Here is a list of my photography equipment for the album:

Cameras
I used a Canon EOS 100 (aka Elan 7N in USA) film camera. It has a good metering system — automatic modes work well and has a partial metering mode.

I also used an Olympus Camedia C-4000 as a backup camera. Although it is a point-and-shoot camera, the quality of its pictures is still very high. A couple of the pictures in our final album were actually taken with this basic camera.

It would have been handy if I had a digital SLR camera when we went to Europe. I now have a Canon Digital Rebel, and I absolutely enjoy taking photos with it. Being able to immediately see the result is a huge advantage of digital cameras — you learn much faster and are able to correct any mistakes before it is too late. It is a very worthwhile investment not only for this project, but for the rest of your lives together.


Lens
My lens is a 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom lens came with my Canon SLR camera. Although it has a relatively small aperture at 80mm, it fits my purpose in this album — many times I kept the scenery of Europe in the background relatively sharp in order to tell a story.


Films
The choice of the Kodak Portra NC 160 professional film was made after reading the informative discussions on www.photo.net about films for wedding photos. When used on overcast days with a little overexposure, this film gave the best skin tone I had ever seen. Kodak also has ISO 400 and 800 versions of the film. But I always prefer slower films, which have finer details and render colors more naturally.

For our B&W photos, there is really only one choice in the world of B&W — Ilford Delta Professional ISO 100.