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Haha, well.. the distance between the camera here to my face is approximately 80cm = just under one meter, which I believe are the words I used, no? Appreciate the comment though! Cheers 🍻

Wow, that's great feedback, thanks man!! I 100% understand what you mean. For me personally, it doesn't get any better than when Jason ( @grainydaysss ) posts one of his mastodon 1hr+ videos. I'd much rather watch them than almost any movie. But then there's the matter of finding the time... That's a very good point about narrowing down and creating some sort of direction or purpose for each shoot. I've heard others used the same expression too; "making photos", but I guess I never really understood the difference. Now I do! Cheers! Always a pleasure reading your comments, a well needed boost. I'll definitely try to keep posting somewhat regularly, although I've fallen a tad behind lately.. there may be a short gap after next weeks episode, but there will definitely be more. Just gotta finish editing them 😁

Hey, thanks for taking the time to comment! Very good input, I'm definitely trying that next time. I don't love (carrying around) tripods, but may try that too.. also, very good point about what's important. I tend to forget that when I get my photos back; I rarely love my work, but I always have a good time shooting. Cheers!

@@qvarfoto my photographs are my teenagers, they have their own life. Later after years I can love them, but Im not really satisfied straight after shooting.

Thanks man, really glad you liked them. I definitely need to practice night shooting more, but this time of year we don't get a lot of darkness around here so will have to wait until fall I suppose.

You're most welcome, always happy to spread some brain-love. Or something.

Hahahaha, this made me chuckle! 😄 First indeed.

Ah thanks so much man! 🙏 Yeah now that you mention it, a lot of cities do seem to have their round buildings... hey, crazy idea time: we should do a photo book collab project where we shoot round buildings in random cities on film - covering our respective hemispheres or whatever? or something like that 🤯 Regardless I'd love to see photos of the ones you mentioned in SA at some point. Cheers buddy!

Yes I have to agree. I can't really explain it, the ET is probably the less interesting camera in my collection, but every time I open the camera cabinet it's like it's calling to me.. I need to try it out one more time with a different lens I think. Cheers!

Definitely give the 44m-4 a go, I’ve been happy with it. IQ is actually pretty nice and reasonably sharp with some good lighting.

Heyyy man! So sorry for the late reply, been insanely busy and equally exhausted this last fortnight and then some. Really glad I automated the upload process, haha! 😂 Wow that's amazingly high praise, I'm truly humbled. Thank you! Yeah maybe, I never really thought about the talking to myself bits to be honest. Maybe I do. Waiiit - is that why clients are looking at me weird when I'm working and never call me again?? Thanks so much for taking the time, I always appreciate your comments!

TUVM! 🤩

😅 R5 with vintage 85mm F1.8 FD.

Hahaa oh that's comedic gold! 😂 They don't call me the pun-isher for nothing, but I may have met my match! 🔥 Cool. so you have the same setup then? AE1 with 135mm? That's awesome. Yeah I'm a real sucker for tight lenses in general, although really trying to appreciate wider angles (or -hrm- learning how to use them) but struggle to make compositions that look half decent. Oh well spotted. Actually it's my own design and build. I used to work in a guitar shop about a decade ago, and a regular had his own guitar workshop. He was also teaching guitar making, so I booked time with him and built that white thing from scratch, with his help (and machinery). Took me a year and a half. Loved every minute of it. It plays amazingly well, sounds great and weighs almost nothing. Hit me up if you're ever visiting Stockholm and you can have a go at it 😃 Again, thanks so much mate, your comments here really means a lot! 🙏 Cheers

Thanks a bunch mate, I love reading your comments - really helps me stay motivated! :) Glad you liked the photos too. At this point I was still pretty "new" to film photography (apart from growing up using them, of course). Slowly catching up, but really having a blast making these videos though. Also saw you recently uploaded another one of yours. Awesome! Gonna watch asap for sure :) Cheers!

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, mate! I really appreciate it. Fantastic help and great link you shared too, I'm definitely going to have a very thorough look at that and try my best to fix my copy. Thanks again! Cheers /Fred

If what you describe (the 2 focus elements stuck together) is qvarfoto's trouble, wouldn't he be finding that he just can't turn his focus ring the whole way? Eg if the elements stuck together with the focus at infinity (presumably how the camera would have been stored) the focus ring would run out of travel about half way round, long before it reached the 1m mark?

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And yeah, there absolutely should be, haha! I know I'd listen to it. Yeah man, especially with daylight savings hey. During midsummer it's light almost until midnight, and Stockholm is not even that far north - in the bottom third in fact. Further up they have 24 hr sunlight which is bonkers. Not a fan myself, as I prefer my evenings dark and warm, but still pretty cool. Thanks so much for watching and commenting man, it means the world hey! Looking forward to your next upload as well. Cheers! 🍻

Hahaha, well said! 😂 But seriously, thanks so much man, I really, Really appreciate that!! Yes, well.. I've already completed and scheduled the weekly videos until early June, thinking that'd give me enough time to make 10 or so more.. but I'm already falling behind. Frequent uploads are tough, hey! Wow that's a weird coincidence about the 85, and very awesome! Hopefully you'll get great use of it. Looking forward to seeing a video about yours, which I'm guessing is in the pipeline? :) I absolutely love mine. Cheers mate!

That was my initial thought as well, but I don't think I've ever seen light leaks with this much of a pattern and complete lack of color? It's more visible in last weeks video. But I'm certainly no expert in this particular area, so you may absolutely be right. I'll see about replacing the seals and hope for the best. Thanks for commenting!

@@qvarfoto did you check if it's your fingers? I have a Yashica Mat-124 G and my grubby phalanges often find themselves pushing into frame. From the video, it looks like your knuckle or finger may have just peeked in for that vintage 1980s dad-finger effect, present in many family photo albums on our shelves

Wow thanks so much, that really means a lot!! Especially coming from an experienced fellow UA-cam creator like yourself 🙏 Haha that's certainly on usage scenario worth considering. My Zenit is probably not quite bad enough (yet) but I do have other bodies that would make great desktop accessories. Yeah I know, right! You can almost feel your bank account getting lighter for each shutter cycle.. and when things go wrong it's downright painful! Upside is that it can make for a great story, so eventhough I'm sorry to hear about your recent film fail, I'm really looking forward to seeing what happened in your video about it. Cheers buddy!

Wow, yeah that's a pretty solid bunch hey. Would love to see them featured on your channel at some point. Also that lottery idea sounds like a plan I may have to copy, haha. Honestly though I'm not sure why the concept is so appealing to me, but I guess I'm just a nostalgic person with a bit of a collectors gene hidden in there somewhere 😅

Oh, and I published a new video the other day. Would love for you to check it out if you're at all interested. Will be uploading weekly from now on. Finally! 🔥

@@qvarfoto already started watching, but got interrupted with work. Will have some time off the afternoo , plan to continue!

How on earth that hasn’t happened to me I have no idea. Never even realised there were two aperture rings until now! Probably because the blades are oily as shit and I never use it.

Haha yup, that's where I found her in the first place.. 😂

Absolutely, and I've definitely thought about it. But CLA's are pretty costly here where I live, and I have other cameras that I use more often, thus perhaps being more deserving of a CLA currently.. but yes, this one may very well get one before too long. Thanks for watching! Cheers

Haha, what?

Valid point, thanks for commenting, but that is not the case here. It clearly says "m" for meters on the dial. And I doubt a European camera made for the European market would have markings in feet - makes no sense. At least not to my knowledge. But I could be wrong I suppose. Either way, I appreciate your input. Cheers /Fredrik

Hi, thanks for commenting and sorry for the late reply! Haha yes, good question; what am I waiting for... well, I tend to grab one of my 135 bodies these days, but I do intend to fix the Isolette before too long. Cheers /Fredrik

Hi Rainer, apologies for the late reply - and thank you for that very thorough guide on how to fix the focusing issue. I will definitely try it. Much appreciated! Cheers /Fredrik

Thanks for commenting and yes, I agree. It's a great little camera for sure. Cheers!

Wow, thank you - I really appreciate that! I've been quiet for a little bit, only to batch produce a few months worth of content to be able to keep up with consistency and what not. It may be a few weeks still, but there's a lot more steady uploads coming, starting later this year. Cheers! :)

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! I haven't uploaded in a while, but there are a lot more videos in the making. Haven't tried the Optima personally, but will definitely keep an eye out for it. If I find a good deal I'll absolutely get it and include it in a video for sure! Cheers!

Nämen tjenare, Joakim! Those are some excellent tips, thank you for sharing. I've shot a few more rolls through the Isolette recently, and sadly it's even worse now. The shutter release locks up about half the time and the bellows only opens half way when loaded with film. When the camera is empty both that and the shutter works flawlessly. Very strange. But that makes a lot of sense what you said about opening it up gently to prevent a vacuum, I'll keep that in mind. More videos about it coming up, but I'm currently working on batch recording about three months worth of weekly uploads to give myself a fighting chance at consistency, but nearly done now so... before too long, hopefully. Cheers!

@@qvarfoto Weird with the shutter, sounds like it needs a CLA but then you might as well find a new good working copy for less than the service cost. That's how I got the Isolate II in the first place, my grandpa's Agfa 6x9 had focus and advance problems... found the Isolette for 200 SEK! : ) Lycka till med kameran eller ersättare!

@@joakimpersson9425 Yeah I agree, it's indeed strange. I've considered a CLA but figured I might give it a go myself before I drop it off somewhere. I'm a sucker for fiddling with fine mechanics so what's the worst that can happen, right? Haha! 😂 Getting another camera is an option, but this one holds special value to me so would prefer fixing it. Although 200 SEK is a lot of camera for the money, so well done! Will keep an eye out myself. Tack så mycket! :)

Really? Wow that's great news, thanks for sharing! Gonna check that out right away. I actually gave my Isolette another chance a few weeks ago for the first time since the events in this video and just got the negatives back from the lab. Not gonna lie, I did have a few more issues.. I have a few videos before it in the pipeline, but will share later this year. Cheers

@@qvarfoto Best of luck with your camera, these old gems are definitely not point and shoot which is what attracted me to buying one, I look forward to seeing your next video using the old Agfa.

@@chrisbailey4759 Thanks, I might need it 😅 And yes I totally agree with you there! Glad to hear you want to see more. I have loads of material to edit together into episodes and post here, but I've struggled to find the time. I think I've come up with a good system now though, and hearing that someone wants too see them is a huge inspo kick. More will come, promise. Cheers!

Thanks Luke, I appreciate that! Interesting about recalibrating the focus ring, how'd you do that - do you need special equipment or just regular tools? Actually I took the camera out again last weekend for the first time since this video was shot. I uh... had some... issues again, haha! This time it was the shutter that locked up. Anyhoo, big cheers!

Mine too! Cheers ;)

Hallå nabo! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, I really appreciate it. Hope you have better luck with your Isolette than I have so far. It's an amazing camera and having medium format in such a small package is pretty cool. Ha de!

Ahh haha, yeah the winding mechanism sure messed me up as well before I figured it out. It took me an embarrassingly long time to understand what the little window on the back was for.. 😂 But that's awesome, I hope your experience with it will be none short of amazing, hey. And a huge thanks for watching and commenting, it means a lot! I've been drowning in work lately and haven't had the time to upload for a while, but I have every intention to keep posting regularly before too long. Your comment really helps with inspiration too, so Cheers!