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I have totes upon totes... I don't really know. I am always trying to think of better ways to store them in smaller, compact and space saving containers & ideas. ... Person I know uses tall dresser drawers (yard sale project quality). Not as much as an eyesore as clear plastic tote towers.

Answer. Your camera collection is worth a lot less than you think. My Bessa2, ( with the best lens) one is on EBAY for...wait for it......25`000.00....lol. Paid 80 bucks for it here.

Basement Broncooooooo!!!!

I have one, shot with it once. I liked it.

I have Contax ST. I love it. The feeling of it. The sound off the shutter. I do have some problem with the electronics. But still made some nice pictures with it.

"like so...: *fingers are blocking view, camera is out of focus*

Every t50 I come across I rip out the prism and throw it away

An absolute masterpiece

I own a Olympus PEN EES-2. When I bought it initially it was a little worse for wear, but I took it to get repaired at Michael's Camera in Melbourne (R.I.P) where an old Japanese man supposedly repaired the old film cameras they had received and hasn't failed me since! As part of the repairs, they tightened the aperture ring which was loose and removed a resistor from the selenium meter to have it reading what it should. Since then it has played the role of accompanying me on trips where I am primarily shooting digital but want to have some fun film snaps on the side. Aside from me forgetting to adjust the zone focus at times, it has been a good companion.

What is the cleaning tool you are using? Would a cleaning kit with a soft bristle pen work?

If the tariffs ever do go in, ilford is imported from the UK directly, so it probably won't be taxxed.

My girl dropped mine and now the flash won’t stay down and it keeps popping back up, is there a fix for that ?

Are these differences on the top and bottom plates valid also for the original AE-1/AE-1 black?

I dont want to buy chemical products from china, I don't think the country has good waste or pollution management and Im happy oaying a little more for kodak, ilford, ferrania, etc

Mexico and Canada caved and startet policing the borders, especially looking to stop the flow of Fentanyl into the US. Canada is also classifying cartels as terrorist organizations to make prosecution easier. Any tariffs have been halted.

Can we please stop repeating every rumor. It’s fine if the videos are shorter if they’re less speculative.

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The newly planned Lumo light meter was news to me. Looking at the site, it seems to be a "do it all" format: reflective, incident, flash and color temperature meter, all for less than $140 US. I wish I didn't have many meters of all sorts already, so I could justify buying one now. I've seen Reveni meters in the past as half tricky, half hype, and 100% uninteresting, but this one looks like a real deal in all the right places. Looking forward to the promised review. I'll probably sign up for the Kickstarter, just to have one as a replacement and penance paid for buying the horrible Gossen DigiSix when first launched (original; about $125 - a total screwing for a piece of junk)

Flatbed scanners are outdated tech. There are many ways to scan film faster and get better quality using digital cameras. It's also cheaper to buy one of these setups than a top of the line flatbed scanner as well.

Sometimes you come across a channel that tickles the “this is why I watch UA-cam” bone, today is one of those days. Just got nice little Pentax ME SE, which is my first film camera, look forward to binging your back catalogue to learn as much as I can 🫡

New M mount lens: :D The price: D:

After kicking around the idea of wanting to shoot 4x5 Large Format about the last 4 years, two weeks ago I finally ordered an Intrepid Camera. I had planned on getting an Epson Scanner to digitize my work, but the bigger question is, what if I do buy a scanner and 2 years from now it needs service or repair. Will Epson still have replacement parts if work is necessary?

I was just looking at a lens that has been selling for $74 (the current price on B&H) and I think it was also the price it was on Amzn a few days ago. Today Amzn lists it at $84. These are Chinese made. Perhaps jumping the gun on pricing for the tariff?

Well, that is a camera I bought and shot with. Didn't like it all. The selenium cell was exhausted. Didn't like that the camera does almost everything for you. Didin't like the half frame. 36 shots are plenty. I shoot black and white and develop at home, so I don't complain about film being expensive. After this camera I bought a Canon FTb. Well that Camera I liked! I the Olympus pen I still have. Why would I sell a broken camera?

I really wish Olympus would have put a rangefinder in at least one of there half frame cameras...sure the olympus RC isn't much bigger than all these cameras, but I generally really enjoy the half frame format, it'd be nice if there was an actual half frame rangefinder -And yes the Pen F is the obvious alternative, but I just hate how loud and clacky the shutter is! it's such a bad fit for what could have been a great camera for candids

Something not mentioned in the video (though it is in the description) is the most defining feature of the camera - that it's a half-frame camera meaning that you get 72+ shots on a roll of film. This is what lends itself to shooting for the fun of it and not worrying about the quality. Granted, maybe for some the point of film is to be more slow, measured or deliberate. Sometimes, by just shooting, you really do get surprise photos which turn out great which you may not have otherwise. I love my EES-2 as a walk around/ documenting random stuff camera. As for the shutter, the leaf shutter was used in hundreds of millions of cameras, including the 11 million+ Olympus Trip 35's, so it can't be that bad.

I got a Pen EES from, you guessed it, shopgoodwill. I lubed it up and changed the light seals and it works great. I really like shooting with it, and mine looks a lot better with a nice brown leather replacing the leatherette. I looked for a while for a PEN EE-2, but after seeing so many that have a bad light cell I decided to just stick with what I have. I would LOVE a Pen F but, holy emulsion batman, they are expensive.

I like your videos and this was a standout in terms of visuals. It was your repair videos that I initially found interesting but now I like it when you get outside more. I have one of these cameras. I paid maybe $10 for it at a flea market and I used it once with a roll of black-and-white film back in the 90s. Since then, it’s mostly been on the shelf because it’s cute.

Migos in the intro?!?!

I have the ee2 and like it a lot. It's my go-to side arm. Tiny, so always on hand, no settings that would make you miss the moment. up to 80-ish shots on a roll. Whats not to like?

It's an all metal beautifully crafted camera with a top quality glass lens. You could get one in perfect working condition for like $100 or less or you could pay $500 for a plastic Pentax 17 instead or $60 for a toy plastic piece of junk camera with a plastic lens a Kodak h35 that really should only cost $15 or $20.

I have the ee3 and like it. All your caveats are spot on yet I know I can carry mine in my pocket and capture something from a moment that I might miss while fumbling for my pro camera. I would never open the back out in the wild.

Dude… I’ve been happily watching your channel up until now. You’ve just casually taken shots at the Olympus massive…first off, if you’re a grown man and you still need a light meter to tell you what to do?! You’ve gone wrong somewhere… get the full manual version . Learn how to read light. Second, this camera is essentially a metal holga with a 50yo crystal meter … taking shots at this camera is like teasing the less fortunate.. Keep at it man

DONT GET AN EE. Get an Ee2 with 400 iso its all you need with better metering it never misses exposure or focus as long as the subject is about 5 feet away. Pretty amazing having a camera with good glass, wide angle, no batteries, 72 shots, amazing history. One of the only cameras you can hand to a child or your grandmother and they can take good film photos with. Im on my 2nd, and might end up with a PEN F. Portra 800 in this camera at 400iso is incredible. The rest of my collection for reference of my taste. Im selling a lot of them and keeping the Leica if anyone is interested. Pittsburgh area willing to ship. Cheers! Leica Minilux Nikon FE Ricoh R1 Olympus Infinity Stylus 140 Olympus XA Mamiya 645 1000s

I sold my Pen EE-2 and EE-3 a month ago since I already have the Pen EED, which has faster lens (f/1.7 vs. f/3.5) and a more accurate light meter (CdS vs Selenium). I got a lot of nice shots from the EE-2 and EE-3 but they’re limited to daytime shooting. Since they’re really cheap, I can buy another one in case I miss shooting with them.

I love my Pen EE but your points all make sense. All these pens and trips with the red flag are a crap shoot. As an advanced beginner at repair I’ve had a bit of luck servicing them. They’re pretty simple machines. The EE-S seems to be a miniature Trip 35.

The Bullshit camera is legend.

I got one of these recently out thrifting for $5. After a little poking, it appears to be working -at least at the fast shutter speed. Even got the red flag to pop up at the right time! Any chance of a teardown/cleaning video with one of these? I’d love to see an experienced hand on it. 🤓

I have an Olympus Pen D3 that still somehow works. Every time I bring it out the most common comment I get from people who are familiar with film photography is "Wow, that thing still works?" I do like my version because it does have a focus tab to assist in zone focusing paired with a 32mm f1.7 lens. I think for half frame photography it is perfect, but I'm not the biggest half frame photographer. I've owned a Pen F prior and sold it because it was not the camera for me. 72 half frame shots are too much for me when I want to go out shooting.

I bought the later version of this camera blind, and the shutter works, sort of. The shutter is a two speed cheapy (Same as the later Trip 35?), and the whole thing looks like it is made out of recycled tuna cans. My problem is that the auto exposure seems to work, but the shutter blades are stuck, so it "clicks" but does not open and close. There is a YT video on how to open and fix it, if I ever get around to it. The lens is better than you'd expect, probably because cameras were critically reviewed in published tests back then. A doggy lens as per a Mju/Stylus would have killed sales overnight.

I was searching for a cheap half frame camera and found this on eBay. Purchased after some research, I knew I was buying a mistery box. To my surprise, it worked and still work. Do I know that it could fail in any moment? Yes (for me the fear is more the selenium cell rather than shutter, but don't know much). Do I still love it? Yes. It is easy and exciting, is half frame and the roll is infinitely long. I have an EE-2, so I have zone focusing, and 9 out of 10 the focus is *almost* good. So fun with it. And have I already told it is cheap?

Bro is brave to walk through old town 😭

Bronco, your videos are always engaging and entertaining.

Run a roll of the 3iso colour mission through it and see how it compensates for the smaller frame size. I've got a Chaika Ii I want to run CMS20 through.

Where can I get one?

So somewhere in China the ERA production facilities must be sitting unused. ERA 100 was actually a good film and i think production ran from the 50`s until early this century.

Take my money!

I picked one up recently, Made in Japan. My only other film SLR was a Nikon EM (sold long time ago) so used to limitations.

I hope Super 8 comes into the market as well

I'd suggest most people start by looking at M42 bodies, they're probably the cheapest SLRs with a full range of lenses.