50 AWESOME Film Cameras For Under 50 Dollars

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  • Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
  • No frills, just $50 cheap film cameras here for you to check out if you are interested in getting into film photography but not breaking the bank! Analog photography has been getting increasingly expensive over the past few years. With certain film cameras and the price of 35mm film skyrocketing, it's tough to know where to start.
    In this video, I go through 50 different options for you from the Ricoh 35ZF to the Fed 2, to the Ektar H35 and disposable Quicksnap cameras from Walmart, this video has something for everyone.
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  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 4 місяці тому +39

    Quote of the Day: “If you want details, go somewhere else.”

  • @revaaron
    @revaaron 4 місяці тому +10

    Yes! The Minolta Hi-Matic AF2! That's the camera that my mom used from when I was 5 to in my 20s. I ended up buying one in 2022 and love it.

  • @aheadachewithpictures
    @aheadachewithpictures 2 місяці тому +3

    I shoot 6x9 medium format, I have no use for pocket point and shoots, but I just love seeing cameras I didn't know about, thank you

  • @VictorReynolds
    @VictorReynolds Місяць тому +1

    Great video! I had the Yashica Electro 35, Pentax ME Super, and Vivtar PN2011-all good cameras.

  • @joey.leblanc
    @joey.leblanc 4 місяці тому +3

    Solid list, entertaining content as usual! I can't give the Nikon L35AF series enough praise, my L35AF2 comes with me on every trip (regardless of the other gear I bring). So many memories created already in the past couple of years with it!

    • @Overexposed1
      @Overexposed1  4 місяці тому +1

      Can’t go wrong with that! Thanks for watching

  • @troydehoyos
    @troydehoyos 2 місяці тому

    Great video. Covered a ton of cameras in a short time.

  • @speedandstyletony
    @speedandstyletony 4 дні тому

    My first 35mm camera was a Nikon L35. Got it for my birthday as a teen. Before that I used my mom's 110 or polaroid cameras. I still have it, need to pull it out of the closet and shoot a roll or two.

  • @eklipsoverda
    @eklipsoverda 2 місяці тому +1

    Just got to the Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 and shed a tear. This was my mother-in-law's camera, which she used both for family snapshots and when sightseeing and photographing with us ... for at least 20 years. Now she's passed away, and we have the camera, which is suffering from an intermittent contact in the power circuit somewhere (probably around that pop-up flash). To get it fixed, I'd have to send it away, and I'm not sure my wife would allow that.

  • @saf1999
    @saf1999 2 місяці тому

    Have an Olympus AF-1 super. Really excited for it

  • @GarrettWare
    @GarrettWare 4 місяці тому

    Excellent video brother! Thoughts on the Hi-Matic G2? Just had one cross my way and I think it could be a honey

  • @colemandupuis9066
    @colemandupuis9066 4 місяці тому

    Recently sold my olympus xa and I will miss it for sure! One of the easiest cameras to travel with, and one of the ones that really got me to love rangefinders.

  • @22RAANA22
    @22RAANA22 2 місяці тому +1

    You're like the only guy giving us cameras that are actually under 50

  • @bbmousedoowop
    @bbmousedoowop 25 днів тому

    I just reseructed my old Olympus OM-2n slr and Minolta AL-f rangefinder cameras. Both are in excellent working condition. Batteries were available through Amazon and Kodak Gold 200 can easily be found. I've been using my Olympus lenses maunally with an adapter on a Sony A6300 mirrorless digital camera for a long time. It will be intresting to see the difference between the analogue and digital.

  • @michaelnewmanphotography
    @michaelnewmanphotography 4 місяці тому

    My wife has a canon sure shot zoom 85. Running a roll of film through it to see if it still functions properly. Might be a little more than $50 but I like it’s form/function of shooting it.

  • @edits.by.hobbie
    @edits.by.hobbie Місяць тому

    Hey I just saw your video now if you would recommend a camera from this video which one would that be because I am new to film photography so don’t know much about it

  • @ianroe1076
    @ianroe1076 4 місяці тому +3

    The Nikkormat (especially the silver one, which appears to be cheaper) is a great low-price SLR with extremely good build quality, and the best ergonomics I've personally ever see on an SLR styled camera. The lenses might pull someone a little over budget but there are lots of options.

    • @gregwardecke
      @gregwardecke 4 місяці тому +1

      Excellent suggestion. If I go to a camera swap I can usually get one for $10-$15 and then go find an aftermarket 28-80mm zoom for $20.
      If you go to the wrong part of town and leave a Nikkor 50mm on your seat with the window down a little, you’ll come back a few hours later and there will be 3 Nikkormats on the seat next to the lens.

  • @laurences.d.1176
    @laurences.d.1176 3 місяці тому +1

    Nice video. Bravo for your efforts. You forgot to mention the Praktika, Zenit and Revue cameras which are also very good for under 50 euros!

  • @SchwarzPoet
    @SchwarzPoet 3 місяці тому

    A good month ago I bought the Sigma Mark 1 including a zoom lens and leather photo bag for 30€ including shipping. The camera works perfectly. If you don't know the camera, it's the first Sigma camera ever and a direct copy of the Ricoh Singlex TLS. Another camera that is basically a relabelled Ricoh Singlex TLS for the American market would be the Sears T-L-S. The Sigma is normally found between 30 and 70€ and is purely mechanical except for the TTL light meter and is a real metal tank.
    Praktica and Revue / Revueflex, or Zenit have already been suggested to you, then there would be Porst, Chinon or Topcon, where you can definitely get one or the other model under 50 € or even under 50 $. It's definitely worth looking.
    Greetings from Germany

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 4 місяці тому +3

    5:18 I’m getting a visual of Sunburned American Tourists in Europe having this

  • @RickLeMon
    @RickLeMon 4 місяці тому +1

    My first real camera in high school was a Minolta X-370. I'm still using it. It's a great camera

    • @Overexposed1
      @Overexposed1  4 місяці тому

      That’s an awesome story Rick! Keep shooting!

  • @matthewparriott
    @matthewparriott 4 місяці тому

    What's your go-to for used gear? Keep it simple Ebay or something else?

  • @SgtPnkks
    @SgtPnkks 4 місяці тому +1

    Some that I feel really could make the list are the canon rebel 2000 and some of the minolta maxxum line... I see them quite often with at least one lens for under $50
    Also electro 35s are hard to find working... Most being sold under $50 are completely untested because it's someone who found one in the attic and they aren't gonna spend money getting a battery or battery adapter... I have three and two are electrically dead and the one with working electronics was broken in shipping

  • @aw614
    @aw614 4 місяці тому +2

    Plastic fantastic 90s to 00s autofocus film SLRs that resemble their digital counterparts Nikon N80, Minolta Maxxum5, various Canon EOS are really good deals for what you can get out of them. Bonus points if you already have the lenses, its a cheap accompanying film body to compliment them.

    • @dedclownsRfunny
      @dedclownsRfunny 3 місяці тому

      Yes! That’s what I commented. Always underestimated

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 4 місяці тому +1

    This was truly a very interesting list. My only fear is maintenance.

  • @Ybalrid
    @Ybalrid 4 місяці тому +2

    Funny you mention the Canon FTb! I just picked up one (well, an FTb QL) to have a 100% mechanical alternative to my AE-1 Program using the same glass. Great machine, just had to put new light seals on mine, and I also added a diode to the light meter so I can use 1.5 volt batteries

    • @danieljimenez1989
      @danieljimenez1989 4 місяці тому

      I also have the FTb QL, do you have a link for the diode mod?

    • @Ybalrid
      @Ybalrid 4 місяці тому

      There’s a video on UA-cam where it is done to a Canon TX. It’s similar on the FTb. The wire you want to insert a diode into is the one on the bottom lug on the left of the camera near the battery compartment. I used a 1N34A. Before the mod the meter would want to under expose by around 2.5 stops when using an LR44 battery in a little adapter. Now it is very close to the reading of my Sekonic, just slightly off. Good enough for me. It’s not the most precise match needle meter ever in all cases

  • @meowselina
    @meowselina 4 місяці тому +1

    love this!!

    • @Overexposed1
      @Overexposed1  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks!

    • @meowselina
      @meowselina 4 місяці тому +1

      @Overexposed1 I appreciate how often you post! I'm only getting into film photography so all your videos are so helpful:)

    • @Overexposed1
      @Overexposed1  4 місяці тому +1

      @@meowselina Thanks! It is challenging with a full time job, but I do my best.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 4 місяці тому +6

    Inflation is bad but wages not keeping up with inflation is the devil itself.

  • @ajorsomething4935
    @ajorsomething4935 4 місяці тому

    Most of these cameras I haven't used but I will vouch for the ME super, I own better featured film cameras but I have one of the MEs in silver and I love the way it feels in hand and shoots. It's not fully manual, though you can use manual mode, however I'd say it's better than the K1000, since the secret is getting out on those while the ME super remains reasonable. It's a teriffic feeling compact 35 with an immensely big and bright viewfinder and the more basic pentax lenses are plenty cheap.

  • @robertknight4672
    @robertknight4672 3 місяці тому

    Normally as an alternative to the Pentax 1000 I would recommend the Olympus alarm 2000 which is actually made by Cosina but it can use the Owen Mount lenses. The cheapest ones I found on eBay were $49. It can function without the battery but it lacks a PC sync port for flash. Considering it's not a true Olympus I don't think that camera is really worth what people are selling it for. There were other versions under other brand names that would use those companies respective lenses.

  • @dedclownsRfunny
    @dedclownsRfunny 3 місяці тому +2

    Didn’t even talk about the plastic fantastic 90s consumer SLRs like Canon EOS 3000 or Pentax mx/mz50? Come on these are fantastic cameras for dirt cheap easy to use pretty decent looking gear.

  • @mishovpics
    @mishovpics 4 місяці тому

    Zorki 4!!!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 4 місяці тому +1

    11:13 EXCUSE ME? Although DTF also stands for Down To Focus

  • @StanleyKubick1
    @StanleyKubick1 4 місяці тому

    Hi-Matic 7s far outperforms the 7s2

  • @levivandenberg4223
    @levivandenberg4223 4 місяці тому +1

    I have the Nikom L35AF. It's a good camera if you can find it for around 50, but you have to get lucky. I've seen these cameras listed for as much as 250 euros😢

    • @joey.leblanc
      @joey.leblanc 4 місяці тому

      I've got two of them, the L35AF2 and L35AF3, I paid $10 for the first one, and $30 for the AF3. If you look hard enough, deals come up locally. I've seen people thrift them too. I highly recommend this, or the Canon counterpart, the AF35M & AF35ML!

  • @saocuad4
    @saocuad4 3 місяці тому

    I'm glad I got mine before these videos raise the price on all these rangefinders.

  • @mixschrecks3839
    @mixschrecks3839 4 місяці тому

    Great list but I disagree with the disposable camera option. If you want to test the waters, borrow a camera from a family member or friend and shoot a roll of cheap color film.

  • @hawaiifiles
    @hawaiifiles 3 місяці тому

    Good video however content like this eventually push prices higher.

  • @stevenmarkhansen
    @stevenmarkhansen 3 місяці тому +1

    what did that creepy demon voice say at the 5:16-5:32 mark d'Oh❣

  • @UncleDon226
    @UncleDon226 4 місяці тому +1

    And that's not even getting into all the medium format 620 cameras like the Brownie Hawkeye, Duraflex, Argus 75, Anscoflex, or the 120 cameras like Holga, Diana, Afga, or Lubitel.

  • @kasimasi6747
    @kasimasi6747 16 днів тому

    ...and they are selling the PENTAX17 for 550 :D

  • @juliovila8233
    @juliovila8233 3 місяці тому +1

    Man 50 is a lot any chance you can cut it down to your top ten just point and shoot?

    • @Overexposed1
      @Overexposed1  3 місяці тому +1

      I'm going to make smaller, more detailed lists in future videos. Keep an eye out!

    • @juliovila8233
      @juliovila8233 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Overexposed1 You da man !

  • @mkshffr4936
    @mkshffr4936 4 місяці тому +1

    Next up: Medium Format version.

    • @Overexposed1
      @Overexposed1  4 місяці тому +1

      Don’t tempt me with a good time

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 4 місяці тому +1

    10:18 Haha no it was good

  • @MrBaskins2010
    @MrBaskins2010 4 місяці тому

    ALL CAPS WHEN YOU SPELL THE MAN'S NAME