I know this is an older post. The battery is only for the light meter. You can shoot this in manual by setting the shutter and the aperture by pulling out that black knob next to the lens.
The placement of the phone was terrific and didn’t go without notice. I was thinking you could use a peen hammer or something to bang a small dent into the top of the tack to create a detent so that the charge arm doesn’t have a tendency to run off it. Completely unnecessary bit of improvement. I just ordered a Bell and Howell branded one of these off ebay. It has a darker black nameplate area, and I wonder if they are all from the same year or not…or how long they were in production. Cheers.
Nice to see the younger generation interested in film photography. Ingenious spacer! I have a Dial camera in my collection so will try making on too! More videos about vintage cameras please!
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.
I have a collection of probably 400-500 cameras of all types, but not one of these! I have seen them before though….. nice to see how they operate, and the results! Cool!
Do you know the other cameras in the Village Shop? Kodak Brownie Vecta (bottom right), Ilford Sprite 35 to the left of it, and a Kodak Brownie 127 above them, but I can’t identify the other three (same?) ones, or the tripod. The last one, wrapped in plastic, has also eluded me. Any ideas? 0:46
So, I had great fun with the one I bought for 22 bucks! The photos came out looking like it was 1970! It was really surreal. I'm glad I bought it and it sits proudly in my collection of useful relics!
Just bought one today at an estate sale for 22.50 USA dollars. The light meter doesn't seem to be working but I am taking it out tomorrow to test out the manual properties. Thank you for your video! I use a wad of tinfoil as a spacer...not ideal...I will make one using your method this weekend. Cheers, from America!
I love The Prisoner, and I remember that camera from one of the episodes. That is so cool that you made a video about it. (I’m a photographer and camera junkie). One of my favorite TV shows of all time as far as creativity and uniqueness. Question: what are those little lens-like things in a ring around the center lens ?
These Dial 35 cameras have outstanding lenses. Made long before digital processing, you can make conventional enlargements to 8x10 inches with no noticeable loss of image quality. Because the lens is designed to cover only the small; half frame area compared top his Mamiya 7, I would actually expect that when small image areas are compared, the Dial lens should give better image quality compared to an equally small area from the Mamiya negative. They have two weaknesses. First is the battery which requires 1.35 volts. His 1.5 battery gave him over-exposures. You can buy physical adapters for a few dollars on ebay, which bypass the hassle of fitting a smaller battery, which is the point of the video. You can spend more for an adapter which also corrects the voltage issue. You can use uneconomical Wein zinc-air batteries, which require no adaption at all, but are only good for a few months. Secondly, the spring film drive is prone to failure after much use. This is probably wear and tear on a small mechanical part, repairable, but not worth the price of the camera. Would be an interesting DIY project.
I know this is an older post. The battery is only for the light meter. You can shoot this in manual by setting the shutter and the aperture by pulling out that black knob next to the lens.
Amazing to see these old cameras, how they worked and how they were designed! So cool you found one of these!!
The placement of the phone was terrific and didn’t go without notice.
I was thinking you could use a peen hammer or something to bang a small dent into the top of the tack to create a detent so that the charge arm doesn’t have a tendency to run off it. Completely unnecessary bit of improvement.
I just ordered a Bell and Howell branded one of these off ebay. It has a darker black nameplate area, and I wonder if they are all from the same year or not…or how long they were in production.
Cheers.
Nice to see the younger generation interested in film photography. Ingenious spacer! I have a Dial camera in my collection so will try making on too! More videos about vintage cameras please!
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.
I have a collection of probably 400-500 cameras of all types, but not one of these!
I have seen them before though….. nice to see how they operate, and the results!
Cool!
Awesome camera and clever idea to adapt a new battery!!!!
Amazingly done Bayliss! Very cool! 💕
Just received, and cleaned up a Canon Dial 35.
Made a battery spacer like you… seems to work well! Off to test it outside!
Thanks for the info!
hi, did you use a 1.5 V battery? how is affected the metering? because the camera should use 1.35V battery, thanks
@ seems to be fine!
Do you know the other cameras in the Village Shop? Kodak Brownie Vecta (bottom right), Ilford Sprite 35 to the left of it, and a Kodak Brownie 127 above them, but I can’t identify the other three (same?) ones, or the tripod. The last one, wrapped in plastic, has also eluded me. Any ideas? 0:46
For bonus points when he’s back in London (spoilers) someone shouts “Hold it!” before shooting a Leica iiia, I think (about 26:38 into the episode)
So, I had great fun with the one I bought for 22 bucks! The photos came out looking like it was 1970! It was really surreal. I'm glad I bought it and it sits proudly in my collection of useful relics!
Jacob Holdt, who is a danish photographer used this camera for photojounalism in his book American pictures published about 1977.
I inherited one of these from my father and couldn't figure it out. Thank you for this video!
Good job Bayliss 👍
Thanks Slam 👌👌
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As watch afficionado and diehard Seikopath I really love that Hamilton super compressor, it predates Cape horn model by few years.
Just bought one today at an estate sale for 22.50 USA dollars. The light meter doesn't seem to be working but I am taking it out tomorrow to test out the manual properties. Thank you for your video! I use a wad of tinfoil as a spacer...not ideal...I will make one using your method this weekend. Cheers, from America!
Good luck! Hope it works!
I love The Prisoner, and I remember that camera from one of the episodes. That is so cool that you made a video about it. (I’m a photographer and camera junkie). One of my favorite TV shows of all time as far as creativity and uniqueness.
Question: what are those little lens-like things in a ring around the center lens ?
this is amazing
My first camera, a hand-me-down from my dad in 1972. Great camera but I hated the top shutter speed was only 1/250 and the small neg size.
I owned one of these which I bought in 1967. Still got some colour slides I took with it.
Great video! 👏 Very cool camera!
thanks for watching :)
hi, did you use a 1.5 V battery? how is affected the metering? because the camera should use 1.35V battery originally , thanks
More videos bro! Love this video
funny whispering sound in the background. shame there's no audio
Hello, doesn't his camera need battery to work ?
no. i got mine, the battery is for metering only
These Dial 35 cameras have outstanding lenses. Made long before digital processing, you can make conventional enlargements to 8x10 inches with no noticeable loss of image quality. Because the lens is designed to cover only the small; half frame area compared top his Mamiya 7, I would actually expect that when small image areas are compared, the Dial lens should give better image quality compared to an equally small area from the Mamiya negative. They have two weaknesses. First is the battery which requires 1.35 volts. His 1.5 battery gave him over-exposures. You can buy physical adapters for a few dollars on ebay, which bypass the hassle of fitting a smaller battery, which is the point of the video. You can spend more for an adapter which also corrects the voltage issue. You can use uneconomical Wein zinc-air batteries, which require no adaption at all, but are only good for a few months. Secondly, the spring film drive is prone to failure after much use. This is probably wear and tear on a small mechanical part, repairable, but not worth the price of the camera. Would be an interesting DIY project.
so, does it work without a battery or no?
Yes, but without a light meter...
Could you just use 3 of those small batteries stacked on top of each other instead of making a spacer??
As long as 2 were used up it should work 👍I think I'd be worried the connection would break while taking pics though
Or use metal washers so the spacer is already conductive.
Super cool and interesting! Keep it up!
Thank-you! and thanks for watching 😎
Bro, can't hear your voice properly due to the low sound volume in your video.
Bran Stark GOT a camera!