For the lomography simple use, the film was preloaded (same technique as disposable camera). Therefore, when you turn a dial to the right to prepare the film for shooting a picture, the film has been rewinded back into the canister on the right side of the camera. So you don’t have to rewind the film once you finished the roll. The rewind button and the rewind dial is designed for the film reload process. It means if you want to shoot the new roll of film, you have to put the new film in the camera, and then preloaded film to the left side.
I picked up a Minolta Freedom Tele (1988) recently and it def has some... quirks lol. For one the flash is dead, I think the capacitor needs replaced. The other issue is if its too cold the camera straight up dies when you go to take a pic. Or if its only kinda cold it just resets the frame counter and wastes one frame. Otherwise in not freezing temps it seems pretty good. I also got a Canon Sure Shot 105 Zoom S Date which is from 2001. That camera is really great and I do recommend it.
Loving your videos. Just relatable content. Im just a hobby photographer myself. Love to see your progress and your amazing work. I recently discovered the Olympus AF-1 twin. A super camera for me. I think both cameras of yours are great but the Nikon is a banger.
Thanks so much! I think it’s so cool connecting with other hobby photographers! Just a lot of love for the process of capturing cool moments. I’ll have to look into that Olympus! Thanks for watching!
Loving your content! Someone else in the comments said Konica and their Big Mini series of cameras! Those are great. I just recently got an Olympus Infinty Stylus off of Ebay for ~140 USD and I love it. Really simple to use, great flash options, and feels solid! Highly recommend if you can find a nice working one for cheap!!
His problem in seeking a camera of this type is that they are all in the 30 year old range. They were never intended to function this long, and were designed and built with a fairly short use life in mind. As the owner of a Contax T2 from an age before they became Kardashian jewelry, I can recommend one as a decent camera, but I'd never spend the current price for one. If for some reason you must buy a point-n-shoot over $500, look at the Konica Hexar AF. Best lens and features IMO. Below $500, look to the Konica Big Mini lineup. Do not buy An Olympus Stylus, Infinity, or Mju - they are just junk and poor picture takers. Do not buy the older Olympus XA (same reasons). In the $100 -200 range, look at a Nikon L35 AF, excellent lens (same as one of their standard 35mm lenses for real cameras), and surprisingly robust build. Note that if the prime goal is to take high quality photos, for less than $200, you can buy a nice Nikon FG (small SLR, manual and aperture preferred exp) plus a Nikon 35mm 2.0 or 50mm 1.8 lens, and have a far better image quality and reliability.
hey, just ran into your channel. I think you should try olympus af1. It has an f2.8 lens and is weather resistent and quite rugged. I picked one up last year and it has been my main p&s since.
I do prefer my old Minolta XGA Manual Override.....which I no longer have, as it served me quite well over 14 years, and developed my own Color, B&W films and prints myself. I had full control over the quality of film and print processing. Gosh, I miss my old Hobby!
I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure the Lomography camera has the film unwound before you take pictures and as you take pictures you reel them back into the canister. It sounds like you made it as if it was a new roll of film and took it all out of the canister.
you need to get the Harman EZ-35 it is a really good Camera it takes really good photos and it has automatic winding if you get it you can do a review with the Black and wight ilford film it comes with then a review with colour film
@@steelejohnsonphoto Sorry, that was me being exited about the newly restored Big Mini from a camera shop. So grateful that someone is still willing to repair these cameras. The Konica Big Mini series are one of the best point and shoot cameras I have used. The auto focus and light meter are fast and reliable. The lens is sharp. And the advancing motor sounds wonderful. But as those fully automatic point and shoot film cameras go, the electronic parts are prone to break over time. Having had a chat with the guys at the camera shop, I am convinced that a few years later there won't be any spare parts for them to repair these cameras anymore. Nevertheless, the Konica Big Mini is still my favorite pocketable point and shoot film camera.
@@steelejohnsonphoto Now I would suggest getting your Nikon repaired if you can. Because you will never know how the condition of the cabling by just looking at the outside. If someone is willing to repair that, it would be more promising to last longer than just getting a "new" one.
Oh Lomography actually sold those simple use cameras as “mistaken identity” where they had a batch that was supposed to be loaded with metropolis but ended up getting mixed up. They might still have a few haha 😅 I’ve had a simple use since 2018 and I guess I’m lucky it still works haha Maybe check out the Fuji Auto7QD, I had one since 2019 and it’s lasted longer than my Contax haha 😅🤞🏼
You will have issues with light sensor losing its sensitivity. If you're expecting a perfect operation from a 30+ year old camera you've fooled yourself. I buy used P/S from eBay sellers that offer refunds or exchanges and with a rating of 99% or better. I haven' been screwed yet.
For the lomography simple use, the film was preloaded (same technique as disposable camera). Therefore, when you turn a dial to the right to prepare the film for shooting a picture, the film has been rewinded back into the canister on the right side of the camera. So you don’t have to rewind the film once you finished the roll.
The rewind button and the rewind dial is designed for the film reload process. It means if you want to shoot the new roll of film, you have to put the new film in the camera, and then preloaded film to the left side.
I'd like to see your take one one of the newer affordable point and shoot cameras like the Kodak M35 or the Kodak Ultra F9 for sure!
I picked up a Minolta Freedom Tele (1988) recently and it def has some... quirks lol. For one the flash is dead, I think the capacitor needs replaced. The other issue is if its too cold the camera straight up dies when you go to take a pic. Or if its only kinda cold it just resets the frame counter and wastes one frame. Otherwise in not freezing temps it seems pretty good.
I also got a Canon Sure Shot 105 Zoom S Date which is from 2001. That camera is really great and I do recommend it.
quirks is a good word for these older cameras 😂 I've been looking into the Canon Sure Shot series!
Loving your videos. Just relatable content. Im just a hobby photographer myself. Love to see your progress and your amazing work.
I recently discovered the Olympus AF-1 twin. A super camera for me.
I think both cameras of yours are great but the Nikon is a banger.
Thanks so much! I think it’s so cool connecting with other hobby photographers! Just a lot of love for the process of capturing cool moments. I’ll have to look into that Olympus! Thanks for watching!
Loving your content! Someone else in the comments said Konica and their Big Mini series of cameras! Those are great. I just recently got an Olympus Infinty Stylus off of Ebay for ~140 USD and I love it. Really simple to use, great flash options, and feels solid! Highly recommend if you can find a nice working one for cheap!!
I would love to get a Big Mini, but I'm definitely nervous spending that much on a camera that I've heard fails pretty often :/
His problem in seeking a camera of this type is that they are all in the 30 year old range. They were never intended to function this long, and were designed and built with a fairly short use life in mind. As the owner of a Contax T2 from an age before they became Kardashian jewelry, I can recommend one as a decent camera, but I'd never spend the current price for one. If for some reason you must buy a point-n-shoot over $500, look at the Konica Hexar AF. Best lens and features IMO. Below $500, look to the Konica Big Mini lineup. Do not buy An Olympus Stylus, Infinity, or Mju - they are just junk and poor picture takers. Do not buy the older Olympus XA (same reasons). In the $100 -200 range, look at a Nikon L35 AF, excellent lens (same as one of their standard 35mm lenses for real cameras), and surprisingly robust build. Note that if the prime goal is to take high quality photos, for less than $200, you can buy a nice Nikon FG (small SLR, manual and aperture preferred exp) plus a Nikon 35mm 2.0 or 50mm 1.8 lens, and have a far better image quality and reliability.
hey, just ran into your channel. I think you should try olympus af1. It has an f2.8 lens and is weather resistent and quite rugged. I picked one up last year and it has been my main p&s since.
I'll have to look into that camera! Thanks for the recommendation!
I do prefer my old Minolta XGA Manual Override.....which I no longer have, as it served me quite well over 14 years, and developed my own Color, B&W films and prints myself. I had full control over the quality of film and print processing. Gosh, I miss my old Hobby!
I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure the Lomography camera has the film unwound before you take pictures and as you take pictures you reel them back into the canister. It sounds like you made it as if it was a new roll of film and took it all out of the canister.
You might be right! I haven’t been able to find any information about it, but I do know that it is a reusable one.
I have the same issue with film rewinding prematurely with my Nikon F100. It's not worth fixing...
Yeah I think I just need to stay away from these cheap point and shoot cameras.
you need to get the Harman EZ-35 it is a really good Camera it takes really good photos and it has automatic winding if you get it you can do a review with the Black and wight ilford film it comes with then a review with colour film
I’m going to look into this!
Konica Big Mini, can't stress this enough.
I'm listening...🧐
@@steelejohnsonphoto Sorry, that was me being exited about the newly restored Big Mini from a camera shop. So grateful that someone is still willing to repair these cameras. The Konica Big Mini series are one of the best point and shoot cameras I have used. The auto focus and light meter are fast and reliable. The lens is sharp. And the advancing motor sounds wonderful. But as those fully automatic point and shoot film cameras go, the electronic parts are prone to break over time. Having had a chat with the guys at the camera shop, I am convinced that a few years later there won't be any spare parts for them to repair these cameras anymore. Nevertheless, the Konica Big Mini is still my favorite pocketable point and shoot film camera.
@@steelejohnsonphoto Now I would suggest getting your Nikon repaired if you can. Because you will never know how the condition of the cabling by just looking at the outside. If someone is willing to repair that, it would be more promising to last longer than just getting a "new" one.
Oh Lomography actually sold those simple use cameras as “mistaken identity” where they had a batch that was supposed to be loaded with metropolis but ended up getting mixed up. They might still have a few haha 😅
I’ve had a simple use since 2018 and I guess I’m lucky it still works haha
Maybe check out the Fuji Auto7QD, I had one since 2019 and it’s lasted longer than my Contax haha 😅🤞🏼
No way! haha glad I wasn't going crazy 😂 I'll have to look into that Fuji!
I think the canon sure shot z70w is one of the best point and shoot 👌
I'll have to take a look at it!
Secret of compact film camera is Pentax Pc35af
I'll look into it!
Try checking out your local thrift stores. I got 4 different film cameras for less than $15
I've done that a few times and everything I've picked up hasn't worked :(
The second camera has light leaking in from somewhere.
and I kinda like it 😅
get a KODAK M35 35mm Reusable Film Camera
I’ll have to check it out!
@@steelejohnsonphoto i would really like to see your video on it something to look forward to
You will have issues with light sensor losing its sensitivity. If you're expecting a perfect operation from a 30+ year old camera you've fooled yourself.
I buy used P/S from eBay sellers that offer refunds or exchanges and with a rating of 99% or better.
I haven' been screwed yet.
I'll have to try this method on Ebay!
Why's he so handsome though?
The million dollar question 😂