Graet collection!!! I love my Yashica Electro 35 GSN, an amazing tool!!! The first SLR I used was a Spotmatic loaned to me by =by high school girlfriend's dad, I bought an OM-1 while in college and even though the meter doesn't work, it is still amazing to use ... I have a few other 35mm cameras, but shoot more 120 ... having said that I bought a 100' roll of Kentmere 400 and a bulk loader so for 2021 I am planning on doing a lot more 35mm!!!
Nice. I think my Minolta Maxxum 9 is my favorite AF SLR. It just works, and supports HSS, incredible metering., and reasonably priced professional glass. I usually have the excellent af35-70 f4 on it. My favorite mechanical SLR is the Nikon F2 and it usually has the Nikkor 25-50 AI on it but the 35 1.4 AI or the Voigtlander 58 1.4 sl are used a lot.
awesome collection! I currently have an old Chinon 35mm slr, an Agfa Syncro-Compur 35mm rangefinder, a Canon AE1 Program, and a Holga 120N. I also have a Canon 20D but I love my film cameras, the whole process of hand processing and printing. I have just recently been able to get my darkroom up and running so I have a lot of catching up to do! And I'm an old man so time is short!! LOL
Nice collection. Reminds me a lot of my own collection... except we don't have a single camera in common. That's another good reason for loving film photography. If at first, you get your hands on a camera, you don't really like once you have tried it out properly, there are always other options to test. There is a camera out there for everyone, who wants to find it.
I picked up the chinon CS after seeing it on your channel. Picked it up for £15. I think it's my heaviest camera in my collection. Works well for the macro work I use it for with bellows although the timer is easy to accidentally wind. I also have 2 Electro GTNs. Picked up the 2nd recently as a parts spare for the 1st one I've had for over 10yrs now.
Lovely to see a couple of Chinon cameras. When I was at school I got a Saturday job in my local Dixons selling cameras and it became my first full time job when I left school. My first SLR was a Chinon CX, very solid reliable and under-rated cameras. I later had a CM3. I also have Spotmatic. I had a very nice Olympus OM4 Ti with the 50mm f1.2 lens but sold it to buy a Mamiya C330, no regrets! Now I only shoot medium format, except for my 35mm Minolta rangefinder camera which is very similar to your Yachica TL Electro..
I say that only because if the new starter to film gets bad negs they never understand if it's the camera or development process. If they start on an auto camera chances are they will get good negs. If the metering works...!
@@stephenpidwell3427 mine was early 80s I had the choice of using a Zenith or the Praktica- the Zenith to me was heavier and I couldn’t take to it, where as I took to the Praktica
My first film SLR, and the only one I currently have, is the Pentax Spotmatic II. I love it, and manual focus and metering doesn't seem as diffucult, it's really a learning tool. My Takumar 55mm f/1.8 that came with it is super sharp, and can focus very close (I use it frequently to shoot flowers).
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I also took some portraits indoors on that roll of Ilford XP2, but for some reason they were way too underexposed to be useful. I had two LED lights pointing at the subject, but while my lightmeter gave a reading of 1/125 at f/4, the negatives are very thin, with almost no visible detail. Development was normal for the rest of the roll, so that's not the problem. I'll try to use a flash the next time and overexpose by one stop (ISO 200) to avoid underexposing.
The cheapest camera I have ever bought is the Nikon F-800 for $30, and it's become the only film camera I use. Surprisingly it's also been the only camera I haven't had to replace the lightseals on or lubricate a sticky part. It's really amazing how inexpensive some of the earlier Nikon autofocus SLRs are, but I'm guessing it's because they don't have as much of a classic look about them with their hardshell plastic bodies. I have a soft spot for Ricoh cameras as well since the XR-7 was my first ever film camera, and I just got ahold of one of their TLRs. Ricoh doesn't seem to be a very popular manufacturer, so most of their cameras are dirt cheap. Now that I think of it, dirt cheap are the only kinds of cameras I own.
See 1.46 - the Canon EF. Note the flash sync. speed is 1/125 which is fast for an old SLR. This is because it has a metal bladed focal plane shutter that travels vertically (24mm instead of 36mm) which to my mind is the most beautiful thing (sorry yours is broken). If you lock the mirror up without the lens and fire the shutter you can see all of this. They were only made for a very short time, 3 yrs I think. The F type body is the same as the professional F models, a truly great camera in my view. There is a large range of FD mount lenses for it but some are getting a bit pricey.
Your collection reminds me that it is not the camera that takes the picture, it is the photographer. You get excellent results from those bargain basement cameras.
Fantastic. I have a chinon cg5 I got in 1985 from dixons,and all the Canon t series.I then got given a Kaiser enlarger free, which got me into the darkroom.When I got on e bay about 7 years ago, i started buying old slrs for peanuts.I now have about 20 vintage practica, pentina,praktiflex from 50s and 1960s ECT.i got the Olympus om 10 for £15,the om20 for £15, om30 for £20 and om40 for about £10.how prices have shot up. I have ran film through all of them.My darkroom skills are no where near as good as yours, but I find it great fun.So pleased I bought them early as I couldn't afford many now. All the best Ian
I bought most of my film cameras 10-12 years ago and they were much cheaper than today's prices. Mirrorless cameras and video in particular, breathed new life into lenses nobody wanted back then. I once bought a bunch of mint Canon primes for about fifty pounds. My regret was not buying medium format gear back in the noughties, and Leica M, which as often as not shipped with a Leica lens!
@@borderlands6606 Yeah.Wish I'd bought into medium format to.My sigma sd quattro is the only digital camera I use now.That camera is great with vintage glass on it.
That was a beauty parade. I've had my 'Spotty' for two years, had all sorts of batteries in it for the light meter (AG3, G3A, 392 batteries work), even given it a good shake to see if the needle's stuck. Found out yesterday you have to turn the light meter on, small catch on the camera body to the left of the lens mounting. Don't know if it has to be turned on each time. I'll put a roll of film through it shortly, although my sunny sixteen guesstimates have been pretty accurate so far (quite impressed with myself). Don't know if this helps. The 'Spotty' had the first TTL light meter and most cameras brands subsequently went for a continuous light meter or half pushing down the shutter button or only coming on if the film advance lever had been unlocked with a catch. (tore several films in my Cosina before I found that catch).
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss The repair would cost as much as another one. Try a bit of gun oil on the switch, mines a bit stiff. If in doubt give it a good shake ;-)
I used to own the Spotmatic f until it was stolen some time ago. The switch you mention is actually the stop down metering switch. Some lenses required stop down metering. The up position is for stop down metering and down is for open aperture entering (most lenses). It also functions as a depth of field preview. Once you remove the lens cap the meter is active. Read more about it in the manual here www.cameramanuals.org/pentax_pdf/pentax_spotmatic_f.pdf
I've got a Yashica 35 GTN but it's worth buying from a seller who has a high (95%+) eBay score. Despite great condition and decent light seals, there's a known problem with what's called the Pad of Death. It's related to the shutter release. A Google search will tell you more.
I have two Minolta SRT Supers (one black, the other silver), Fed 5B, Pentax MZ60, Canon 3000N, Canon Demi EE17, and an Olympus Trip 35. The Minoltas are my main workhorses for serious stuff whereas the other cameras are just for fun. I also have medium and large format film cameras as well as the usual digital cameras.
in 35mm i have a agfa super solinette, a minolta himatic e, konica autoreflex t2(has a stuck shutter someone used the selftimer and it jammed shutter), canon ae-1, and canon eos elan 7 all except the konica work.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss it's a mechanical shutter so it should be just need to send it off to be repaired. I'm guessing since battery compartment doesn't have wiring that it's electronics are shot but if I can get shutter working it'll be a great camera. My friend gave it to me so it's not costing me anything but a repair.
I have a box of newly CLA’d Kodak Retina IIc and IIIc cameras I can’t even sell online. I CLA them for fun. The IIIc has a 50mm f2.0 and the IIc has a 50mm f2.8 Wonderful cameras.
Kodak Retina folders are great (and so are some of the non-folders)! I should know, I have 20+ of them - they are fun to collect. I was just shooting with a Retina 1a yesterday. What do you mean you can't sell them online? I buy them all the time - let me know! Do you clean them for others?
I made my first picture ever on my dad's Retina IIc. AMAZING little camera. Sadly, winding mechanism is jammed and in my country I couldn't find anyone who can fix her permanently...
I'm a sucker for compact rangefinders, and when I was looking for one a few years back, I had my eye on getting a Yashica. For some reason, they were really expensive at the time, so I got an Olympus 35RC for about £35. I think I got a bargain as the prices seem to have shot up, while the Yashicas are now much cheaper. I've never compared the two in a shooting situation, but the little Oly can be used either metered shutter priority, or fully manual without a battery. It's might be my favourite camera. Dixons must have had quite a range of cameras back in the day. I was given a Miranda SLR from the 1980s (when Dixons owned the brand) by a friend. It takes K-mount lenses as well. It works perfectly well, but has the loudest shutter I have ever heard. The mirror slap is ridiculous.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Yes, I think that during that time, Dixons bought the rights or something to use Chinon and Miranda names and badge their cameras with them. I looked into it a bit, and both brands go back pretty far. Seems that 80s Miranda cameras weren't true Japanese Mirandas but rebadged Cosina cameras. Kind of like how Polaroid-branded goods in the 2000s weren't really "Polaroid".
Didn't I see an Ilford Sportsman being used as a prop in one of your older shots? My first 'proper' camera and I've still got it. Must see if it still works.
Hey really love your content this is amazing. What is your preferred camera you use for videomaking , I'd love to have a conversation and maybe even collaborate on different methods in telling stories through film!
This video just proves you don’t have to spend a fortune to have fun ! Have you ever used a half frame camera such as the Olympus pen F ( which I’m lucky enough to own ) ? They are such fun to use ansd you get 72 exposures off a 36 exposure film canister . I just scan my results with a digital dlsr as I unfortunately don’t have a darkroom . I’d love to know how well the smaller negatives stand up and print in a dark room situation . Something I’d love to see you do one day . All the best , Clive
Is the OM-20 off by a stop because one is using a 1.55V modern battery vs the original 1.35V mercury (gone) battery? Same for my OM-1 so using a MR-9 battery adapter to get 1.35V. Light meter spot-on.
Well said. There is nothing more annoying than seeing a good functional camera in a glass case. I took my rollie 3.5TLR for a walk on Sunday and enjoyed every minute using it. Long may it continue working.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss still have mine from new with a 24mm 2.8. Great and still in use. Recently bought a battery capsule and batteries from Amazon, meter works find and hope to check its accuracy soon. Almost got a Spotmatic but went for the OM1 instead cause of the viewfinder, best ever,
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Its a Duracell hearing aid battery 1.45v Zinc Air, comes in packs of six plus 1.35v PX-625 battery adapter both sold seperatly from Amazon. All fit snugly in the battery compartment of my OM1-n. Not tested the exposure accuracy yet though.Cheers.
Great collection, Roger. Dont own one but i feel vibes on the yashica gt and its sharpness. Just ask you a question about darkroom printing. Moving from a RC matte paper to a RC glossy one, exposure parameters of the print remain the same calculated on the matte one (with the same model and brand of paper i mean)? Best regards
If you are in the USA, buy a Pentax (Honeywell ) Spotmatic and send it to Pentaxs.com and have it rebuilt by the guy. He has done 3 of mine. Clean Lube Adjust and recalibrates the light meter Totally worth the money. I think for the camera and 50mm f1.4 lens he charged like $110 or less. It’s been a couple years. Totally worth having a fully functional camera like the day it comes out of the factory. New light tight seals too.
I have a Spotty and an MX as we speak with him for a tender CLA. I've been using him for a couple of years now - really does a good job, cannot complain. :) Personally, I highly recommend him.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss you don't know what your missing. Ha. A good Minolta manual camera is the Xd series all metal body. Or the XG-M less costly than the X-700 and very similar features. Some of their lenses really can't be beat.
I've used that Nikon F90x back in the day and it's a great camera. But I gotta say, you've been lucky with that Sigma lens, course every single lens off that brand, made in the 90's died on me pretty quick. You should really try Nikon primes out, auto focus or not, course if you didn't so far you don't know what you are missing 😉
I'm in total agreement about the ■■■■■■■ who turn cameras into lamps. They might be fashionable in Chelsea but only for the type of eedgits who take their cue from stupid interior design magazines, and therefore have no taste or discernment. They then have the cheek to call it upcycling, more like tasteless tat comes to mind. I'm also a keen woodworker and I see the same eedgits ruin lovely old planes the same way. If you've ever seen the film Johnny Dangerously, I'll quote the mafia boss who pronounced swear words wrongly. Those who stick a lamp in a camera are fargin bastiges, utter cork suckers. Try these with a comedy Italian accent.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I know, I'm bad ..... but not wrong. Love the channel and the eclectic mix of stuff you do. As a regular visitor to the Isle of Wight from up north, I enjoy seeing all the places you visit that I recognise. It's a great place and full of characters.
I just bought my first film camera last week from eBay. Spotmatic F working as new! :)
Graet collection!!! I love my Yashica Electro 35 GSN, an amazing tool!!! The first SLR I used was a Spotmatic loaned to me by =by high school girlfriend's dad, I bought an OM-1 while in college and even though the meter doesn't work, it is still amazing to use ... I have a few other 35mm cameras, but shoot more 120 ... having said that I bought a 100' roll of Kentmere 400 and a bulk loader so for 2021 I am planning on doing a lot more 35mm!!!
A lovely tribute to your friend Boss, with '
Shoot Film Like a Boss''!
Nice. I think my Minolta Maxxum 9 is my favorite AF SLR. It just works, and supports HSS, incredible metering., and reasonably priced professional glass. I usually have the excellent af35-70 f4 on it.
My favorite mechanical SLR is the Nikon F2 and it usually has the Nikkor 25-50 AI on it but the 35 1.4 AI or the Voigtlander 58 1.4 sl are used a lot.
awesome collection! I currently have an old Chinon 35mm slr, an Agfa Syncro-Compur 35mm rangefinder, a Canon AE1 Program, and a Holga 120N. I also have a Canon 20D but I love my film cameras, the whole process of hand processing and printing. I have just recently been able to get my darkroom up and running so I have a lot of catching up to do! And I'm an old man so time is short!! LOL
Oh, and I HAD one of those same Yashicas but gave it to my granddaughter.
Have fun in the darkroom!
Nice collection.
Reminds me a lot of my own collection... except we don't have a single camera in common.
That's another good reason for loving film photography. If at first, you get your hands on a camera, you don't really like once you have tried it out properly, there are always other options to test. There is a camera out there for everyone, who wants to find it.
I picked up the chinon CS after seeing it on your channel. Picked it up for £15. I think it's my heaviest camera in my collection. Works well for the macro work I use it for with bellows although the timer is easy to accidentally wind.
I also have 2 Electro GTNs. Picked up the 2nd recently as a parts spare for the 1st one I've had for over 10yrs now.
Lovely to see a couple of Chinon cameras. When I was at school I got a Saturday job in my local Dixons selling cameras and it became my first full time job when I left school. My first SLR was a Chinon CX, very solid reliable and under-rated cameras. I later had a CM3. I also have Spotmatic. I had a very nice Olympus OM4 Ti with the 50mm f1.2 lens but sold it to buy a Mamiya C330, no regrets! Now I only shoot medium format, except for my 35mm Minolta rangefinder camera which is very similar to your Yachica TL Electro..
I remember Dixons in the 80s all the cameras behind the glass cabinets. Saisho Walkmans and TVs
I learnt on a fully manual camera my Praktica MTL5B- which I still have and use
Same as me,1979.
I say that only because if the new starter to film gets bad negs they never understand if it's the camera or development process. If they start on an auto camera chances are they will get good negs. If the metering works...!
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I did go to a place where I did learn how to use a camera and how to develope the film and printing
@@stephenpidwell3427 mine was early 80s I had the choice of using a Zenith or the Praktica- the Zenith to me was heavier and I couldn’t take to it, where as I took to the Praktica
My first film SLR, and the only one I currently have, is the Pentax Spotmatic II.
I love it, and manual focus and metering doesn't seem as diffucult, it's really a learning tool. My Takumar 55mm f/1.8 that came with it is super sharp, and can focus very close (I use it frequently to shoot flowers).
Good cameras Ryan. Keep those videos going 👏
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss
I also took some portraits indoors on that roll of Ilford XP2, but for some reason they were way too underexposed to be useful.
I had two LED lights pointing at the subject, but while my lightmeter gave a reading of 1/125 at f/4, the negatives are very thin, with almost no visible detail.
Development was normal for the rest of the roll, so that's not the problem. I'll try to use a flash the next time and overexpose by one stop (ISO 200) to avoid underexposing.
The cheapest camera I have ever bought is the Nikon F-800 for $30, and it's become the only film camera I use. Surprisingly it's also been the only camera I haven't had to replace the lightseals on or lubricate a sticky part. It's really amazing how inexpensive some of the earlier Nikon autofocus SLRs are, but I'm guessing it's because they don't have as much of a classic look about them with their hardshell plastic bodies. I have a soft spot for Ricoh cameras as well since the XR-7 was my first ever film camera, and I just got ahold of one of their TLRs. Ricoh doesn't seem to be a very popular manufacturer, so most of their cameras are dirt cheap. Now that I think of it, dirt cheap are the only kinds of cameras I own.
Looking forward to hearing which cameras you are after... The brilliant prints you make show us all we don't need a leica. Great video! Thanks.
Just found your channel, from a friend. I can’t wait to go down the rabbit trail that is your channel. Great stuff! Love it! 🐇
Welcome!
The Nikkormat FTn is another v solid smooth old manual camera for under £50.
See 1.46 - the Canon EF. Note the flash sync. speed is 1/125 which is fast for an old SLR. This is because it has a metal bladed focal plane shutter that travels vertically (24mm instead of 36mm) which to my mind is the most beautiful thing (sorry yours is broken). If you lock the mirror up without the lens and fire the shutter you can see all of this. They were only made for a very short time, 3 yrs I think. The F type body is the same as the professional F models, a truly great camera in my view. There is a large range of FD mount lenses for it but some are getting a bit pricey.
Your collection reminds me that it is not the camera that takes the picture, it is the photographer. You get excellent results from those bargain basement cameras.
Fantastic.
I have a chinon cg5 I got in 1985 from dixons,and all the Canon t series.I then got given a Kaiser enlarger free, which got me into the darkroom.When I got on e bay about 7 years ago, i started buying old slrs for peanuts.I now have about 20 vintage practica, pentina,praktiflex from 50s and 1960s ECT.i got the Olympus om 10 for £15,the om20 for £15, om30 for £20 and om40 for about £10.how prices have shot up. I have ran film through all of them.My darkroom skills are no where near as good as yours, but I find it great fun.So pleased I bought them early as I couldn't afford many now.
All the best
Ian
I bought most of my film cameras 10-12 years ago and they were much cheaper than today's prices. Mirrorless cameras and video in particular, breathed new life into lenses nobody wanted back then. I once bought a bunch of mint Canon primes for about fifty pounds. My regret was not buying medium format gear back in the noughties, and Leica M, which as often as not shipped with a Leica lens!
@@borderlands6606
Yeah.Wish I'd bought into medium format to.My sigma sd quattro is the only digital camera I use now.That camera is great with vintage glass on it.
Yeah they were a steal back then. Like my Spotmatic!
That was a beauty parade.
I've had my 'Spotty' for two years, had all sorts of batteries in it for the light meter (AG3, G3A, 392 batteries work), even given it a good shake to see if the needle's stuck. Found out yesterday you have to turn the light meter on, small catch on the camera body to the left of the lens mounting. Don't know if it has to be turned on each time. I'll put a roll of film through it shortly, although my sunny sixteen guesstimates have been pretty accurate so far (quite impressed with myself). Don't know if this helps.
The 'Spotty' had the first TTL light meter and most cameras brands subsequently went for a continuous light meter or half pushing down the shutter button or only coming on if the film advance lever had been unlocked with a catch. (tore several films in my Cosina before I found that catch).
Wish mine worked. I might get another and one day get it repaired. The lens screw thread for filters is damaged so I can't put a filter on it
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss The repair would cost as much as another one. Try a bit of gun oil on the switch, mines a bit stiff. If in doubt give it a good shake ;-)
I used to own the Spotmatic f until it was stolen some time ago. The switch you mention is actually the stop down metering switch. Some lenses required stop down metering. The up position is for stop down metering and down is for open aperture entering (most lenses). It also functions as a depth of field preview. Once you remove the lens cap the meter is active. Read more about it in the manual here www.cameramanuals.org/pentax_pdf/pentax_spotmatic_f.pdf
That lovely backgroundstory for your channel ❤
Brilliant video as always! The light meter on my OM10 is out by a stop as well...! Is that a common issue with these cameras ?
I had a comment saying its possibly the 1.5v battery I have inside. It should be 1.3v and there is a converter online. I need to look into it
I've got a Yashica 35 GTN but it's worth buying from a seller who has a high (95%+) eBay score. Despite great condition and decent light seals, there's a known problem with what's called the Pad of Death. It's related to the shutter release. A Google search will tell you more.
I have two Minolta SRT Supers (one black, the other silver), Fed 5B, Pentax MZ60, Canon 3000N, Canon Demi EE17, and an Olympus Trip 35. The Minoltas are my main workhorses for serious stuff whereas the other cameras are just for fun. I also have medium and large format film cameras as well as the usual digital cameras.
I've never tried Minolta. One on my list!
Just picked up a new camera, yesterday. A Nikon F501, in mint condition, for just a tad over $120, including freight and such. From Japan.
in 35mm i have a agfa super solinette, a minolta himatic e, konica autoreflex t2(has a stuck shutter someone used the selftimer and it jammed shutter), canon ae-1, and canon eos elan 7 all except the konica work.
I wonder if that's an easy fix
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss it's a mechanical shutter so it should be just need to send it off to be repaired. I'm guessing since battery compartment doesn't have wiring that it's electronics are shot but if I can get shutter working it'll be a great camera. My friend gave it to me so it's not costing me anything but a repair.
I forgot one Fujica AX-3
I have a Braun Gloria which is the British version of Braun Paxette
I have a box of newly CLA’d Kodak Retina IIc and IIIc cameras I can’t even sell online. I CLA them for fun. The IIIc has a 50mm f2.0 and the IIc has a 50mm f2.8
Wonderful cameras.
Kodak Retina folders are great (and so are some of the non-folders)! I should know, I have 20+ of them - they are fun to collect. I was just shooting with a Retina 1a yesterday. What do you mean you can't sell them online? I buy them all the time - let me know! Do you clean them for others?
I made my first picture ever on my dad's Retina IIc. AMAZING little camera. Sadly, winding mechanism is jammed and in my country I couldn't find anyone who can fix her permanently...
@@tomislavmiletic_ what country are you in ?
@@tomislavmiletic_ I’ll fix it for you.
@@GreyGhost-r4z I live in Croatia.
Still love using my old zenit 12xp
I'm a sucker for compact rangefinders, and when I was looking for one a few years back, I had my eye on getting a Yashica. For some reason, they were really expensive at the time, so I got an Olympus 35RC for about £35. I think I got a bargain as the prices seem to have shot up, while the Yashicas are now much cheaper. I've never compared the two in a shooting situation, but the little Oly can be used either metered shutter priority, or fully manual without a battery. It's might be my favourite camera.
Dixons must have had quite a range of cameras back in the day. I was given a Miranda SLR from the 1980s (when Dixons owned the brand) by a friend. It takes K-mount lenses as well. It works perfectly well, but has the loudest shutter I have ever heard. The mirror slap is ridiculous.
I think Chinon was a Dixons brand also.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Yes, I think that during that time, Dixons bought the rights or something to use Chinon and Miranda names and badge their cameras with them. I looked into it a bit, and both brands go back pretty far. Seems that 80s Miranda cameras weren't true Japanese Mirandas but rebadged Cosina cameras. Kind of like how Polaroid-branded goods in the 2000s weren't really "Polaroid".
@@snapsnappist4529 yes the box had Dixons all over it. Great camera though.
thank you
Didn't I see an Ilford Sportsman being used as a prop in one of your older shots? My first 'proper' camera and I've still got it. Must see if it still works.
I have got one but it's busted
I try to use all my cameras too, it's fun and keeps me motivated to shoot more film.
Stan would be proudly looking down from up above, me thinks.
That Paxette is a beauty! :)
Nice trick on how to spin the cameras for a video :D.
Hey really love your content this is amazing. What is your preferred camera you use for videomaking , I'd love to have a conversation and maybe even collaborate on different methods in telling stories through film!
This video just proves you don’t have to spend a fortune to have fun ! Have you ever used a half frame camera such as the Olympus pen F ( which I’m lucky enough to own ) ? They are such fun to use ansd you get 72 exposures off a 36 exposure film canister . I just scan my results with a digital dlsr as I unfortunately don’t have a darkroom . I’d love to know how well the smaller negatives stand up and print in a dark room situation . Something I’d love to see you do one day . All the best , Clive
Send me a neg and I'll have a look Clive
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I’ve emailed you .
Is the OM-20 off by a stop because one is using a 1.55V modern battery vs the original 1.35V mercury (gone) battery? Same for my OM-1 so using a MR-9 battery adapter to get 1.35V. Light meter spot-on.
You think so?
Well said. There is nothing more annoying than seeing a good functional camera in a glass case. I took my rollie 3.5TLR for a walk on Sunday and enjoyed every minute using it. Long may it continue working.
Love shooting with Olympus OM1n , so neat, and a great viewfinder.
I heard they were the best
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss still have mine from new with a 24mm 2.8. Great and still in use. Recently bought a battery capsule and batteries from Amazon, meter works find and hope to check its accuracy soon. Almost got a Spotmatic but went for the OM1 instead cause of the viewfinder, best ever,
@@victorcarmelo8606 what voltage is the battery?
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Its a Duracell hearing aid battery 1.45v Zinc Air, comes in packs of six plus 1.35v PX-625 battery adapter both sold seperatly from Amazon. All fit snugly in the battery compartment of my OM1-n. Not tested the exposure accuracy yet though.Cheers.
Sorry to clarify, one battery plus adapter fit snugly in compartment. But batteries bought in packs of six.
Always enjoy your videos.
Great collection, Roger. Dont own one but i feel vibes on the yashica gt and its sharpness.
Just ask you a question about darkroom printing. Moving from a RC matte paper to a RC glossy one, exposure parameters of the print remain the same calculated on the matte one (with the same model and brand of paper i mean)?
Best regards
Probably has the same sensitivity Rickey. The papers should have come with an info sheet inside.
If you are in the USA, buy a Pentax (Honeywell ) Spotmatic and send it to Pentaxs.com and have it rebuilt by the guy. He has done 3 of mine. Clean Lube Adjust and recalibrates the light meter Totally worth the money. I think for the camera and 50mm f1.4 lens he charged like $110 or less. It’s been a couple years. Totally worth having a fully functional camera like the day it comes out of the factory. New light tight seals too.
Yes, Eric Hendrickson is a genius with Pentax cameras. Cost is about the same, maybe $125 for a simple CLA.
I have a Spotty and an MX as we speak with him for a tender CLA.
I've been using him for a couple of years now - really does a good job, cannot complain. :)
Personally, I highly recommend him.
I'm just starting up my collection. I'm more of a Minolta guy myself but just enjoy cameras period
I've never shot minolta. At least I don't think so. One for my wish list
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss you don't know what your missing. Ha. A good Minolta manual camera is the Xd series all metal body. Or the XG-M less costly than the X-700 and very similar features. Some of their lenses really can't be beat.
@@mikebraz25 I'm sure I had a silver MINOLTA Slr around 2003. For the life of me I can't remember the model. Maybe a dynex.
I've used that Nikon F90x back in the day and it's a great camera. But I gotta say, you've been lucky with that Sigma lens, course every single lens off that brand, made in the 90's died on me pretty quick. You should really try Nikon primes out, auto focus or not, course if you didn't so far you don't know what you are missing 😉
I should try some nikon glass. That sigma I use a lot on my videos for close up work. But not in auto focus mode.
I admire Braun Paxette and that is what I would like to add to my collection.
Nice collection, if I have time I'll make a video about my cameras
Do share if you get time and post
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss ok
No Nikon lenses. Don't let them in they multiply.
The Yashica is the only one I would have.
I scored a k&f concept tripod for you. They should send it probably soonish :)
Really??
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Yeah, it was Paul Comtons christmas giveaway raffle.
I don’t know how you get people to give you their cameras. Any tips on that, maybe a new video on it :)
They offer kindly and donate to the channel for everyone to see.
subtitulos por favor!!!
😆. You touched some "feelings" that maybe it would be better not to stimulate... 😂😂😂😂😭
I don't get it?
Luton Cameras in Luton are good if ever you wont to get any of your gear fixed or serviced .
Cheers Paul. Noted
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss No problems
Very Nice Camera Porn Roger!
Should of had some Barry White Playing In The Background. 🤣🤣🤣
and a glitter ball and some fluffy pink cushions with love hearts on lol
The like I’ve put on this video is for all your cameras apart from the yashica ( let’s be honest now, they are just tin shite)😛
Here comes Leica man lol
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss well you obviously have noticed a new HOLGA in that cabinet of mine ( and to be fare once it’s taped up it does take good pic, 😉😋
@@neilpentecost8521 I did notice and guessed you've kept it for a good reason.
I'm in total agreement about the ■■■■■■■ who turn cameras into lamps. They might be fashionable in Chelsea but only for the type of eedgits who take their cue from stupid interior design magazines, and therefore have no taste or discernment. They then have the cheek to call it upcycling, more like tasteless tat comes to mind. I'm also a keen woodworker and I see the same eedgits ruin lovely old planes the same way. If you've ever seen the film Johnny Dangerously, I'll quote the mafia boss who pronounced swear words wrongly. Those who stick a lamp in a camera are fargin bastiges, utter cork suckers. Try these with a comedy Italian accent.
So you don't like the lamp idea lol
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Whatever gave you that idea?
@@mrstandfast2212 everything was polite until I imagined it being a discussion in the film Good Fellas
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I know, I'm bad ..... but not wrong. Love the channel and the eclectic mix of stuff you do. As a regular visitor to the Isle of Wight from up north, I enjoy seeing all the places you visit that I recognise. It's a great place and full of characters.
@@mrstandfast2212 it's a nice place Stephen. Cheers