posted August 29, 2012 Share #3 Posted August 29, 2012 Oops just realised this is the film forum and not the digital one . Notebook Record a message on phone Photograph a Post-It note with aperture/shutter speed on Various ways Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted August 29, 2012 Share #4 Posted August 29, 2012 A small notebook in the back pocket of my camera bag. Typical example below. Anorak? Moi? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/186747-how-do-you-keep-track-of-exif-data/?do=findComment&comment=2099448'>More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted August 29, 2012 Share #5 Posted August 29, 2012 Ditto on the notebook, and I too often shoot primarily at what I have determined to be the lens' sweet spot, which for me is usually around f5.6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeray Posted August 30, 2012 Share #6 Posted August 30, 2012 I use a hand held dictaphone and record aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation, filtering, location and time of day. I catalogue my images in Adobe Lightroom and keyword with the above information. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwinThomas Posted August 30, 2012 Share #7 Posted August 30, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I catalogue my images in Adobe Lightroom and keyword with the above information. There should be an easy way of updating the exif data in Lightroom and I'm not talking about using a separate program/utility to add the data to the file, I'm talking about the entering of the exif data directly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted September 3, 2012 Share #8 Posted September 3, 2012 I have been using a "manual exif" tick-sheet I created when I took up analogue photography again in 2005. I fill it out as I shoot, and update it when I've souped the film with the relevan info. The sheet is then placed in my negs binder together with the negs for reference. I print them A4 size, as a screen grab it comes out with wrong proportions. Carl Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/186747-how-do-you-keep-track-of-exif-data/?do=findComment&comment=2103701'>More sharing options...
philipus Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share #9 Posted September 3, 2012 Excellent suggestions. I had a look at the iPhone app Photo Jot but found it too detailed. And then I found Film Tracks but also didn't like the layout. Then I thought I could set up a simple spreadsheet in my Docs2Go app which became like this: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Syncs with Dropbox too. Edit: Sorry for the huge image. Tapatalk did it. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Syncs with Dropbox too. Edit: Sorry for the huge image. Tapatalk did it. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/186747-how-do-you-keep-track-of-exif-data/?do=findComment&comment=2103750'>More sharing options...
250swb Posted September 3, 2012 Share #10 Posted September 3, 2012 Odd question in a film forum, perhaps. I am often amazed when people are able to recall which aperture and shutter speed was used to capture an image on film. Perhaps they're lying or inventing..... Or they are the boring ones. I think after a while you get a feel for the aperture and speed you might have used and you can make an educated guess. The only time I keep a note is when using large format negatives that can be processed separately. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmobile Posted September 3, 2012 Share #11 Posted September 3, 2012 I'm amazed at the effort taken to record this information and I am not being critical when I ask the following question: why? There is a certain amount of effort involved but I am unsure as to what the perceived benefit i. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted September 3, 2012 Share #12 Posted September 3, 2012 I am often amazed when people are able to recall which aperture and shutter speed was used to capture an image on film. Perhaps they're lying or inventing or they have a system for remembering these things. I can remember many, many pictures' settings from as far back as forty years perhaps because settings were manual - either no light meter or a hand-held meter, and I have always set aperture to certain favorites. On the other hand, I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday. Details, details! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted September 3, 2012 Share #13 Posted September 3, 2012 Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. I generally know what lens/body was used, and I tag the file accordingly but otherwise I am not that bothered. The end result is the thing. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted September 3, 2012 Share #14 Posted September 3, 2012 I think there is a value in a learning process, when bracketing etc to go back and see what worked best in certain situations. Past that you are right, not really necessary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 4, 2012 Share #15 Posted September 4, 2012 Why keep tract ? Because if problems begin to show, you know conditions. Say a camera was overexposing. Which camera is it and at what shutter speeds. Or you are getting shutter bounce at certain speeds, you can avoid those until a repair is made Back in the day, film gates were notched so when the film went back to National Geographic mid assignment, the malfunctiong camera could be identified. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted September 4, 2012 Share #16 Posted September 4, 2012 Back in the day, film gates were notched so when the film went back to National Geographic mid assignment, the malfunctiong camera could be identified. That must have been a long time ago. Did not see that at NG in the past 25 years. I still notch-code large format film holders (binary, 8 bit), but only to identify the holder. Regarding EXIF - if you have more than one camera, say two M9s, then the camera serial number can be useful for automating the dump of images into separate folders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoshawnuff Posted September 5, 2012 Share #17 Posted September 5, 2012 Some amazing dedication to shot information with notebooks and apps. I thought I was a little crazy when I wrote down what camera and lenses I used on the outside of my film cartridge. I'm impressed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert blu Posted September 5, 2012 Share #18 Posted September 5, 2012 If I should write the exposure datas for the photo I'm taking I would not be able to concentrate on the image itself, mainly framing and choosing the correct point of view. Tried a few times but it did not work, I prefer to feel "free" when shooting. Compliments to the ones able to do it ! robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fgcm Posted September 5, 2012 Share #19 Posted September 5, 2012 Some amazing dedication to shot information with notebooks and apps. I thought I was a little crazy when I wrote down what camera and lenses I used on the outside of my film cartridge. I'm impressed. I always write on the cartridge the ISO I actually used, but I do not write down aperture and exposure of each photo. I do remember unusual conditions, like a very slow speed or a very special photo. Franco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 5, 2012 Share #20 Posted September 5, 2012 That must have been a long time ago. Did not see that at NG in the past 25 years. I still notch-code large format film holders (binary, 8 bit), but only to identify the holder. Regarding EXIF - if you have more than one camera, say two M9s, then the camera serial number can be useful for automating the dump of images into separate folders. Yes A very long while back. Probably 1960`s. A NG photog wrote it up in one of the then current mags, Popular or Modern or Camera35. Remember Camera 35? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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