Great to see you young people getting into film like I did in the late 60s. The experience was very much a trip for me, so I hope you get that feeling too. Cheers!
". . . Metropolis actually delivers a cold, crushing, Soviet kind of look." Perfect description. I need to pick up a few rolls. Some beautiful shots here, Jason. Thanks for the review.
"Living in the Matrix", "cold, crushing, Soviet look". Jason providing some visual and verbal poetry for the end of the world. tbh, Metropolis never really appealed to me, but after understanding the kind of look it's going for, I think I'm starting to warm up to it. Got some brutalist buildings around there that might look good on it
These are the first shots I’ve seen with this film that actually look remotely decent. Still not a fan of how washed out the colors are, but I’m sure there exists a situation where the film might shine. Appreciate the work you do!
Love the look. I'm thinking I'd probably use it as if it was a black and white film and be pleasantly surprised by the colour accents in the images. Can't wait to get my hands on some.
Really dug up the photo at 9:35, I actually enjoy what the grain does in that photo. Ironically it's just after you're talking about how fine (large) the grain is at 400. Really wanna pick some of this film up now actually, too bad shooting right now is a bit rough around the edges. Maybe things will start looking better in a few weeks.
Love it, Jason is the kind of man who schleps around a heavy winder just to advance manually. I can relate, I have the same camera and its looks and feels too sweet with that winder
What a great video! While I already like your style, it was particularly suited to this film. Your description and commentary went along with the flavor of the images. Soviet style. I usually go for saturated colors where I can (or B&W), but I am excited about this emulsion. It is different, and that is attractive. And if you are going to shoot film, grain is yet another tool to exploit, which you did to great effect. Gotta shoot some. Been to Union Station many times, but not to the surrounding area you covered. Ideas and inspiration for the future. Thanks for the video, great work!
@@TimFitzwater It retails at 12.90€ a roll, thats 3€ more than a roll of Portra 400. Its nice that they try to bring new things to the market but at that price i can get much more interesting stuff.
This was one of the first video I watched from Grainydays and I didn't get the joke in the beginning. Now that I have stalked all of his and bad flashes videos, I finally get it. lol
Dude as always sick video. I always hope go run into you in downtown sometime. Well not now cause I don't wanna give Baxter the plague. Can't wait for the next video!
I've tried not to use up all 10 Kickstarter rolls over the miserable UK winter just past - it's Definitely a cloudy winter's day film, you get a whisper of a hint of what it can conjure up in your indoor shots - It doesn't quite complement gorgeous SoCal sun lol. Oh and it works surprisingly well w direct-flash portraiture in weak ambient light (think pre-dusk, in between freezing rain showers lol).
Gerardo Cueto I will post some of the pictures on my Instagram pendaimonionpictures. But since DHL got pretty slow around here, the lab will need two to three weeks because of Corona and I will need some time to actually shoot the project I guess it will be in June at best.
"derived from the fictional city that Gandalf lives in in the hit musical, Die Hard" "Yippi Ki Yay" Gandalf shouted in C# Maj as he dropped down to Mordor holding a machine gun.
How do you fit the Takumar onto the AE-1? Sorry I'm new. I'm looking for a 35mm lens for my AE-1 and where I'm from 35mm FD lenses are quite hard to come by.
Dear Jason, would you recommend a Viogtländer Vito? As a beginner film photographer, I want to get one of those (as a more sophisticated point-and-shoot (if you can even call them a point and shoot)) since they look awesome, are surprisingly cheap (~50-100$) & I was told Voigtländer Cameras were something more advanced, let's say, back in the days. But there are like 100 different models, so I thought I'd ask you for advice - maybe you own(ed) a Vito, or know someone who does. Or can you recommend other, similar Cameras? Thank you =)
I watched this and now it m so pumped. Seriously dude you should think about being a motivational speaker. I shot one roll of this in 120. My scanner tried to make it look normal......I might have another go. I do like the their potsdam, and the purple if I’m feeling fruity.
When you're shooting or exploring how do you deal with power lines? I've found nice places in Annapolis but there's a shit ton of power lines; it annoys me.
I thought the “chrome” name almost always went with E6 slide film? Kinda a weird choice. The look is a lot like much of the expired C41 film I’ve shot - not bad but not sure if I want to pay a premium for it. I guess the main advantage would be consistency? Interesting none-the-less. I really liked your images.
Man I always wondered what it would take to bring back a pre-existing emulsion like Natura 1600. In my head it's just skipping the R&D bs and just hitting up the machines again :D Worst part about Fuji is they would have the money thanks to all the digital fanboys buying their stuff so it must be a lack of heart unfortunately. I'd want a comeback for Venus 800 as well.
"Its cheaper than therapy" is the golden quote of this vid.
I'm gonna disagree, and instead go with "Surprise Sausage Steve".
I like this film because it reflects the grainy, desaturated nature of my soul. Also, my soul is best rated at ISO 160. Like most Lomochrome films.
I totally agree with this comment
I hate for the same reasons. It's nasty and green as my bile, and I usually push my bile two stops. Each to their own I guess.
i died reading this 😂😂😂😂
The colors of this film give me weird “how to get a cinematic look in Lightroom cs4” vibes :/
Then we have gone some weird full circle?
Great to see you young people getting into film like I did in the late 60s. The experience was very much a trip for me, so I hope you get that feeling too. Cheers!
Metropolis is already a very interesting film. I'll be happy to shoot it sometime.
I also want the Fuji 1600 Natura back. !
"Surprise sausage Steve" quote of the century
bro, i've seen this film shot a bunch and idk i just cant really get behind the colors! :/
". . . Metropolis actually delivers a cold, crushing, Soviet kind of look." Perfect description. I need to pick up a few rolls. Some beautiful shots here, Jason. Thanks for the review.
“Crushing soviet look”
"dystopia" would have been a way better name
Just what Im looking for.
"Living in the Matrix", "cold, crushing, Soviet look". Jason providing some visual and verbal poetry for the end of the world. tbh, Metropolis never really appealed to me, but after understanding the kind of look it's going for, I think I'm starting to warm up to it. Got some brutalist buildings around there that might look good on it
This fulfills my dank meme quota and my dead inside quota and my photography video quota
i am ded inside
These are the first shots I’ve seen with this film that actually look remotely decent. Still not a fan of how washed out the colors are, but I’m sure there exists a situation where the film might shine. Appreciate the work you do!
Love the look. I'm thinking I'd probably use it as if it was a black and white film and be pleasantly surprised by the colour accents in the images. Can't wait to get my hands on some.
I really love how you added field recorded to this video. Feels immersive AF!
Really dug up the photo at 9:35, I actually enjoy what the grain does in that photo. Ironically it's just after you're talking about how fine (large) the grain is at 400.
Really wanna pick some of this film up now actually, too bad shooting right now is a bit rough around the edges. Maybe things will start looking better in a few weeks.
Your work and photos should live forever! Luv from Poland!
these are some of my favorites I've seen shot on metropolis
Love it, Jason is the kind of man who schleps around a heavy winder just to advance manually. I can relate, I have the same camera and its looks and feels too sweet with that winder
Quarantine with Grainydays videos is better than no quarantine without grainydays.
What a great video! While I already like your style, it was particularly suited to this film. Your description and commentary went along with the flavor of the images. Soviet style. I usually go for saturated colors where I can (or B&W), but I am excited about this emulsion. It is different, and that is attractive. And if you are going to shoot film, grain is yet another tool to exploit, which you did to great effect. Gotta shoot some. Been to Union Station many times, but not to the surrounding area you covered. Ideas and inspiration for the future. Thanks for the video, great work!
You actually take good photographs unlike many photography you tubers.
your, "do squids piss ink" comment about made me choke on the water i was drinking and spray it all over my laptop.
It’s really cool seeing you shoot the same locations I’ve shot before. Gives me new perspective on some of my favorite photography spots.
Cool, now if i need a new film that looks like a heavy expired one i can buy that from lomography.
Solarfuchs that was kind of my thought - I don’t mind the expired film look - but not sure I want to over pay for it.
@@TimFitzwater It retails at 12.90€ a roll, thats 3€ more than a roll of Portra 400. Its nice that they try to bring new things to the market but at that price i can get much more interesting stuff.
@@franklynLP Agreed.
I'm betting the colors would be more vibrant with 30 year old C41
This was one of the first video I watched from Grainydays and I didn't get the joke in the beginning. Now that I have stalked all of his and bad flashes videos, I finally get it. lol
I should be studying, yet I’m literally watching every video in your channel. Great job Jason!
Same Here David, same here
Natura 1600 needs to happen. I hate that there are no high ISO colour films anymore.
Thanks for this video. Found a whole new range of films.
Hey now, 110 film is fun. Lots of really great cameras that suit that format.
Dude as always sick video. I always hope go run into you in downtown sometime. Well not now cause I don't wanna give Baxter the plague. Can't wait for the next video!
Rumour has it that the only cure for covid-19 is intense and sustained sarcasm
I'm happy that lomography is still creating films and I was excited for this film... Sadly not so much after seeing reviews of it.
Dope shiz homie, I'd be curious to see how this film looks shot at 100 iso
This is like the third time I've watched this video. God this film is gorgeous!
There's something with this film the reds looks greats ! and how it affects tungsten light !
I've tried not to use up all 10 Kickstarter rolls over the miserable UK winter just past - it's Definitely a cloudy winter's day film, you get a whisper of a hint of what it can conjure up in your indoor shots - It doesn't quite complement gorgeous SoCal sun lol. Oh and it works surprisingly well w direct-flash portraiture in weak ambient light (think pre-dusk, in between freezing rain showers lol).
Yeah man! Three hours ago I ordered five rolls of that stuff in 135 for a project about Corona in my hometown. Perfect timing!
Sounds like a perfect combination
@@theundefinedphotographer I hope so. I've ever shot the stuff myself before...
Interested in seeing the final product.
Gerardo Cueto I will post some of the pictures on my Instagram pendaimonionpictures. But since DHL got pretty slow around here, the lab will need two to three weeks because of Corona and I will need some time to actually shoot the project I guess it will be in June at best.
if your face doesn't look like 7:30 while looking at the viewfinder are you really a photographer?
i Mean you're a fucking great photographer but goddamn i have to pause so many times and just laugh for a good minute. Thanks.
OMG loved Gandalf in Die Hard!
Yah... I need to try some of this film grain for sure! I'm hoping it will match the look I edit for in my digitals work when ever I shoot digital.
ahhh! love your videos! keep em coming!!
The fact that the movie film market could become competitive again makes me happy
Safelight Berlin represent 🙌🏼
4:37 yeah you got me.. I'm actually rewatching smallville right now so I fell for it extra hard
YES FUJI NATURA 1600 THE ONE FILM TO RULE THEM ALLZ
The info booth was the pic that really got to me 🔥
i subscribed because you are calm and i live for that rn
it bothers me greatly that you left the portra tag still in there
deejay bogus honestly after paying $20 for a roll of cinestill, I also never remove that paper thingy no matter what film I’m shooting.
@@dubumowith7376 lol
Exactly.
@@dubumowith7376 lol
Great material!
btw. do you crop your scans? These look like... 6x7 or sth?
"derived from the fictional city that Gandalf lives in in the hit musical, Die Hard"
"Yippi Ki Yay" Gandalf shouted in C# Maj as he dropped down to Mordor holding a machine gun.
Really interesting choice of film if the David Fincher look/aesthetic is needed!
How do you fit the Takumar onto the AE-1? Sorry I'm new. I'm looking for a 35mm lens for my AE-1 and where I'm from 35mm FD lenses are quite hard to come by.
this is the top gear of film youtube and I'm here for it.
I’m getting major Fuji Superia 200 vibes off this, and believe me that is a very, very good thing
The images are... well you know how they are. What's that watch you're wearing though?
Dear Jason,
would you recommend a Viogtländer Vito?
As a beginner film photographer, I want to get one of those (as a more sophisticated point-and-shoot (if you can even call them a point and shoot)) since they look awesome, are surprisingly cheap (~50-100$) & I was told Voigtländer Cameras were something more advanced, let's say, back in the days.
But there are like 100 different models, so I thought I'd ask you for advice - maybe you own(ed) a Vito, or know someone who does.
Or can you recommend other, similar Cameras?
Thank you =)
I've been waiting for my Tak 35 f2 to come in the mail all week and you just made it worse for me, crying now
Does Jason use an adapter for that takumar lens on the AE-1? Thanks
what size lens did you use on the AE1? beautiful work
Takumars are my favorite vintage lenses but I had to get the flekogan for 35mm
Was your power winder not working?
Interesting lack of color though. Thanks. Love the deadpan commentary.
Have you looked into a Canon F1 at all? I used to shoot with an Ae1 until i got the F1
someone gave me a 120 roll of this film stock recently. Wasn't sure what it looked like, so I appreciated this vid!
Super interesting film, love the video man
It would be really cool to see a video of what you carry in your camera bag on these film testing trips
that callout at the end at fuji for natura1600! YESSSS PLEASE FUJI!
Im a simple man I see a grainydays video I click like
That eatery is the best, I used to go in the days when things like that existed.
Loved this Video. Thanks for the info.
Jason how you mount a Super Takumar on a Canon AE1? is M42?
how do you use the takumar on the canon? is it FD mount?? pls im dying to know in a pretty unironic way jason
He used a lens adapter
I watched this and now it m so pumped. Seriously dude you should think about being a motivational speaker. I shot one roll of this in 120. My scanner tried to make it look normal......I might have another go. I do like the their potsdam, and the purple if I’m feeling fruity.
Not my kind of film but I thoroughly enjoyed your video about it!
youre enhancing my quarantine. Greetings from germany.
Ja! Ich auch! Thanks Duo Lingo! BERLIN
When you're shooting or exploring how do you deal with power lines? I've found nice places in Annapolis but there's a shit ton of power lines; it annoys me.
Look for beauty between the lines...
Nice job, surprise sausage Steve would be so proud. Thanks for the lols in the age of COVID19
literally 50 seconds in and I am HOWLING with laughter
The hit musical die hard got me
You guys are awesome to work with each other. Dope video, ass first of course 😂😂
I thought I had clicked on your "2 weeks in Nepal" video and was seriously impressed you managed to find a mariachi band in Nepal.
I thought the “chrome” name almost always went with E6 slide film? Kinda a weird choice. The look is a lot like much of the expired C41 film I’ve shot - not bad but not sure if I want to pay a premium for it. I guess the main advantage would be consistency? Interesting none-the-less. I really liked your images.
Always love to see some Safelight Berlin merch
I need to watch it again!
Which camera are you using to make the videos?
I'm too obsessed with this channel
I appreciate this level of dry humour coming from an American
this video is about to save me from coronavirus
This is definitely my favorite color negative.
I just came here to see some pretty pictures I wasnt expecting it to be so funny lmao
representing the safelight boiiiis. n1 brah
I’ve had a roll of Fuji Natura in the fridge for almost two years and can’t push myself to find something to shoot with it 😭
shooting metropolis with a portra 400 card in the memo holder? the gangstas of lomography gon come get you
Was gonna go shoot in LA this weekend, but with everything shut down, might not...unless? 😳
Connor Martin actually would fit the cold dreary feeling well :P
Are you changing the aspect ratio on all these frames?
Beer. Pizza. Film cameras. So, a date , basically.
It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s that I can’t think of a situation I’d want to use it in so far
Can we please get a review on Caleb's Canon Eos 1N?
Man I always wondered what it would take to bring back a pre-existing emulsion like Natura 1600. In my head it's just skipping the R&D bs and just hitting up the machines again :D Worst part about Fuji is they would have the money thanks to all the digital fanboys buying their stuff so it must be a lack of heart unfortunately. I'd want a comeback for Venus 800 as well.
Metropolis is perfect if you like that Jaundiced look. You too can replicate liver failure for less than $15/roll!
Just in time for quarantine entertainment.