HELP!! with older canon film camera

[Togra4]

hey guys, got awesome tickets to the wizards/magic game tomorrow night, 5 rows from the floor and dont have my 20D yet....i have the choice of bringing a Canon AE1 with an FD 50mm F/1.8 or a Minolta X-370 with a kiron 28/210mm F/3.8-5.6 and a 2X converter.....i have flash for both but not sure yet if i can use it, site didnt say anything but im gonna call just in case...Please let me know what you would bring....thanks in advance!!!!!

[liza]

Take the AE-1 with the 50mm lens.

[Togra4]

thanks Liza i agree, the difference just looking through the lens is literally night and day.....it seems kinda slow, but its been sitting for a long time do you think itll be fast enough once i change the batteries.

[Togra4]

oh oh also i have 400 speed film, how do you recommend i set the camera up? i dont have the stinkin manual......ugh.....lol

[liza]

Get some 800 speed film just to be safe. I've never used that particular camera, so I'm not sure how to set it up.

[Togra4]

from my experience using the minolta with the lens i mentioned for it at night, i think that the canon with the 50mm should do okay with 400iso at mci center, im just afraid it wont be fast enough, I have 5 rolls of the 400 left from the last event...lol, i went a little overboard...tee hee...i just had an idea to look up the camera and i found the manual in pdf....awesome.....ill read it over real quick...thanks so much for your help Liza....you always seem to be around when i need someone....:)

[brivett]

You should be able to "push" the film... i.e. Shoot at 800 or even 1600 iso then tell your processor to develop it appropriately.... Not a job for Walmart..

[nevilleb]

Yeah, push the film. And ensure you keep track of whether its been pushed one or two stops.

nevilleb

[Togra4]

okay, are you talking about the button on the side of the lens that closes the apeture of the lens....sorry not too familiar.....i actually found it by accident...lol...so shoot dark and keep the speed at well, the highest on the dial is 1000....should i keep the asa at 400 since thats the film im using?....

[bobbinika]

change the asa to 800
do you know how to do that?
lift up the ring that has the shutter speeds and turn it and it should change the asa setting

[Togra4]

Okay well i took everyones tips to heart and cross your fingers, ill get the film developed tomorrow and see what we got!!!! It was a great game, The Wizards kicked butt and i got to shake Gilbert Arenas' hand...whoo hoo, oh and i got some darling pics of Antawn Jamisons daughter and fiance/GF/Wife (?????), they sat right next to us....i really hope those come out cause she gave me her email address so i could send them to her....fun fun fun!!!!!

Ill let you know as soon as i do how we did! thanks again!!!