Props for being brave enough to share your learning and first steps, every mistake and issue is a valuable lesson learnt in the long run. I'm guessing the grease in the camera has started to thicken up. Not too expensive to get it serviced with the right person. I think the quote you had was way over the odds. There are also UA-cam tutorials out there too and maybe you can do it. I learnt with an Olympus OM10 and they are rugged and reliable. The light leak was a winner. Only thing I would suggest is remembering film and analogue cameras are pretty tough and not worry to much about loading it perfect, just as long as you can wind it on once or twice before you close the back. You have a bunch of film to lead it in so remember once you have closed the door to wind on a number of frames until your counter is at 0 and you should be all set. You got the exposure right, the focusing, and the framing with those test shots, you just need time and to not be so hard on yourself! Have fun too.
Haha thanks a lot for your kind words! Yeah, I asked my brother to try to lubricate and clean this camera a little bit so the mirror could get fixed, so we'll see if that works. Thanks for the tips! Didn't know that I had to keep on winding it until the counter was on 0, that left me a bit confused in my next film photography UA-cam vid I'm about to post by the end of this week. Excited to continue on this journey and keep learning more! Thanks for watching!
I would recommend if you are going to get in the journey of 35mm film, I would do some research on some cameras and what can break and what are some of the common problems with the camera you have or are looking into, also a start guide for the camera as well. Since most of these cameras are old they are common to break here and there. I would try to buy a camera the has been recently CLA, it will make the camera cost a bit more but it can be worth it. Also try thrifting for point and shoot cameras(these can break and be dead forever) and other slr cameras or rangerfinder camers. I shot on a Pentax ME, and on Olympus stylus zoom point and shoot cameras. I've done some research on the cameras just to know what can go wrong and except things to go wrong and happen.
Thanks for the tips Tony! I did do some research on which camera's to get, but didn't think of common problems that could occur with these older cams haha, stupid me. Anyway, excited to continue on this journey. Thanks for watching!
I don't think that's the issue since it only happens when there's film in there? And I suppose that's a feature you can use without having film in there, right? Thanks for telling me about that little feature tho, didn't know that!
@@KaanSenel having film in the camera shouldn’t cause your mirror to lock in the up position. For these old cameras, none of their operations change when there is a roll of film inserted. The mechanisms just can’t tell and don’t care. I don’t have any experience with this specific camera, but assuming that this does have mirror lock up functionality, you may find that this is what you’re hitting. However, I think it’s more likely an internal issue. If you look this up, people report that it could be the mirror bumper foam deteriorating and becoming sticky, causing the mirror to get stuck. This is unlikely, as the mirror foam is a light seal, and the mirror/mirror return mechanism is quite heavy/powerful. Might be worth a shot though. It could be that something is out of shape and is getting caught internally. It could also be that the mirror return mechanism has locked up from not being used, and taking lots of blank shots will cause it to start to free up again. It could also require a full service and lubrication “aka CLA”, which is what your lab has recommended. For a $75 camera, I would try and just play around with the camera, taking lots of blank shots at different shutter speeds to see if I could get the mechanism to run smoothly again. This may end up damaging the camera if the lubricant has dried up etc. though. If you have the time, you should be able to google for your “mirror lock up” issue and find more specific recommendations on repairs to try yourself. Any professional repair will almost certainly cost more than the camera is worth. **edit** there is a lot of info on potential east fixes if you google “Pentax k1000 mirror lock up issue”
Thanks a lot for your thorough explanation on this issue! I indeed found a video which could solve the issue I'm having. I'm going to have my brother try to lubricate the camera to see it'll work properly again after that.
Analoog geeft toch steeds die bepaalde look. Mooie foto’s van Antwerpen die er totaal anders uitzien… waar koop je tegenwoordig nog film en hoe ontwikkel je ze / krijg je ze op pc? Groet, Alain
Inderdaad, bedankt! Je kan ze gewoon online kopen bij kameraexpress, cameranu, Grobet etc. Ik laat ze ontwikkelen bij Grobet en laat ze steeds digitaal doorsturen. Kost wel 10€ per rol...
great video! super well shot and edited. I agree with one of the other comments, get a "newer" slr camera, it will help with light metering and will overall be more reliable, olympus and canon made some really good ones. Also, check out some of the other color films on the market, Ultramax is good, but it's pretty grainy and the colors definitely leave a bit to be desired at times (at least in my opinion). film photography is a super fun adventure with lots to learn. I hope you keep shooting :))
Thanks a lot for watching and for the camera recommendations! Honestly, the only reason I got Kodak Ultramax 400 is because they were the cheapest I could find at the time haha, I'm not such a fan of those colours either tbh. I recently got a stack of another film stock, so I'm really excited to start shooting with those! Will definitely keep on shooting, already got another video coming up by the end of this week!
Bro, don’t fall into the hype of buying these old retro cameras. They keep getting more and more expensive to buy, and even more expensive to repair. The sweet spot cameras are the newer film SLR bodies with AF like the Nikon F80. Pick up a 50mm AF-D and you’ll have a great camera that can auto focus and have a more advanced meter that will not ruin your shots. Trust me, I’ve been buying all kinds of film cameras for the past 8 years and the newer models seem to be the goldilocks of providing the film look and experience without any of the hassle of the older vintage equipment. Have fun and enjoy!
One tip for rolling film back into the canister and still keep the lead sticking out => Stop winding when you feel the tension in the spool go away.
Yes, that's something I actually knew from vids I've seen haha, thanks for the tip tho!
Props for being brave enough to share your learning and first steps, every mistake and issue is a valuable lesson learnt in the long run. I'm guessing the grease in the camera has started to thicken up. Not too expensive to get it serviced with the right person. I think the quote you had was way over the odds. There are also UA-cam tutorials out there too and maybe you can do it. I learnt with an Olympus OM10 and they are rugged and reliable. The light leak was a winner. Only thing I would suggest is remembering film and analogue cameras are pretty tough and not worry to much about loading it perfect, just as long as you can wind it on once or twice before you close the back. You have a bunch of film to lead it in so remember once you have closed the door to wind on a number of frames until your counter is at 0 and you should be all set. You got the exposure right, the focusing, and the framing with those test shots, you just need time and to not be so hard on yourself! Have fun too.
Haha thanks a lot for your kind words! Yeah, I asked my brother to try to lubricate and clean this camera a little bit so the mirror could get fixed, so we'll see if that works. Thanks for the tips! Didn't know that I had to keep on winding it until the counter was on 0, that left me a bit confused in my next film photography UA-cam vid I'm about to post by the end of this week. Excited to continue on this journey and keep learning more! Thanks for watching!
I would recommend if you are going to get in the journey of 35mm film, I would do some research on some cameras and what can break and what are some of the common problems with the camera you have or are looking into, also a start guide for the camera as well. Since most of these cameras are old they are common to break here and there. I would try to buy a camera the has been recently CLA, it will make the camera cost a bit more but it can be worth it. Also try thrifting for point and shoot cameras(these can break and be dead forever) and other slr cameras or rangerfinder camers. I shot on a Pentax ME, and on Olympus stylus zoom point and shoot cameras. I've done some research on the cameras just to know what can go wrong and except things to go wrong and happen.
Thanks for the tips Tony! I did do some research on which camera's to get, but didn't think of common problems that could occur with these older cams haha, stupid me. Anyway, excited to continue on this journey. Thanks for watching!
Young a Jedi, you will find the mirror lock up button that you keep bumping accitently.
I don't think that's the issue since it only happens when there's film in there? And I suppose that's a feature you can use without having film in there, right? Thanks for telling me about that little feature tho, didn't know that!
@@KaanSenel having film in the camera shouldn’t cause your mirror to lock in the up position.
For these old cameras, none of their operations change when there is a roll of film inserted. The mechanisms just can’t tell and don’t care.
I don’t have any experience with this specific camera, but assuming that this does have mirror lock up functionality, you may find that this is what you’re hitting.
However, I think it’s more likely an internal issue.
If you look this up, people report that it could be the mirror bumper foam deteriorating and becoming sticky, causing the mirror to get stuck. This is unlikely, as the mirror foam is a light seal, and the mirror/mirror return mechanism is quite heavy/powerful. Might be worth a shot though.
It could be that something is out of shape and is getting caught internally.
It could also be that the mirror return mechanism has locked up from not being used, and taking lots of blank shots will cause it to start to free up again.
It could also require a full service and lubrication “aka CLA”, which is what your lab has recommended.
For a $75 camera, I would try and just play around with the camera, taking lots of blank shots at different shutter speeds to see if I could get the mechanism to run smoothly again. This may end up damaging the camera if the lubricant has dried up etc. though.
If you have the time, you should be able to google for your “mirror lock up” issue and find more specific recommendations on repairs to try yourself.
Any professional repair will almost certainly cost more than the camera is worth.
**edit** there is a lot of info on potential east fixes if you google “Pentax k1000 mirror lock up issue”
Thanks a lot for your thorough explanation on this issue! I indeed found a video which could solve the issue I'm having. I'm going to have my brother try to lubricate the camera to see it'll work properly again after that.
Analoog geeft toch steeds die bepaalde look. Mooie foto’s van Antwerpen die er totaal anders uitzien… waar koop je tegenwoordig nog film en hoe ontwikkel je ze / krijg je ze op pc? Groet, Alain
Inderdaad, bedankt! Je kan ze gewoon online kopen bij kameraexpress, cameranu, Grobet etc. Ik laat ze ontwikkelen bij Grobet en laat ze steeds digitaal doorsturen. Kost wel 10€ per rol...
great video! super well shot and edited. I agree with one of the other comments, get a "newer" slr camera, it will help with light metering and will overall be more reliable, olympus and canon made some really good ones. Also, check out some of the other color films on the market, Ultramax is good, but it's pretty grainy and the colors definitely leave a bit to be desired at times (at least in my opinion). film photography is a super fun adventure with lots to learn. I hope you keep shooting :))
Thanks a lot for watching and for the camera recommendations! Honestly, the only reason I got Kodak Ultramax 400 is because they were the cheapest I could find at the time haha, I'm not such a fan of those colours either tbh. I recently got a stack of another film stock, so I'm really excited to start shooting with those! Will definitely keep on shooting, already got another video coming up by the end of this week!
So funny and painful. Honestly - completely understand your pain, I've ruined two rolls so far, but I have to say - it's so worth the hassle. ❤️
Hahaha exactly, I also believe it'll be totally worth it. There's just something about film that hits different
100% and the graft to get there is what makes it feel so good when you get those bangers :) @@KaanSenel
Lol so funny bro
Hahaha thanks bro
Bro, don’t fall into the hype of buying these old retro cameras. They keep getting more and more expensive to buy, and even more expensive to repair.
The sweet spot cameras are the newer film SLR bodies with AF like the Nikon F80. Pick up a 50mm AF-D and you’ll have a great camera that can auto focus and have a more advanced meter that will not ruin your shots.
Trust me, I’ve been buying all kinds of film cameras for the past 8 years and the newer models seem to be the goldilocks of providing the film look and experience without any of the hassle of the older vintage equipment.
Have fun and enjoy!
Alright, cool man, thanks a lot for the tips! I actually got another one already, so let's see first if this one orks properly hahaha
For me, I let film photography die in the 90s 😅
Why, because of the prices and all the 'struggle' that comes with it?
😂😂😂