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Alexander Starbuck
Croatia
Приєднався 16 тра 2008
A bit of outdoors, old school photography, some tutorials and reviews.
Canon 5D classic on European Route 66
In this one, I take a road trip across one of the oldest routes in Croatia, built during the Austrian Hungarian empire--the Luisiana road. A bit of history, a bit of photography on the ol' Canon 5D classic and cooking some fresh fish by the lakeside.
Join me on this fun little adventure :) and in the meantime, check Kyle's channel, some REALLY good and informative stuff over there @KyleMcDougall
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► Camera: Canon R6 mark 2 (amzn.to/4bOzvGU) Amazon;
► Lens: Canon RF 24-105 f4.0 (amzn.to/3UPfYjy) Amazon;
► Variable ND filter: Marumi variable ND (amzn.to/3Tadf2Q) Amazon;
► Fast SD cards: Lexar UHS-II 256 Gb (amzn.to/3SU2GzT) Amazon;
► Microphones: Rode Wireless PRO (amzn.to/3T9Dned) Amazon;
► Tripod: Gitzo carbon (amzn.to/3IdTeCc) Amazon;
► Main light: Aputure 300D mark2 (amzn.to/42QTh0h) Amazon;
► Editing computer: Macbook M1 Pro Max 16';
► Editing hard drives: Samsung T7 SSDs (amzn.to/49qYZbU) Amazon;
*All the above links are Amazon links and I receive a small commission if you purchase through these, at no extra cost to you. This small percentage helps support this channel and my work, so I thank you!
Join me on this fun little adventure :) and in the meantime, check Kyle's channel, some REALLY good and informative stuff over there @KyleMcDougall
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MY GEAR FOR MAKING UA-cam VIDEOS
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► Camera: Canon R6 mark 2 (amzn.to/4bOzvGU) Amazon;
► Lens: Canon RF 24-105 f4.0 (amzn.to/3UPfYjy) Amazon;
► Variable ND filter: Marumi variable ND (amzn.to/3Tadf2Q) Amazon;
► Fast SD cards: Lexar UHS-II 256 Gb (amzn.to/3SU2GzT) Amazon;
► Microphones: Rode Wireless PRO (amzn.to/3T9Dned) Amazon;
► Tripod: Gitzo carbon (amzn.to/3IdTeCc) Amazon;
► Main light: Aputure 300D mark2 (amzn.to/42QTh0h) Amazon;
► Editing computer: Macbook M1 Pro Max 16';
► Editing hard drives: Samsung T7 SSDs (amzn.to/49qYZbU) Amazon;
*All the above links are Amazon links and I receive a small commission if you purchase through these, at no extra cost to you. This small percentage helps support this channel and my work, so I thank you!
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How to film a Travel video and not ruin everyones fun
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If you ever wanted to produce a nice travel or event video and photos, make a nice little memory, I bet you OR the people around you were frustrated by your filming. Here is a video about our experience in Portugal, where I learned my lesson and 5 tips you can use right now to both enjoy the experience AND film great memories! :) GEAR CHOICE FOR TRAVEL VIDEOS ► Camera: Canon R6 mark 2 (amzn.to/...
Why I Sold my Fuji X100V
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I love the Fuji X100V, it's a photographers dream camera! But, as our lives evolve, so do our preferences and style. What was once an advantage, became a drawback. Watch this video if you're thinking of buying an X100V or a similar camera, to document your everyday life. You might change your mind ;). MY GEAR FOR MAKING UA-cam CONTENT ► Camera: Canon R6 mark 2 (amzn.to/4bOzvGU) Amazon; ► Lens: ...
The best camera in the world?
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What is the best camera in the world? And is there such a thing even? The Hasselblad 500 series takes the cake, if you ask me ;). I took a little roadtrip to Dubrovnik, to Neretva estuary and into a snowy mountain, to try and tell an interesting story about the Hassy 500. MY GEAR FOR MAKING UA-cam CONTENT ► Camera: Canon R6 mark 2 (amzn.to/4bOzvGU) Amazon; ► Lens: Canon RF 24-105 f4.0 (amzn.to/...
Mamiya 645 Pro TL review - Should you get one?
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In this video, I give you my thoughts on the Mamiya 645 Pro, after using it for about a year. If you're shoping for your next film camera, give the little Mamiya a go, it won't disappoint ;). Music from Epidemicsound, stock footage from StoryBlocks, BoloBellheimerDeadChannel and TheKinoLibrary. ► Mamiya 645 deals on eBay: (ebay.us/imPOer); MY GEAR FOR MAKING UA-cam CONTENT ► Camera: Canon R6 ma...
Bronica SQ-A | the Affordable Medium format Camera
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A friend of mine lent me his Bronica SQ-A 6x6 medium format camera, insisting that I try it out. So I took the camera, went to Dubrovnik (even though I never saw Game of thrones) and decided to check out what the fuss is all about :). Bronica SQ-a deals on eBay: ebay.us/pak7VG; MY GEAR FOR MAKING UA-cam CONTENT Camera: Canon R6 mark 2 (amzn.to/4bOzvGU) Amazon; Lens: Canon RF 24-105 f4.0 (amzn.t...
Why I LOVE (but also HATE) Mamiya RB67
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Why I LOVE (but also HATE) Mamiya RB67
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Little trip to mount Biokovo | Canon 5D classic
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My second YouTube video | Still not good at all
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This is one of the highest production videos about a camera I've ever seen. You should be very proud of yourself!! Came here to get thoughts on this camera, and I think I'm sold...
Thank you for such a nice comment, very much appreciated! :)
Watched. Bought one. Happy.
Hey Andrew, I'm really glad you like your new pal! Hope the video helped a bit ;)
I got one the original as a gift and it is super has the flash and is in a sturdy case - has light leaks but seals are kaput and I have removed them and have replacements on order from Ebay ! My advise is to get a camera strap unfortunately it's a generic and hard to get - I got one and it is super as camera is slippy to hold ! Its a bit of an engineering marvel ! waiting for those seal and have rolls of Kodak Portra lined up !
Hope you have fun with your new buddy! ;)
I smoke weed, I do burn money.😢. I like my Canon A1
Of course, the damned square can be cropped to your favorite rectangle. When I look at the ground glass I see a vertical rectangle and a horizontal rectangle. The best part about the Hasselblad is that you don't have to turn the thing on its side to change orientation.
great video. superb location, very tactile, loved the music, and that you could hear the camera winding after each shot.
Thank you, I’m glad you liked it! 😉
Thor's hammer.
I personally prefer the 645 1000s with a PDS prism. Just gives me the fizz like a camera should. These later version Mamiyas tend to encroach into the world of plasticky DSLRs we all have had to experience. Nothing like a late 70's made 645 1000s.
I agree, I’d also prefer that one but this one was available closely to me.
@@alexander.starbuck It's still a great camera to have no question. Get as much use out of it as you can. I ended up keeping the 80mm lens from my 645E and sold the body to KEH for 200 bucks. Then I bought a 645 1000/s body and PDS prism from them using some of that money. The interchangeable film back would literally mean nothing to me. I'm ok with getting my 15 exposures of whatever I have in the camera and then switching films if I find it necessary.
Yes my camera
Awesome! Love the 5d classic. Great video, more please ❤️
Wow - thank you for sharing the beauty of Croatia with us. Photos were beautiful and the video was super interesting. I've been contemplating the 35 1.4 for my 5D classic and your images certainly encourage me in that direction 😍
I’m so glad you liked it! 😉
As someone who has owned the Mamiyas in 645, RB67 and the older Bronica S2a, I recently picked up an SQ-A and I have to say I absolutely can tell a quality difference but more so towards the Bronica. The viewfinder is brighter, the components all work flawlessly, even the focusing glass can be removed in the field to clean from BOTH sides not just the top or to install a newer or different type. The lenses alone feel like they focus much better than anything else I've owned and that's even compared to my Pentax 67 system too.
Nice to see someplace you don't usually see on other photo channels. Great job. I picked up a mint Canon 5d and 5dii this winter, so looking forward to shoot this summer. Love Kyle's channel too.
Thank you, I’m so glad you liked it! 😊
I enjoyed this a lot. I’m still shooting the 5D and enjoy it so much. What lens were you using for these please? Subbed too.
Thanks, I’m glad tou liked it. I borrowed a friends EF 35 1.4 😉
@@alexander.starbuck nice work mate. That's another lens on the bucket list ;)
Very very beautiful video, beautiful images and now I want to visit Croatia. 🇭🇷 ciao from 🇮🇹 by the way I’ve pressed the bell!
Thank you very much, glad you liked it! 😉
Great video, really enjoyed it, great photos and beautiful storytelling. Keep going my friend, your channel is worth growing!
Thank you Colm! 😉
That was a very enjoyable video, thank you! Now I want to buy a 5D Classic and hit the road 😉
Thank you, I’m glad you liked it! 😉 5D is such an enjoyable camera, kind of like shooting a film one!
For someone who says he's not used to the square format, you took some great photos!
Thank you for the kind words! 😉
日本語へようこそ。時々拷問だが、素晴らしい言語だな。漢字頑張ってね!
Many thanks! I will definitely keep trying! 🥲❤️
superb man. Really amazing.
Amazing video man.
Hello, I have seen the videos. The videos are so informative and you are uploading content regularly. But I noticed the viewers, Likes and subscribers are not growing. Because your channel isn't optimized and video SEO scores are too low. I also noticed that you have no video backlinks. Please fix all the problems and upload the videos. Without SEO and optimization you can't get result so early.
Great content. Really appreciate it.
1000 times more interesting than any video about shooting on route 66. Keep up the great work Alex! Also...5Dc forever!
Thanks Cody, this means a lot to me 🥲
I loved using EFKE film and still have a few rolls left I need to use. Greetings from California.
Thanks, sending lots of love from across the pond! 😉
Mamiya RB67 is a great alternative to Large Format 4x5. The RB67 is easier to set up, load with film, option for a prism finder, 10 shots per roll and color shots are cheaper than 4x5. The only advantage of 4x5 is the larger format with tilts and swings. The RB67 is 6x7 which is the same ratio as 4x5 sheet film.
I absolutely agree! Especially, considering the sheet film proces, color especially! Yikes 🫠
During the video, I remembered many stories I've collected in my memories! Great story you did. Fantastic work, Alex!
We rode our bikes here together 15ish years ago :-)
A bit of chuckle, a bit of fun-facts and as we would call it 'knedla u grlu' :) such a underrated part of Croatia
When mom says we have Route 66 at home. :D
🤣 Exactly!
Beautiful video Alex, I really do think you are underrated and just need one little push from the algorithm gods so you get all the views your content deserves. you put so much effort in each video and really deserve thousands of views! Keep it up!
🥲 Thanks bro, really appreciate this!
Uživancija za pogledati! Još da si imao vremena za lulu nakon pastrve... :)
Tenks Kruno 😜
That was a beautiful message there dear Alexander. Next time make same video but get yourself another RB67...I LOVED watching you struggle and complain about that beast.😂 Also, your cooking makes me hungry.😉😊❤️
Thank you for sharing, very touching and well recorded - I too like to shoot from the heart, currently shooting NZ rail, to see what comes of it, best wishes, hope to see more.
Thanks Graham! 😉
Laki, opet odličan video i priča! #TOPSHIT
Hvala Lepi! 🙃
Uživali smo u videu Katia i ja. Pozdrav!
Hvala batice 🥹
Holy baby poops, Batman! You're really very terrific at making otherwise boring instructional videos (which are also camera reviews) entertaining and fun to watch! Yay for you! Yay for us! .... Oh, and the music is freaking awesome. I'll check and see if you credited the musicians. I'm sure you did, but .... *edit* Okay, I didn't see the band's name in the show notes my wonderful dude. So what gives, eh? Who are they?
Yo! I don’t credit the specific artists snd songs because all of the music used is royalty free, from Epidemicsound. I have a paid account and licencing happens automagically 🥲
@@alexander.starbuck - I asked because I want to purchase recordings by the bluegrass-infused band, but don't know their name.
Great videos my man! Square format ain't easy but it's actually very interesting when shooting with wide angles (40/50mm) and tele (250), compositions are just going trough it effordlessly. Gotta admire the Planar though!
Thank you 😃, glad you like 'em! Yes, maybe the wide would solve it for me but I never tried the Hass 40, 50, 60 mm lenses so there's definitely room for another take on this format and another video ;).
@@alexander.starbuck Personally i'm kinda hating on 60mm and 150mm focal lengths but i have 50/80/250 every time i go out with my hassy. the only real con is the cost, they went nuts with prices lately, $250 for a film back!
Very good pictures: I am interested on buying a RB67 but I have heard this model has a lot of mechanical troubles so you must take it to repair frecuently , is it true? does it worth it? thx
I suppose it’s like with all other cameras - it depends on if you get a good one, or a samole which was used heavily, not taken care of, etc. I never heard that they would be extra prone to breakages :) or something like that.
First of all, very nice video! But where do the bright spots come from in some of your photos, for example at 0:40?
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it :). Ahh, the spots, yes, I noticed these and was a bit disapointed when I got the film back from the lab. It can be either from my improper storage of the film before using it (it did suffer a bit from hot weather) OR from the lab mistreating it during development.
A question about lighting Alex :) Not sure how "versed " you are into it, but seeing you also started quite recently and seems to do a good job for your lighting here maybe you have some good tips :) Im currently only using windowlight shooting in my kitchen hehe. So nothing fancy. And while that works ok daytime and mostly the warmer part of the year the wintertime is pretty limited here in Sweden as im sure you know :P I own a lot of flashes and have some nice Apurture Dome softboxes with bowen mount etc. But have like 1 smaller led light, so thinking about either buying a "spotlight" or Godox light for the softboxes i own already( but taking up a lot of space and a hassle to pakc up and down all the time ), or maybe buy a Neewer Ring light and maybe some smaller RGB led for the background. What would you recommend starting out with :)? /regards Martin.
Hej Martin! Are you talking about photography or videography? Shoot me an email to alex@alexanderstarbuck.com I might have some tips for you but it’s kind of hard to write in UA-cam comments 😃. Tak!
@@alexander.starbuck Il trow you an email instead Alex thank you! :)
Watched your video and ordered one a few minutes after, thank you sir.
I’m sure you will enjoy it! 😃
Hey man! Great video. I don't know how you can be so comfortable to shoot that much in public. For me is hard to go outside alone with the tripod, set the camera, walk, shoot, take care of everything. Your talent on doing this is huge :) Thank you for your inspiration! (The sound that camera produce is so pleasing to listen to :D )
Hi Gabriel, thanks for your comment! 😃 I am SO sorry that I’ve lost the footage from the first time ever, I stopd in front of the camera. I remember, I was so inspired by FunForLouis that I decided to try vlogging. I filmed myself in our KITCHEN(!) with my smartphone and, oh boy… I was SO unbelieveably embarrased. But LOTS of practice, slow increments and trust m-its possible to do wonders!
@@alexander.starbuck Yeah! Practice is the key :) I also lost my first footage but I remember the vibe that I have... OMG I was so stressed out :)) Thank you!
The new x100vi piqued my interest, the larger sensor mitigates the fixed focal lens with the ability to crop in, it's stabilized for low light and video. And it supports heif if I want to save space and skip shooting raw. All of these are where my current x-t30 falls short. I don't shoot any video with my x-t30, the low light even with the f2 lenses is not the best in handheld situations, and I don't have any time to edit raw (even if I do shoot jpg+raw). For family pictures and documenting life, it seems like a no-brainer. On the other hand, with my x-t30 the most magical shots I've made were with the x35 f2, and I think it's the right balance of separation and it's easy to frame the shot, albeit it's too tight a lot of the times.
I’m sure you are going to enjoy the little Fuji if you do decide to buy one! 😃
It’s a compromise. The 35mm often feels too tight at the point of shooting but the photos turn out great and well composed with not a lot of clutter. The 23mm feels less stressful at the time of shooting because of the extra room, but the shots can end up a bit messier. I have a 35mm f1.4 and an X100V as my only lenses but am thinking of selling the V.
Frende get some people in those frames!
I know…. I should! 🥲
Great vid! Finally someone addressed the issue of travel videos. Take you phone and document the trip with few clips. That will be enough to spark the memories in 10-20years. In fact, the footage should be bad and incomplete. It will just trigger the conversation.
“…SHOULD be bad!” Put such a smile to my face 🥲😉.
Does this mean we have to go to Portugal again? 😌😍
Absolutely! 🥲
Amazinggg videooo, and Zrileeee i pufnicaaaa kovrdžavaaaa u krilu... 😍😍😍 !! Also, I feel your pain, Peter, Matti & Chris - we love you, but THANKS FOR RUINING OUR TRAVELS! 🙈🙈🙈 Also, 'do plan, a little'. Such great advice, as we can easily fall into the abyss of creating professional scripts for our vacation! P.S. Kick that Ronin all the way! (:
Hvala brate! 🥲❤️
Spot on!
Love how relaxed you've become! Great video! I totally agree about everything from my experience :D
Thank you my bro! 😃