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Daniel James Bird
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Hey There!
Welcome to my channel! My name's Daniel James Bird, and I'm a photographer and videographer based out of the UK!
Join me for a journey in all things Film Photography and Videography, and learn and laugh with me I explore everything there is to learn about film.
If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe! If you don't, feel free to let me know how you think I could improve!
Thanks all.
- Daniel James.
Welcome to my channel! My name's Daniel James Bird, and I'm a photographer and videographer based out of the UK!
Join me for a journey in all things Film Photography and Videography, and learn and laugh with me I explore everything there is to learn about film.
If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe! If you don't, feel free to let me know how you think I could improve!
Thanks all.
- Daniel James.
My Film Camera Collection
Today we're taking a look at my entire Film Camera Collection! We deep dive into my 35mm Film Cameras, my Medium Format Film Cameras, and some other whackier and weirder cameras! Want to know what I'd recommend for a beginner film camera? Or a Medium Format portrait film camera? Take a look!
Join me every week for a new video.
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Gear I Use to Make ALL My Videos!
Cameras:
amzn.to/3w3IIGs (Cinema Camera)
Lenses:
amzn.to/31qXPfa (Best for Pocket 6k Pro)
amzn.to/2Pc5mMi (Best for Pocket 6k Pro for UA-cam)
Lighting:
amzn.to/2NXiuUQ (Budget)
amzn.to/3u4HJnN (Expensive)
Softbox:
amzn.to/3svUWW2 (Budget)
amzn.to/3ctrb2Q (Expensive)
Some of the links above are affiliate links.
MUSIC:
All Music used for this video was found through Soundstripe.
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WEBSITE: www.danieljamesbird.co.uk/
INSTAGRAM: danieljamesbird
00:00 Intro
00:53 Canon A1
02:30 Olympus Trip 35
04:07 Hasselblad 500C
05:40 Mamiya RZ67
07:40 Pentax 67
10:13 Contax G1
12:30 Canon EOS 3
14:11 Reto UWS & Ektar H35
15:45 Olympus AF-1 & Bronica ETRS
17:07 Ricoh Mirai 105 & Yashica Electro 35 GT
18:25 Outro
Join me every week for a new video.
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Gear I Use to Make ALL My Videos!
Cameras:
amzn.to/3w3IIGs (Cinema Camera)
Lenses:
amzn.to/31qXPfa (Best for Pocket 6k Pro)
amzn.to/2Pc5mMi (Best for Pocket 6k Pro for UA-cam)
Lighting:
amzn.to/2NXiuUQ (Budget)
amzn.to/3u4HJnN (Expensive)
Softbox:
amzn.to/3svUWW2 (Budget)
amzn.to/3ctrb2Q (Expensive)
Some of the links above are affiliate links.
MUSIC:
All Music used for this video was found through Soundstripe.
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WEBSITE: www.danieljamesbird.co.uk/
INSTAGRAM: danieljamesbird
00:00 Intro
00:53 Canon A1
02:30 Olympus Trip 35
04:07 Hasselblad 500C
05:40 Mamiya RZ67
07:40 Pentax 67
10:13 Contax G1
12:30 Canon EOS 3
14:11 Reto UWS & Ektar H35
15:45 Olympus AF-1 & Bronica ETRS
17:07 Ricoh Mirai 105 & Yashica Electro 35 GT
18:25 Outro
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Is it still worth it in 2024 or do you think there will be a 6K Pro G2 anytime soon?
Hi Daniel, Could I learn about the black and white films you use? I generally used Ilford FP4 125 in sunny weather, but after watching your video, using Ilford HP5 and XP2 seems more reasonable for overexposing. What do you recommend? Thank you.
awesome
just awesome
This is good video and straight forward. Thank you :D
is it possible the lab left the images flat and unsharpened so customer could edit to their taste?
Very handy video, thank you so much. I am still trying to master using Dehancer.
Beautiful shots!
Harry jowsey you cooked w this one! 🤌
You’re near me! I just discovered your channel and recognised the City with the Tesco Metro in one of your photos 😅 Great video by the way
Hello good afternoon. I have an acmaera balckmagic 6k pro. I've been having some problems with the recording. After about 20 consecutive minutes of recording, the machine stops recording. I record in maximum quality 6k. recording is to a 1 TB Cruxail x6 external SSD disk. I've had the machine for almost a year and a half and never updated the friware. I would like to know if there are more reports of this problem and how it can be resolved. Thank you for your help.
Is there any other difference in image quality between silver and green label? I bought a silver label G1 since I only would use 28 and 45.
Sencillamente eres genial. Gracias, eres mi maestro pero tú no lo sabes. Jeje.
SUPER helpful, and I've taken a bunch of Udemy courses on videography. This is the best explainer by far.
Thanks!
How cheap was the scanner used in this lovely experiment?
Thank you. Just learning to use a BMPCC 4K and this took me from blah footage to great looking footage.
Watching your video is a joy!
Harry Potter eventually grew a cool mustache and now teaches us black magic HAHA
素敵な動画をありがとう。とても勉強になりました。❤❤❤
I have one and find it very enjoyable. It's nice to have a film camera that can provide some great shots but is very simple and convenient as well as not being heavy and obtrusive when using it.
Really beautiful video! Learned a lot, thanks. The bridge photo was stunning
Beautiful text animations. How did you create those?
Daniel. is that reggie? @ 1:43
Hi Daniel, this was really helpful i have been wanting to get this camera for a while now, but i’m a bit lost, how did you get the horizontal photos? Do you shoot by holding normal then editing and cutting the top and below?
Great video. Get a boom mic and it would feel way chill 😎
Thank you
Hi! What lens did you use for the wedding! I don’t think I saw that! Thanks!
Hi Carissa! 28mm f2.8 - the only lens I own for the Contax G1!
So I’m super new to 35mm film. I’ve heard people say to overexpose HP5 by 1 or 2 stops. So does that mean to meter for 1 to 2 overexposed and set it to ISO 400 with adjusting shutter and f stop? Or does that mean to set the ISO to higher? Forgive the newbie question. Thanks!
Hi Daniel~ I had the same machine just as you did, contax g1 with tla140, and I used ttl for flash but all of my photos turned out overexposed, have you experience that? or do you know how to adjust it ? thank you
i had one, you can turn speed shutter weel to red symbol X and turn the ttl on the flash
Hi Daniel, Tim here! Lovely photos It might be worth your time to check out if the lab you used develops in C41 or ECN2 chemicals, as the base colour will change depending on the process. Home-scanning is also a good option as labs might not know how or have the time to colour correct for motion picture film with their old scanners!
Thanks for the comment Tim! I'm in the process of slowly building a little home scanning setup - so hopefully that will help sort any issues! As for the lab - fairly certain they were developing in ECN2! Thanks for watching :)
I have a question about dual ISOs. I shoot mostly ISO3200 at night, and I understand that even when there is more light, I shoot ISO3200 because of the noise reduction. Is it better to shoot at ISO3200 than ISO 1250 if noise reduction is a priority over gaining dynamic range, and what ISO criteria would you recommend for dual ISO? Finally, thank you so much for the great video!
yes, 1250 will have less noise than 3200ISO. I always use the lower ISO I can in the second ISO (1250 and above, always try to use as low as you can)
Do you know if this works for the T3?
Thank you a lot! I just got a filming job after a long time of not shooting anything, and this video helped me tons! :D Great tool false color, always wanted to learn about it :)
i just got this camera as a present from my mum and i’m not sure what type of film to buy
Best video I have come across yet!
What type of flash transmitter did you use?
Thank you for creating this tutorial, it is highly informative. I appreciate your hard work. 👑👑👑
Great video! How are you liking the viewfinder ? I’ve been told it’s a pain 😂😂 but kinda don’t want to buy leica just for the finder 😅
This is the most value I have ever gotten watching an exposer video. Didn’t just sound like gibberish or random specs layered over those color boards . 😂
I was so disappointed with my shots of G2. This is the best tutorial of how to use black magic so far I can find on UA-cam. Thank you,
I have several similar ones to yours. Canon A1, Contax G1, Pentax 67, Several versions of the Yashica Electro 35 and the Olympus F-1. My Olympus F-1 works beautifully. I had one in the 90's and used it for years until I got a Canon Rebel 2000 SLR. I somehow lost track of it, most likely my wife sold it at a garage sale without me knowing it, but then recently I found one in good condition on Ebay and have been shooting it for just the fun of it. It is a great camera, too bad yours does not work. My favorite film camera currently is a Nikon F3.
Great stuff. I don't think you've got too many cameras there at all. My collection is far worse, lol. I did finally tame my G.A.S. by using a best-in-class methodology. I laid out the categories, 35mm and medium format. Categories are 35mm: manual focus rangefinder, P&S, manual SLR, autofocus SLR, and a half frame camera. For Medium format, TLR, SLR, RF, and pinhole. Then oddball formats 16mm movie, Instant film, 110 (on body), and a digital body. As it stands, those slots are filled with a Canon New F1, Konica Genbakandoku Zoom, Yashica GX, Canon EOS 3, Pen FT, Mamiya C220 Pro F, Bronica ETRSi, Fujica GW680iii, Lerouge Square, Fuji SQ6, Canon EOS R, Minolta 460TX, and a Keystone Deluxe 16mm. Now if I get GAS, whatever I get has to be a candidate to replace one of the existing. For example, right now I've got a Mamiya 645 I'm about to sell. It was a candidate to replace the Bronica, but it lost. I only own two lenses (or less) per system, with the exception of the EOS 3 + Canon R, where I share EF lenses and own 5.
Great video 👍📷. The hasselblad does look tired. I’m wanting to get into medium format and if you are wanting to exchange or sell it I would be interested. Keep shooting 📸. Kindest regards Tom.
Thanks for sharing your film camera collection with us. I also own and use the RB67 and the Contax G1. The RB67 is my personal favorite for portraits. I use the 180mm for head and shoulder portraits, the 90mm for full-lengh portraits, and the 50mm for large group portraits. The Contax G1 is my second favorite 35mm rangefinder camera. My two G1 cameras with 21/28/45/90mm lenses serve as back-ups for my favorite 35mm rangefinder -- the Leica M6 with 21/35/90mm lenses.
This video is absolute gold. Thank you so much. I‘m watching - again- after using the camera a bit, now I‘m back again and understanding things a bit better. You probably saved a big (for us) shoot tomorrow. We‘re making music videos to promote our own productions. I‘m really overwhelmed dealing with camera settings, and you explain so much, so well.
Fantastic video, thanks! I just came across this camera yesterday and had to get it. In the bit where you mentioned the type of film that might overexpose, I just wondered what kinds of film you can use, any specific brands you can’t etc - might sound an obvious question it’s just been along time since I’ve used film! Thanks all :)
Great video bro. I loved what you said about having more range in the highlights at ISO 800. I tried it yesterday and was so surprised I didn't know this sooner lol.
I’ll be happy to take the burden of too many cameras off your hands 😂
"Landscapes in England, I don't find particularly inspiring." Muahahahahaha! I resemble that remark. Bwahahaha hahahahaha!