After recently trying my hand at film photography I am beginning to realise how frustrating it can be to learn a new skill, not to mention the expense. The fact I can't afford a digital camera has led me to use 35mm SLR's and, other than the mounting cost, I really have no complaints with using this format while learning. It's been stated to me, over and over, that if you master photography using an old SLR then this will put me in great stead when I finally switch to digital, which I certainly will as the cost of buying and developing film is killing me. I won't go into exactly how much I spend, but if you watch @adetorrent's vlog then that should give you a rough idea.

If I'm honest, I really don't mind paying "on the drip" while I stick with 35mm film. Yes, this may well accumulate over time to the point where I could have purchased the NikonD3200 I've got my eyes on, possibly twice over. But hey, who cares, I'll just avoid doing the math on that one.
For now I'll just keep avoiding my abacus and carry on buying a single roll of film per week. I mean, when the results are good it really is worth the nibbling costs, because both the excitement and suspense really do add up and make learning that much more fun.

On the other hand though, there are times, like today, when I pick up my snaps from the shop and after looking at my work I just want to chop off all of my fingers, even the little ones that played no part. I will say that although I'm gutted with this weeks results, I've still managed to learn something from this expensive experience, and that is that I need to take things one step at a time...

You see I'm currently switching between 2 SLR's, one being my Pentax P30 and the other my Olympus OM30. I was excited to switch to my Olympus last week, as I'd received a great tip about tricking the camera into thinking it was loaded with ISO-80 film, rather than the ISO-100 that was actually used(A trick that my Pentax does not allow). This was done to combat the problem I was having with exposure but after seeing today's results I've learned that my Olympus just has too many setting for the level of photography I am at right now and because of that it will go into storage until I've really learned the basics. My main problem is with exposure, although this roll of film has also made me doubt my ability to focus, or at least use the focusing arrows on the display properly. Maybe they are not as accurate as they're supposed to be or maybe it's just me. Either way, I seem to get better results from my Pentax and while running at such high costs I'm willing to admit defeat.

So it is with an air of shame that I post some of these photo's on steemit today. I just hope that you will at least point me in the right direction and, maybe, enjoy some of the better ones in the bunch.