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I have this camera and it feels like a luxury camera. Only complaint is it’s a little slow and loud. It’s not much of a bother because it fits the vintage aesthetic

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As someone who taught photography before you were born, let me compliment your knowledge. Good job explaining the exposure triangle. In the old days iso was asa/din and for many shooters sunny 16 was the rule. We used to have to push 400 to 1600 and deal with the grain for low light. Man have we come a long way...

Are these scans with this lens reasonable sharp edge to egde? If you were building a new setup today, would you choose a same lens?

My mum still has hers which she bought brand new in like 1980 or something in her first job out of High School. I remember using it as a kid... This makes me want to get it out and have a play ❤

Your photos are amazing! Huge talent

I don't understand why you need the extension tube with the macro lens. Does it not give 1:1 magnification? If not, why buy that model when others do. Also, a longer focal length - say 100mm macro would give a longer working distance, allowing easier access to the film holder etc. One major benefit of using a camera to digitise film is the ability to use auto exposure bracketing, then create a HDR image from the frames, this is especially useful when copying transparencies with their high contrast.

Great video mate. Really enjoyed it. What tripod is that?

I got this camera and im so excited to use this. Thanks for this video and I love your shots. ❤

Great review and user guide. Except you don't use the thumb wheel to rewind the film. There is a dedicated crank

Ahh cheap film, those were the days..(sigh)

Nice review ! As you mentioned that you normally use the phone app for metering the light, I will really appreciate that you make a video talking about the app you are using and demonstrating some of your works~

that's why i prefer 6x8 and so few cameras exists in this realm it makes me weep ;c

If you had read the manual, and pointed it slightly towards the ground, you would've gotten better results. Now it's partially metering the sky, which will always cause underexposure. I like the video, but now it's not really a fair assessment, as you're just using it wrong. Should be fair to point out.

You would have better results just metering the grass or pavement.

Ive got one to use on my 1935 Leica III. Works absolutely perfectly for me and I get some great photographs. Will it be the best light meter ever? No. But for the price I think it’s great.

I have the first version and annoyingly it doesn't turn off and eats batteries. I gave up and bought a Sekonic L 308.

Simple fix for that llght leak. Cover the film window with tape. The inner seals around it need changing so just cover it with tape.

Bet that's not the first something hasn't gone to plan on the first go Daniel...

THANKS

There's probably nothing wrong with the light meter... but it's not a matrix meter. If you want to meter for the ground, you need to point it toward the ground. With simple meters like this I tend to point it low enough that the sky isn't in view and then meter the sky to find out how contrasty the scene is. When you meter with both in the scene, you never know if you're gonna get a good average or if the sky is going to flood the photo-cell and giving a reading that will lead to underexposure.

Really insightful

I just want one to fiddle with man. Maybe an old one. I don't need it, I just think they kind of of cool.

They should but a thread lock over the cold shoe mount, camera like my tlrs dont like to hold things in them anymore. So a way to lock it on would be nice like some camera flashes

Surprised there was no camera shake at those speeds with the mirror slapping.

I used mine today and it works fine for negative shooting. I dont think i would 100 percent trust it for slide but it gets you within a reasonable ballpark

Have the V1 and did not find it accurate and did not trust it for Colour film, so I ended up reverting to whipping out a Digital camera and taking a reading from that and transferring settings to the film camera. Shame they never modified the batter compartment where it uses those two screws that are easily stripped with a bit of use.

Great vid, came at the perfect time for me. I've had my eye on a light meter now that I'm stepping into film photography, and had been split between a fairly priced, used, Sekonic, and this device. Thanks!

Even with cameras with okish built-in averaging meters it's always worth tilting the camera towards the ground/away from the brightest part of the frame, and picking an exposure between that and the one you get pointed directly at your subject. After awhile you get a feel for whether the exposure values seem plausible or not :D

great vid! How do you like the teleprompter? and which one do you have?

If you're a pedestrian shooter who just wants a useable image, then this is probably great for you. The meter uses average metering to get the correct exposure but if you wanted finer details to be measured you'd still have to use the phone app for the spot meter unless you spend a fortune on a real spotmeter. I was gonna rip into the lightmeter but i saw it was only $50 on sale right now? Great deal, you should get it.

I have the V1 and it's okay, but since I bought it I've acquired a couple of Sekonics and there's really no comparison, and you can get used Sekonics for a decent price.

Maybe the only thing I’d buy from these guys haha, everything else is a shameless copy

I think this shouldn't be sold as the expected experience and results the 'average' first roll a person starting to shoot film can expect. Acquiring a camera with an accurate meter, well stored film, good scans, knowing the process (e.g. not opening the back with the film not being rewound) are just a few of the variables needed to get 'usable' photos; they're not often all going to be there on those first few rolls. Nonetheless everyone should shoot a few rolls of film on an SLR at least once in their lifetime.

Great video, keep it up

Proud owner of a hassey 500c here, I love the standard 80mm but I highly recommend the 50mm for a great walk around lens.

My humble advice! Don'tt let viewfinder dictate the framing! You look and then frame to your wants! I find using Medium Format, I am really slow! 18 months for a roll of 220! 24 exp! 22 were meant for big prints! Not barn size! 8" or 10"! Enjoy the trip.

Hi Daniel, Great vid. I to have a 500c and have thought about buying the a16 film back (with masks) to turn the hassey into a 645 aspect ratio.

square is not for everyone, and so what !! shoot 645 instead although its a-bit of waste on the hassie.. not sure what the point of this video is ! there a dozens of the world’s greatest photographers who used the hasselblad and shot square. newton, adams, stern, arbus,penn,newman, to name a few ! you are 12 years old and have used it for 2 minutes, shut up and practice!!

I never use colour film in my Hasselblad, it produces such lovely images because of the negative size and the lenses I feel that colour film is wasted on it.

You've been a little too modest about your work. These are absolutely beautiful photos!

Take a look at the Vpan mod for hasseblads, it's a very interesting and highly way to shoot panoramics in 120

LONGTIME’blad shooter here; the SQUARE is THE deal. It IS harder to use. Not every subject matter flies. And that- plus all the challenges of FILM proper…makes it worthwhile. FILTERS go a long way with film…with most NOT using them as needed or appropriate…like graduated ND filters as standard for scenics. Film has a limited scene brightness range…needs a lot of “help”. 😅

You don't have to create masterpieces to enjoy film photography. 90% of the photos most of us take are bleh but we still do it for that 10%!

This is marvelous

Thank you for another great video. Looking forward to more content like this!

Could you explain the process of using 400 film but setting to 200, would you do this in lower light? Thanks

It's a lovely little contraption. I picked one up at a thrift store here in quite rough condition, and I've been happy with it's performance.

This is by far the best video I have seen and I am incredibly thankful!!! You have a new sub and fan brother ❤❤❤

congrats. i like your relaxed style of explaining and the music used.The photos are are also great. Subscribed! Greetings from Romania from a Contax G1 user as well. I don't have the 28 lens, but now it makes me feel i want it as well.