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Image 1 — Is there something wrong with my camera, or user error? (Pentax 17, Fujifilm 400)
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Is there something wrong with my camera, or user error? (Pentax 17, Fujifilm 400)

Hi everyone, I recently got a Pentax 17 second-hand from eBay and shot my first roll. I'm disappointed with how the photos came out in comparison to what I've experienced on my past 2 film cameras (point and shoot, and manual).

The pictures seem underexposed and look really hazy. The colors seem really muted and there's so much grain. Is this an issue with the camera, or user error? What should I try doing instead?

For context, I believe most photos were shot on Auto, and some with P. ISO is set to 400 to match the film, and I didn't adjust the exposure composition dial. I also adjusted the zone focus (I recently realized this doesn't matter with Auto anyways lol).

u/e-udon — 13 days ago