Comments on: Shut the fuck about about battery-independent cameras http://photondetector.com/blog/2007/04/06/all-manual-cameras/ News and resources for [mostly] pinhole, toy camera, and experimental photography. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:38:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: wirehead http://photondetector.com/blog/2007/04/06/all-manual-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-18848 wirehead Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:09:50 +0000 http://photondetector.com/blog/2007/04/06/all-manual-cameras/#comment-18848 Right. I have a RB67 and a Canon TX. Both of them don't "need" a battery. But when I shoot slide film, I do kinda need to figure out the exposure. So something needs a battery. Actually, even with B&W film, I still tend to prefer having an exposure meter. Film always looks better when properly exposed. :P Having said that, there are certain advantages to non-electronically-powered shutters. The battery on my TX is a button cell and lasts for years and it's easy to carry a spare. And I don't have to worry about sucking a battery dry with a ultra-long exposure. But this has very little to do with being able to shoot with no battery. Right.

I have a RB67 and a Canon TX. Both of them don’t “need” a battery.

But when I shoot slide film, I do kinda need to figure out the exposure. So something needs a battery.

Actually, even with B&W film, I still tend to prefer having an exposure meter. Film always looks better when properly exposed. :P

Having said that, there are certain advantages to non-electronically-powered shutters. The battery on my TX is a button cell and lasts for years and it’s easy to carry a spare. And I don’t have to worry about sucking a battery dry with a ultra-long exposure. But this has very little to do with being able to shoot with no battery.

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