ashwinrao1 Posted December 5, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 5, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, I have a question that I have not been able to find an answer for, and it seems simply. I just purchased an M3 double stroke, and before leaving my seller, forgot to ask how to interpret/set the ISO dial. How do I interpret this dial? I am coming from using a M6TTL, but the dial on the M3 has 3 different arrows, with corresponding images (sunlight, black wedge, light bulb). Additionally, I just loaded a role of Neopan 1600 film as well, and see that the ISO range max appears to be 1000. I shoot mainly neopan 1600 and Tri-x. Thank you for the response and sorry to those who find this to be a silly question. I am really excited about using this M3, which I purchase with a Summicron Dual range, both in near mint condition!!!! Thanks for your help! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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phovsho Posted December 5, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 5, 2008 Congrats on the purchase. Regarding setting ISO, why does it matter, given the camera has no meter? I never set it. M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygsandhu Posted December 5, 2008 Share #3 Posted December 5, 2008 It's just to remind you which film you have in it. I use the bulb for slide film, the wedge for black and white, and sunlight for colour negative film (but i think the bulb was for tungsten balanced, the wedge for black and white, and sunlight for colour). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted December 5, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 5, 2008 The dial on the rear door is just a reminder for you so that you know what film you have in the camera (B&W/daylight/tungsten and what ASA it is) It has no other function and I'd say the vast majority of users never change it. The max ASA of 1000 is a reflection of the decade in which the camera was made. 100 ASA was considered a medium fast film, and 400 was definitely fast. They'd have no concept of a useable 1600 ASA film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashwinrao1 Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted December 5, 2008 Thank you all so much for the rapid feedback. Life makes sense again. I am so excited to go out and shoot with this equipment!!! Thanks for your rapid feedback. This camera feels so solid and will be a good companion to my M6 TTL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted December 5, 2008 Share #6 Posted December 5, 2008 snip The max ASA of 1000 is a reflection of the decade in which the camera was made. 100 ASA was considered a medium fast film, and 400 was definitely fast. They'd have no concept of a useable 1600 ASA film. I remember trying Ansco 1000 asa slide film when it came out, in the M3 era, and stretching the M3 setting to the limit . I thought it was interesting, but not useable... In my press days we used to push Royal X pan, but only in 120, the grain was about the size of the newspaper screen! Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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