I bought my Yashica T4 (the "Super D" version) in 2001. I thought it was lost for good following a move, but found it a few years back. Perhaps because it was used so little, I haven't experienced any problems when it comes battery drainage or light leaks. Vintage camera prices today are truly surprising. I've owned my Leica M6 longer than the T4. I can understand the Leica holding its value, but not the prices some are willing to pay today. By comparison, the prices the T4 is fetching today are mind-boggling. But I do enjoy the images the T4 produces, especially considering that it's a point-n-shoot camera. I bought my T4 after being turned on to the book titled "Drive By Shootings". This book features the photography of a cab driver in New York City. He shot all of the images in the book using a T4. Most of them taken from his cab - while driving. Thus the title of the book.
I have one and it's in perfect condition. It has been a great camera. It will grow on you. Iso 400 film is what I use. It works really well since the aperture is quite slow. Lens is super sharp and I never had focus issues with mine, but I have a feeling quality control could have been somewhat inconsistent at the time they we're manufactured.
Got my T3D at a thrifty store for $5 and I believe its the best one in its 2.8 aperature and its flash settings which stay where set until changed. LarryMac
I've found the biggest thing with the T5 that I have is the metering system. I've never had a bad exposure after putting through 10+ rolls. There is definitely also something intangible about the lens, maybe it's the micro-contrast you mentioned but it's definitely nice for that small package.
I don’t really know anything about the camera. But 3 weeks ago someone was selling a canon A1. When I met him at his house the A1 seems to not work properly. Then he shows me some other camera and I saw the Yashica t4 super. Mint condition. He sold it to me for like 50 $ As I live in a island, New Caledonia we are far from the crazy price of this camera but I was surprised to discovered that it was a popular and pretty expensive camera. Si basically I have the Yashica t5 with me all the time along side my ricoh gr or my x100f Great video as always.
The frame lines in the lower right corner designate that that's the field of view of the lens at close range. The whole VFframe is used for general photography; the lens 'sees' a wider field when focused at infinity or further than its near range. The transition from one to the other is smooth, of course, not sudden.
I actually repair these cameras and two things you said are red flags it's dying. The fact that your re-spooled film was yanked back too soon is because the gears need to be re-greased. The extra friction causes it to believe the roll is finished before it really is and thus ends it early. This is a common problem in many compact cameras. Also, your battery should not be draining fast when not in use, most likely the circuit has a failing diode. You can leave the battery in one of these for months or longer without use if things are properly working.
@@albin_ljungqvist i had a mju zoom, it also started re- spooling two thirds down a roll, it started to happen more and more before failing to take a single shot
Where are you based out of? A friend of mine has a t4 that has been out of commission for a year now for a couple issues and he can’t find anyone to repair it
The T3 or T3D (the one I have) is a 2.8 Zeiss and then flash setting stays where you left it until you change it. It is kind of ugly, shaped like a brick, but its a great camera with very fast flash which recycles at .6 of a second. I got mine for $5 at a thrift store. Love it ! LarryMac
Was going to chime in on entire VF being normal & lines being parallax but others covered it. I had the T4 Super with the tiny waist-level VF. Shot it for my project but didn't fall in love & sold it. Try a Stylus Epic (Mju II) - great little f/2.8 camera which also has the dork-with-the-flash-every-time-you-turn-it-on "feature". Tri-X in HC-110 rocks, just leave it in the soup a little longer for more contrast. Love the channel.
i was searching for this camera on Ebay for a long time. I scooped one for 300. Sure she is not perfect anymore but already in love. can't wait to develop the first films
I knew I should’ve brought my film camera out to Wildwood when I was there but all I did was bring my professional mirrorless I found at a bargain bin inside of a Bed Bath and Beyond for $5 and took shots at the boardwalk while also realizing my camera lens was made out of cotton candy.
Sold mine for a bundle earlier this year, after shooting a roll through it, nice enough, but I cant really see me going back to analog... Still have the T3 and the Rollei35, plus some SLRs from back in the day...
I've had 3 Yashica T4's in the last, oh oh , 25 years? 2 went in the drink (they are NOT waterproof). The thing is, these cameras are also kind of fun to use. Low tech, but with the possibility of really good photos. $500 worth of fun? Probably not, but you'd be glad to have this in your glovebox when your M6 is in its foam-lined camera case back home.
Had a T4 Super back in the day. Great little kit - always used it with Velvia slide film, and it always delivered great results. Sadly, it was ripped off at some point and I migrated to digital. I'll go back to film just as soon as a wheelwright opens up a shop in my neighbourhood. 😎
Im sitting here the whole time just asking myself "Do i have to turn the flash off each time i turn it on????" then you absolutely destroyed all of my hopes and dreams, leaving me as a shell of a man in my quest to find a point and shoot that remembers to keep the flash the hell off.
@@maksobaczewski4744 I have a couple Mju II's and i hate that. I used a point and shoot as a quick secondary camera, something that i can pull out to capture a quick photo without having to meter/focus etc. It sucks when i pull it out and have to hit a tiny button three times before i can take a shot lol.
I haven't used too many p&s but my Contax tvs 3 has a setting that lrts you set the default flash. So it doesn't remember your last flash setting but you can default it to flash turned off
@@maksobaczewski4744 Came here to say that. I have a sure shot telemax and it’s a switch that gives the option of flash on, off, and auto. The glass is pretty decent and it has a 35mm and 70mm focal length setting, as well as a date option if that’s your thing. Definitely recommend over the T4
Brings back memories of the time when my camera was a Minolta AF-E II back in the...olden times. Before camera phones. Hell, before digital, possibly. (Apparently, it was known as the Freedom 200 in the USA because of course it was)
You say, "this channel is getting dumber and dumber." I say, "this channel is getting better and better." I love your shots, and your humor kills me. I laugh so much watching your videos.
I found a "Super D" T4 in my mother's old electronics box this past summer. It still works (I was looking at it's front when it's auto-flash went off --ouch). I did s search online for info and the first eBay listing I saw was $1000. I nearly fell on the floor. Can't wait to use it. But I'll definitely be treating it gently.
Yeah prices are silly on some of these point and shoot cameras... Which is why I like going after the less hyped models that I can actually get cheap And if I ever find one of these at a thrift store/yard sale for cheap I'll shoot a test roll then put it on ebay because I have bills to pay
You went to Wildwood? Woohoo. I was in Jersey for school but I came back to the madness of Cali...Looks like we're hitting up all the same places. I guess morose, dour people have the same tastes.
I have a Photographing with this camera for about 10 years now. I also dropped it getting out of my truck End it landed in the gutter breaking the flash diffuser and got soaked and wet. It still works just can’t really use flash. Also recently went camping with it and went tubing down the river it got a little soaked I didn’t turn it on for the whole trip because I didn’t want to mess up the electronics if they were still wet. When I got home and turned on like nothing. Would like to order another one just as a back up
Thanks for actually talking about how bad the shutter sounds. I always thought mine was on the verge of death but I guess that’s how it is supposed to sound 🤷🏽♂️
Thank you Jason...Wildwood's Board of Tourist probably thanks you too. Great video, great photos...your eye for composition is outstanding. But please...more Baxter next time.
My gf is so triggered by the shutter release sound, since about all her childhood photos have been taken on a T4. Great little P&S, especially for festivals - if that'll ever be a thing again
I lost 2. Thanks drunk me. Still have 2. Silver and black one. I love it. Even though focus can be shitty. But when it nails the focus, it's sharp. Looks sexy, feels sexy and love the sounds it makes
Love your videos man. I enjoy watching them while I workout. I haven’t shot film in years and just got back some rolls from my T2 that was inherited from my mom. Now I can’t wait to go back and shoot with my Pentax 67 that’s been sitting for 10 years. I don’t think I’ll be using the Toyo 4x5 since sheetfilm is too expensive haha
Good cam 👍🏻 I am a Sony shooter and have the professional fx6, but for quick & dirty shootings I bought the small ZV1 and I am very satisfied with the results 😉 best cinematic greetings from germany
"Modern negative feedback look". So good, I love your videos.
whats with those NF references? I noticed that also in other videos.
Awesome
who gives a f*ck about negative feed back.
@@ptrbask640 Negative feedback is another good film photography channel. check it out.
That scene legit made me laugh
Fun fact: The Billy Ocean song "Red Light Spells Danger" is about missing focus on a Yashica T4.
The French press on the shutter did it for me.
yeah i was like "what did he just say?" and then it clicked lol
I had too make coffee when i heard it. lol
very subtle, it almost slipped past me as well. so good XD
Digging the hair. Giving me solid 2006 Chris Daughtry vibes.
that frame line is for parallax correction. helps you know the accurate framelines when you're taking pics of things that are close to the lens.
I bought my Yashica T4 (the "Super D" version) in 2001. I thought it was lost for good following a move, but found it a few years back. Perhaps because it was used so little, I haven't experienced any problems when it comes battery drainage or light leaks. Vintage camera prices today are truly surprising. I've owned my Leica M6 longer than the T4. I can understand the Leica holding its value, but not the prices some are willing to pay today. By comparison, the prices the T4 is fetching today are mind-boggling. But I do enjoy the images the T4 produces, especially considering that it's a point-n-shoot camera.
I bought my T4 after being turned on to the book titled "Drive By Shootings". This book features the photography of a cab driver in New York City. He shot all of the images in the book using a T4. Most of them taken from his cab - while driving. Thus the title of the book.
I have one and it's in perfect condition. It has been a great camera. It will grow on you. Iso 400 film is what I use. It works really well since the aperture is quite slow. Lens is super sharp and I never had focus issues with mine, but I have a feeling quality control could have been somewhat inconsistent at the time they we're manufactured.
That Yashica did a pretty amazing job with the metering when shooting straight into the sun.
Love this camera! Got a T3 and T4 together for $3 back in 2019 and it's always with me
Jealous
wow
that's a pretty big flex
Got my T3D at a thrifty store for $5 and I believe its the best one in its 2.8 aperature and its flash settings which stay where set until changed. LarryMac
Haircut looking fly AF 🤌🏼
Those beach photos turned out so nice. The colors came out great and I love how sharp that thing is.
Thanks, great review. I'm actually quite impressed by how well the auto-exposure seems to handle some of these really high-contrast scenes.
Seeing the Polaroid round frames are still on the shelf instead of in a fridge is stressin me outtt 😂
Those polaroid gimmick films are just silly anyway
I've found the biggest thing with the T5 that I have is the metering system. I've never had a bad exposure after putting through 10+ rolls. There is definitely also something intangible about the lens, maybe it's the micro-contrast you mentioned but it's definitely nice for that small package.
I don’t really know anything about the camera. But 3 weeks ago someone was selling a canon A1. When I met him at his house the A1 seems to not work properly. Then he shows me some other camera and I saw the Yashica t4 super. Mint condition. He sold it to me for like 50 $
As I live in a island, New Caledonia we are far from the crazy price of this camera but I was surprised to discovered that it was a popular and pretty expensive camera.
Si basically I have the Yashica t5 with me all the time along side my ricoh gr or my x100f
Great video as always.
Film is the body of the channel, Baxter is the soul, Monica is the heart, and Jason is the mayonnaise in the fridge. The seasoning if you will.
The frame lines in the lower right corner designate that that's the field of view of the lens at close range. The whole VFframe is used for general photography; the lens 'sees' a wider field when focused at infinity or further than its near range. The transition from one to the other is smooth, of course, not sudden.
Man, you are a fantastic human being
LOOOVE those sunset shots
Love your videos! Contax and Yashica were essentially the same company, both owned by Kyocera, so the T4 is like the povo version of the T2/3
I had an amazing summer in wildwood NJ some 18 years ago when my photography journey begun. So I was soo happy to watch this video
Some days I just don't know why I keep on going. But than there is a new grainydays video, and all is well in the world
shout out to the weird framlines and the shutter sounds that sounds like its broken. such a fun little camera!
“To turn the camera on…Not sexually, just to use it” lmaoooo
I actually repair these cameras and two things you said are red flags it's dying. The fact that your re-spooled film was yanked back too soon is because the gears need to be re-greased. The extra friction causes it to believe the roll is finished before it really is and thus ends it early. This is a common problem in many compact cameras. Also, your battery should not be draining fast when not in use, most likely the circuit has a failing diode. You can leave the battery in one of these for months or longer without use if things are properly working.
Agree re the battery .. my current one has been in there for at least 2 years!
My mju--ii recently re-spooled a roll. Is this the same problem?
@@albin_ljungqvist - Most likely, yes. The Mju-II also has a plastic gear that's linked with the winding spool.
@@albin_ljungqvist i had a mju zoom, it also started re- spooling two thirds down a roll, it started to happen more and more before failing to take a single shot
Where are you based out of? A friend of mine has a t4 that has been out of commission for a year now for a couple issues and he can’t find anyone to repair it
Dmn it !!!
Thanks to this video Yashica T4 prices will rise again !!
Germany right now about 550$
"why potato because I'm irish?" your humor is darker than my photos.
One of the few, if not the only, point and shoots reviewers recommend for shooting slide film.
thank you!
The T3 or T3D (the one I have) is a 2.8 Zeiss and then flash setting stays where you left it until you change it. It is kind of ugly, shaped like a brick, but its a great camera with very fast flash which recycles at
.6 of a second. I got mine for $5 at a
thrift store. Love it ! LarryMac
17:11 But I'm guessing you were able to get yours for 5 dollars at a thrift store
$29.99 I was shaking while I paid.
Was going to chime in on entire VF being normal & lines being parallax but others covered it. I had the T4 Super with the tiny waist-level VF. Shot it for my project but didn't fall in love & sold it. Try a Stylus Epic (Mju II) - great little f/2.8 camera which also has the dork-with-the-flash-every-time-you-turn-it-on "feature". Tri-X in HC-110 rocks, just leave it in the soup a little longer for more contrast. Love the channel.
I still get flabbergasted by how god damn amazing the shots come out of this little plastic camera.
Can we talk about that horseshoe crab encounter? Wild stuff. Wonder what the crab's name is. My guess is Gary.
i was searching for this camera on Ebay for a long time. I scooped one for 300.
Sure she is not perfect anymore but already in love. can't wait to develop the first films
Best review of anything!! Holla got mine in the mail today, love ur photos!
I knew I should’ve brought my film camera out to Wildwood when I was there but all I did was bring my professional mirrorless I found at a bargain bin inside of a Bed Bath and Beyond for $5 and took shots at the boardwalk while also realizing my camera lens was made out of cotton candy.
Sold mine for a bundle earlier this year, after shooting a roll through it, nice enough, but I cant really see me going back to analog... Still have the T3 and the Rollei35, plus some SLRs from back in the day...
11:58 I love how pink the sand looks in that photo
I've had 3 Yashica T4's in the last, oh oh , 25 years? 2 went in the drink (they are NOT waterproof). The thing is, these cameras are also kind of fun to use. Low tech, but with the possibility of really good photos. $500 worth of fun? Probably not, but you'd be glad to have this in your glovebox when your M6 is in its foam-lined camera case back home.
For a cheap metallic alternative with a physical flash toggle control and a lens that is possibly even better, try the Ricoh FF-3AF...
Whaaaat? Just got this camera today! Super excited to share the photo results later! ☺️
From what I understand, these old LCD's don't drain battery, they only require power to change state and are not refreshed autmomatically
Had a T4 Super back in the day. Great little kit - always used it with Velvia slide film, and it always delivered great results. Sadly, it was ripped off at some point and I migrated to digital. I'll go back to film just as soon as a wheelwright opens up a shop in my neighbourhood. 😎
The humor in your videos it top notch 😂
wow that TriX joke really changed my entire life, thanks for that one
"was released in 1990, which was a good year for wine, but i dont know shit about wine"
Now i remember why im subscribed to him
I have a silver t5 (sucessor to the t4) and I bloody love it. It's basically a Contax t2 on a budget,
I use the Olympus Af1 infinity weatherproof and it has the 35mm f2.8 Zuiko super sharp lens.
I paid £20 for mine. Love it.
Hope you make a review of the Olympus XA at some point. It's a rangefinder trapped in a point-and-shoot body and I absolutely love it!
This is my go to camera right now, got myself a green one too....for extra vibes
Im sitting here the whole time just asking myself "Do i have to turn the flash off each time i turn it on????" then you absolutely destroyed all of my hopes and dreams, leaving me as a shell of a man in my quest to find a point and shoot that remembers to keep the flash the hell off.
You can turn the flash off permanently with some models of canon sure shots. I do not know exact models tho.
@@maksobaczewski4744 I have a couple Mju II's and i hate that. I used a point and shoot as a quick secondary camera, something that i can pull out to capture a quick photo without having to meter/focus etc. It sucks when i pull it out and have to hit a tiny button three times before i can take a shot lol.
I haven't used too many p&s but my Contax tvs 3 has a setting that lrts you set the default flash. So it doesn't remember your last flash setting but you can default it to flash turned off
@@maksobaczewski4744 Came here to say that. I have a sure shot telemax and it’s a switch that gives the option of flash on, off, and auto. The glass is pretty decent and it has a 35mm and 70mm focal length setting, as well as a date option if that’s your thing. Definitely recommend over the T4
Buy one with a broken flash. Someone will happily sell you one for $500 with an on working flash. $600 if you’re lucky.
I now just hit "like" at the beginning of this mans videos because they are so awesome
Brings back memories of the time when my camera was a Minolta AF-E II back in the...olden times. Before camera phones. Hell, before digital, possibly. (Apparently, it was known as the Freedom 200 in the USA because of course it was)
haha yashica more like please i love you jason your uploads are my only source of happiness
Nice Contax T2 you got there
Frame line not centred is to correct for parallax error (viewfinder and lens are in a different alignment looking forward, as on a rangefinder).
THIS
You say, "this channel is getting dumber and dumber." I say, "this channel is getting better and better." I love your shots, and your humor kills me. I laugh so much watching your videos.
Yes as a early 40s black man THANK YOU FOR THE BILLY OCEAN REFERENCE!!!
The Ektar 100 shots are YUMMY!!! Now I have to try some for myself.
I found a "Super D" T4 in my mother's old electronics box this past summer. It still works (I was looking at it's front when it's auto-flash went off --ouch). I did s search online for info and the first eBay listing I saw was $1000. I nearly fell on the floor.
Can't wait to use it. But I'll definitely be treating it gently.
Yeah I bought some and was able to resell at a good price.
Thanks Jason
Just found a working model at the flea market for $10. Quickest purchase I ever made.
your harddrive management for searching for all these past clips must be insane
Yeah prices are silly on some of these point and shoot cameras... Which is why I like going after the less hyped models that I can actually get cheap
And if I ever find one of these at a thrift store/yard sale for cheap I'll shoot a test roll then put it on ebay because I have bills to pay
bro great video, looking to purchase one of these... more importantly, noticed the monsters outside t-shirt and gotta give you props!
Jason Potato: The Man Who Captures Light, Life, and Love. 💡📷 👩❤️👨
Great shots. Some of your best so far I think.
You went to Wildwood? Woohoo. I was in Jersey for school but I came back to the madness of Cali...Looks like we're hitting up all the same places. I guess morose, dour people have the same tastes.
I have a Photographing with this camera for about 10 years now. I also dropped it getting out of my truck End it landed in the gutter breaking the flash diffuser and got soaked and wet. It still works just can’t really use flash. Also recently went camping with it and went tubing down the river it got a little soaked I didn’t turn it on for the whole trip because I didn’t want to mess up the electronics if they were still wet. When I got home and turned on like nothing. Would like to order another one just as a back up
I wish I could french press my shutter button... Great video dude!
I woke up this morning and I just had a feeling there would be a new grainydays viddy
I'm surprised you went to Wildwood and didn't take any pictures of the fantastic Doo Wop architecture that's there!
1:48 passing cigarette in a classy way
If you tell your barber to give you the "George Muncey," you never know what you might walk out with.
BUT . . . you know it's gonna be fly.
Love the dry humour
Thanks for actually talking about how bad the shutter sounds. I always thought mine was on the verge of death but I guess that’s how it is supposed to sound 🤷🏽♂️
Like a squawking half-dead chicken
Thanks for your blessing, daddy
I hate how much I love you.
PS thanks for the birthday episode.
George Muncey has been awfully quiet after that haircut mate
I don't know about anyone else, but I love grainydays videos that include Monica. She's a great sport. Love her colorful hair too...
I just got my brothers Yashica bf10. Couldn’t find any information on it anywhere, but pretty solid point and shoot.slightly bulky though.
I fucking love this camera.
Thank you Jason...Wildwood's Board of Tourist probably thanks you too. Great video, great photos...your eye for composition is outstanding. But please...more Baxter next time.
My gf is so triggered by the shutter release sound, since about all her childhood photos have been taken on a T4. Great little P&S, especially for festivals - if that'll ever be a thing again
great compositions dude - and overall review is excellent
I lost 2. Thanks drunk me. Still have 2. Silver and black one. I love it. Even though focus can be shitty. But when it nails the focus, it's sharp. Looks sexy, feels sexy and love the sounds it makes
The Contax T2 looks weird in this one
Helping pump up all Yashica T model prices...cheers dude! 👍🏻😂👍🏻
Great video, can't wait for the next one
Love your videos man. I enjoy watching them while I workout. I haven’t shot film in years and just got back some rolls from my T2 that was inherited from my mom. Now I can’t wait to go back and shoot with my Pentax 67 that’s been sitting for 10 years. I don’t think I’ll be using the Toyo 4x5 since sheetfilm is too expensive haha
man I wish I had u as my uni teacher or something
Definitely going to get one!
I went for the film cam, stayed for the humor. Cheers mate! Subbed! :)
I used a point and shoot for plenty of long exposures. It exposed up to 30 seconds.
your videos are so good bro, i love them
wow I miss my wildwood days. thanks bro!
Good cam 👍🏻 I am a Sony shooter and have the professional fx6, but for quick & dirty shootings I bought the small ZV1 and I am very satisfied with the results 😉 best cinematic greetings from germany
To be fair, I am no longer watching these videos for cameras anymore. I just come here for laughs.
Jason always bringing that good good 👌🏼