"exif" data on a film?

[blacklight]

Hi,

I will hopefully get my R3M soon and I wonder if it - or any other camera - records exposure/F-stop data of the shots on the film or, if I want to know them, do I have to notice them myslef for each shot.

Thanx

 

[Jamie123]

Yes, I think that you will have to write them down yourself. As far as I know there's no film camera that records exposure and aperture value onto the film.

 

[x-ray]

I know the data back on my old F4 Nikons imprinted the data between the frames and my Fuji GA645ZI imprints the exposure data and date on the dege of the film out of the image area.

 

[ZeissFan]

I recall in the 1980s that one or more cameras imprinted exposure info on the edge of the film outside of the photo area. Can't recall which camera(s) that was.

 

[bellyface]

the latter Fuji RF's, pentax 645n, contax 645's do this, on the nikons the F4's through the F6 do it with a custom function back.

of course the other alternative is APS cameras 😀

 

[rogue_designer]

my Nikon 8008 did between the frames with the databack - but for the most part I just used a notebook anyway

 

[GeneW]

I carry one of those tiny little digital recorders about the size of a cigarette lighter. I 'talk' the info into it as I go, and write it down in my notebook later when I stop for a coffee or whatever. I found getting my notebook out and writing things down while I was shooting got in the way a bit.

Gene

 

[RicardoD]

Gene,

That's a great idea, especially if I can find a little recorder to clip onto my Rolleiflex camera strap. I am trying the notepad route but get lazy or forget.

 

[amateriat]

Okay, roll-call time...(not quite an all-inclusive list)

Among 35mm cameras that recorded some (or all) exposure information peripherally (that is, outside the "live area" on a 35mm frame), are:

Canon EOS-1v (collective "summary" information exposed on one or more blank frames at the end of a roll; programmable)

Nikon F2-F5, and maybe F6; varied with model (F2 had handwritten option...reminiscent of certain Kodak Autograph models of early 20th Century?)

Nikon F100, N90, 8080 (I think)

Contax RTS III

Minolta 9000AF: optional data back that imprinted a scary amount of data; problem was, the thing was so massive you couldn't ust the camera without a tripod.

Pentax MZ-S (unlike many of the above cameras, this was a standard feature, not an option; this, along with it's smaller size, nearly kept me in the SLR fold when I gave up my AF Minoltas in early '02)

All the above concern SLRs. RFs have been strangely MIA:

Contax G/G2: near as I can tell, there was a "proper" data back made, which, like the above cameras, recorded fairly copious amounts of vital data between/beyond the live-frame area. How many G/G2 users have this?

Konica Hexar RF: just like the "mystery" signal nub found on many Canon FD lenses of the 70s and 80s (Canon's nomenclature referred to this nub's function as "reserved"...brooding speculation for those of us with too much time on our hands?), when one opens the back on a Hexar RF body, you are greeted with two gold-plated electrical contacts under the lower film rails; what were they for? We'll never know now. 🙁

What I do now: scribble the date, day, and time on a sheet of note-pad paper, and snap the first frame with it. That works for most purposes (and most rolls don't stay in-camera monger than half a week). Between using only three lenses (the third one, the 90, not all that much), that's really all the info that ultimately counts.


- Barrett

 

[pizzahut88]

One stupid tip/trick

One stupid tip/trick

I recall in the 1980s that one or more cameras imprinted exposure info on the edge of the film outside of the photo area. Can't recall which camera(s) that was.

Minolta SLR, and Contax G2 have that option.
I can't remember which model of Canon was it that also did it.


There is one way to remember the F-value.
That is to use the same F-value for entire roll.
Sometimes, I simply can't remember all the settings for the entire roll.

So during first few rolls with any new lens that I acquire,
I would stick to one F-value for the entire roll,
say F2.8, or F2 etc.

Speed isn't so important when testing for software, contrast etc.

Or you have a Windows PDA,
there are freeware problem that does this.



Manfred

 

[bronekkozka]

Fuji 680III does and is the best medium format camera in the world!!!! God I miss shooting this camera

Bronek

 

[Pepe]

one of the minolta's could print a list of data on the last frame (or first after rewind ... I forget) of the roll.

 

[giellaleafapmu]

I recall in the 1980s that one or more cameras imprinted exposure info on the edge of the film outside of the photo area. Can't recall which camera(s) that was.

I taught it was a Contax but then I saw your nickname and I think that it this was the case you would remember...

Giella lea Fapmu

 

[lZr]

Maxxum/Dynax 7 and also the best of Minolta stuff, called Maxxum/Dynax 9 do this job relatively nice. KM Maxxum/Dynax 7 have big white on blue screen on its back side and you can browse your exposures done for the current and last 8 rolls. If you add the optional back you are the king of the History.
As far as I know, Maxx/ Dyn 7 is the only film camera that uses big screen like digital cameras have it by default.

 

[Terao]

One more to add - the Nikon F80 (N80 in the States) had a databack option as well.