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From experience - it's a little difficulty to get used to the left-handed controls, but the mat screen is really nice to look down at - way nicer than my Praktica FX3

hi, did you use a 1.5 V battery? how is affected the metering? because the camera should use 1.35V battery originally , thanks

Lighter fluid not much of a lubricant I'd assume

You fried the fw and scsi board, connecting old scanners with simple cables is not healthy

Really enjoy your videos! Hopefully you will upload more soon! Maybe with the stereo camera

Gee, 30 dollars for a nice clean Biotar and tele Xenar is pretty much the same as free.

Would you recommend this scanner? Assuming its a working one? I have been using a flatbed and feel I need an upgrade. I'm not totally sold on the DSLR workflow and I've been eyeing these older scanners. I like that the Minolta can do both 120 and 35mm. It seems the only newer option is the Plustech 120 and that is both sold out everywhere and very pricy. Considering the Minolta or Nikon at this point but only if the results are worth it!

Thanks so much for your informative video. I've got 2 Magnifaxes with broken gears and unable to get parts - until now!! Ordered through Craftcloud, and ready to fix next week. Now it's time to find a way to do the same on my Durst M605!!

A little louder sound volume would be perfect.

Amazing video, thanks

IS this about Exacta , the movie , your childhood , the lens , or just trying to live off doing nothing making videos on YT. The way you put this show its the latter . On with the Subject

Buddy you were a baby 10 years ago . You could not even hold that 10 years ago , it was bigger then you .

the obsessive attention to detail is deeply satisfying

I'm surprised that "communist cameras" weren't frowned upon in the USA of the 1950s.

Everything that James did prepping his cameras is uncannily similar to my own choices. There is a lot to be said for uncoated lenses combined with really deep lens hoods. Works best with film with the anti halation backing removed.

Your videos have really inspired me to buy more cameras. A few months back a roommate stole all my old gear so I kinda lost my spark to be a photographer. Then I saw your video on buying gear from a movie and I was like “ I wanna do that and also be my own photographer” so thanks man truly.

You found exacta setup to exacta match the movie's exacta.

Anyone with this much passion -- I gotta watch. FYI: tHere is a Jimmy Stewart in Indiana.

I have a Coolscan EDV and bit jealous that Minolta can scan medium format...

Thank you for this interesting and informative video. Having just picked up one of these beautiful cameras, I was happy that you explained that the camera only works with film installed as I was worried my camera was broken. By the way, adapters are available to permit the use of more readily available batteries in these cameras. When you went out shooting, I was kind of hoping Patrick McGoohan was going to come strolling by, or that you suddenly discovered you could not escape from your own neighborhood.

Dude where do you get the money for five identical cameras

Good vid! Will you be feeding the leather?

It occurs to me that Martin Parr's approach to photography from the 1980s (The Last Resort and The Cost of Living), using a ring flash and saturated colours, would be interesting to try to recreate. You would need to put yourself into serious social commentary mode to pull it off properly.

Had you thought about recreating the camera from Blow-up with David Hemmings? Recreating the darkroom to go with it would be a big job.

Pretty nice setup. Those telephoto lenses look like they work well.

By far this was one of the most interesting videos I have seen on YT in a long time. Great commentary, and I frequently ended up pausing and rechecking the material and specs. I congratulate your attention to detail...and patience. The financial means to get this equipment together must have been significant. One question remains however. Given your experience with this precise gear, do you think that in Rear Window this setup could have been used the way it was shown - ie to spy on neighbors? Given the distance of the buildings, the lighting, etc. Was it possible to see what Hitchcock showed in the movie? I always thought that he over emphasized for dramatic effect what could be reasonably seen in a pentaprism/ground glass setup of the 1950's. Thank you for the great video; looking forward to your other productions.

That’s some serious obsession, but pretty interesting video. Actually surprised you haven’t flown to the location where the movie was filmed 😂

Such a nice video. Ive never heard of this gentleman before but i love those photos he too for sure and his camera and how he modified and used various older parts to make something truly different from what was used at his time. Although im brand new to photography i think i want to do a similar setup with one of those cheap soviet Fed 2 cameras to see how it might go. Also as others said id love a part two, maybe with various other types of film like color or some shifting films like what lomography makes would be fun.

Lol, there's probably like 8 people who have watched this who have a Mamiya 7.

i own a bucket of argus c3. they are great cameras that you can find for dirt cheap. i say they are a good starter camera for film

That Olympus is a snazzy unit reminds me of a canonet but honestly better

I figured Kodak film, but I thought it was Portra 160. Did you desaturate the yellows on that Gold 200 by any chance?

Very excited to hear you're planning on makin a full video on the Stereo Realist! It's a truly underrated camera, with an incredibly long rangefinder base and a set of 35mm lenses I find it to be an incredibly quirky if not pleasant camera use. If you plan on mounting slides track down RBT plastic stereo mounts (and a Realist "red button" viewer). There's a ebay dealer in the states, George Themelis (DrT3d), who sells them-- and is honestly indispensable in the Stereo world. There's really nothing quite like a backlit stereo slide shot on slide film. The variability of the light coming through the slide almost adds an organic since of stillness, It's such an uncanny but sublime experience. I'd also recommend the program StereoPhoto Maker if you choose to make stereocards/anaglyphs, or GIFs... It's nothing fancy but a shockingly complete and useful piece of software. Looking forward to your forays in Stereoscopy

The Kilfitt lens looks v nice - looking forward to a video on that. It would be good to see your process for cleaning lenses. Some good stuff there. The beach pics looked nice - appeared slightly unusual because of the proportions.

The Exakta was probably bought by someone in the US military that was based in Germany after the war.

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10:00 pause the video and cross your eyes, then you can see 3D on your flat monitor when the images go over one another.

Love the battery hack on the Olympus. Yes online purchasing can be a bit of a lottery. I’ve had a go after acquiring the the tools, to clean up some vintage glass. Left a trail of casualties, but had some successes too. Some lenses are relatively easy to work with others are diabolical even within brands. Admire your positivity and confidence about the outcomes. Optimism frequently resides amongst the young. The energy helps too.

A great haul 👏 I really like the photos you took too! Very good video ✨

If you buy the same tennis racket as Bjorn Borg, you won't play like him.

older cameras were so beautiful

Back in the day those cameras were made, they weren't as tack sharp as we've come to expect. Many of the great photos just weren't sharp at all. Some of Henry Cartier Bressan's photos aren't even in focus. Nobody cared. It was what it was and it was excellent. Great video.

Would love to meet you and educate myself about photography

Wow that's dedication to purpose. Amazed by the attention to detail in replicating the kit. Was expecting to have that gear put to use for similar pictures as the ones in the movie, slightly disappointed at that

Yes! Great concept.

Did you discover the maker of the flash gun that L. B. Jefferies uses to keep Lars Thorwald at bay in the final scene of the film? BTW, in the film 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' there is a scene in which Louis D'Ascoyne Mazzini (played by Dennis Price) meets amateur photographer Henry D'Ascoyne (played by Alec Guinness) and they discuss the latter's Thornton Pickard camera.

Great vid, thanks👌 P.S. Don't turn left shutter knob in wrong way. Only in the direction of the arrow, otherwise you will damage the mechanism.

Did you loose a stop or two of light with the hood?

Looks like Edinburgh at 7:50, think I can see the Scott monument

Nice, you do a really good job of proving photographers are hack frauds