My First Time Shooting on FILM! | Photography in Japan

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  • @JaseFilm
    @JaseFilm 10 місяців тому +218

    Ahh potato jet shooting film. Welcome! Let me introduce to you the idea of shooting film on a drone.

    • @timothylaw91
      @timothylaw91 10 місяців тому +4

      Hahahah let’s gooooo 😂🙌🏻

    • @TNTArtisticMovement
      @TNTArtisticMovement 10 місяців тому +5

      next episode, shooting film on "drone" first lets get a pilots license

    • @dontshootphotos3372
      @dontshootphotos3372 10 місяців тому +2

      bro i love your work on instagram man! bro is built different from the rest

    •  10 місяців тому +3

      I saw one video 16mm on fpv drone. Looks sick!

    • @blackduncan9812
      @blackduncan9812 10 місяців тому +1

      😂😂 What

  • @kaichuuuuuu
    @kaichuuuuuu 10 місяців тому +62

    3:41 I love the juxtaposition of a wireless mic on a vintage film camera

  • @tunedcentral
    @tunedcentral 10 місяців тому +4

    This was amazing, please please please do a follow up with your Dad's camera's and history of shooting film and show Kari's first role of film shots too.

  • @ohmwai
    @ohmwai 10 місяців тому +70

    I love how you chose your film camera. "Looks cool. Feels good. Sounds nice. I like it." Very rare to find anyone choose a digital camera like that.

    • @styledliving
      @styledliving 10 місяців тому +5

      lol, literally tons of fuji or leica owners just for those reasons 😂😂

    • @RViscara
      @RViscara 10 місяців тому

      lol you kids are hilarious praising him because he choose a camera because it feels good sounds nice?? You kids would have never made in the film days. You would ran at the first twist of the stop bath bottle cap in the darkroom if you even got that far down the road of knowledge.

    • @Ჽum
      @Ჽum 10 місяців тому +5

      ​@@RViscara"yOu KiDs WoUlD hAvE NeVeR maDE iT In ThE FiLm DaYs" Lmao quit being a FUD, it's photography not rocket science. I bought my first film camera a decade ago in my early teens solely based off my appreciation of it's design, now I primarily shoot film, and I repair and resell vintage cameras for side cash as I pay my way through college. I probably learned how to develop C41 for the first time from a 10 minute UA-cam video. It's not difficult, the hardest thing about it is spending the ~$70 dollars on chems and equipment.

    • @LeoMkII
      @LeoMkII 8 місяців тому

      ​@@RViscaralmao, who cares if we "wouldn't have made it in the times of film", it isn't the times of film anymore so it's not like people shoot with it because they have to, just because they want to

  • @JasonPierceOfficial
    @JasonPierceOfficial 10 місяців тому +26

    Man this video was refreshing to watch, the whole vibe, storytelling and visuals.
    Not the typical “the best camera” or the “how to grow on Yt” type of videos that my feed is bombarded with these days.
    Great job, cheers! 📸🔥💯

  • @TheRebelBagel
    @TheRebelBagel 10 місяців тому +6

    Would absolutely love a new series of your journey into film photography!! I like the idea that Sam had with the 3 of you each getting a camera and doing like a photo walk and it would be awesome to maybe see a video of you with your dad discussing film cameras.

  • @JohnRobinsonRC
    @JohnRobinsonRC 10 місяців тому +10

    I LOVED this episode! Plus plus! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @dhananjaysingh756
    @dhananjaysingh756 10 місяців тому +3

    I wonder if any other city would look this cool on film. Japan is so aesthetically pleasing

  • @jefferson.castillo
    @jefferson.castillo 10 місяців тому +9

    Make this a series! I loved this episode.

  • @monodistortion
    @monodistortion 10 місяців тому +7

    Yeeeeees! One of us! One of us! One of us! One of us! Congratulations!

  • @cablekibble2942
    @cablekibble2942 10 місяців тому +1

    I just jumped into film on a trip last month! What a cool experience. There are no words to describe the anticipation of getting your precious photos developed, and the fun of finally finding out how cool they turned out. Great video, I'd love to hear from your dad about his old cameras.

  • @EposVox
    @EposVox 10 місяців тому +1

    I love this! Film is the best

  • @SeanNeale
    @SeanNeale 10 місяців тому +12

    I love that portrait the dude took of you, looks so cool

  • @ckhicks
    @ckhicks 10 місяців тому +3

    Loooove seeing you dip your toe into this wonderfully maddening and beautiful medium. 😁 Shoot, enjoy, repeat. Film is great.

  • @Anjroo
    @Anjroo 10 місяців тому +4

    Film photography has been my personal renaissance ❤️ even when shooting for huge clients, film feels like art, digital feels like work

    • @qvarfoto
      @qvarfoto 10 місяців тому

      Well put, couldn't agree more!

    • @cablekibble2942
      @cablekibble2942 10 місяців тому

      Completely agree

  • @byDanimal
    @byDanimal 10 місяців тому +4

    That was rad! It's great to see you enjoy your time shooting on film. Loved all the photos. It does make me want to go back to Japan.

  • @mattdayphoto
    @mattdayphoto 10 місяців тому +12

    Love to see this. 👏🏻

  • @DavidZhou
    @DavidZhou 10 місяців тому +5

    "It feels like everyone's a distant cousin here", I loved that. It's how I feel every time I go to China! I'm American born and raised so I feel like a foreigner and it's usually places I've never been, but there's a calming sense of fitting in when I'm there.

  • @bigleafwoodcraft1453
    @bigleafwoodcraft1453 10 місяців тому +2

    And medium format is even more exciting!

  • @bonnetshashu8867
    @bonnetshashu8867 2 місяці тому

    A lot of people use these mics but you guys know sound very well. Everything always sounds so good.

  • @besimai
    @besimai 10 місяців тому +13

    "dad's camera collection" sounds great!

  • @adamz3090
    @adamz3090 10 місяців тому +1

    Japan is my fav place so far! Been there for 8 month with a cruise ship, visiting 25 cities around the country. Its a tech heaven!

  • @Cloud_Effect
    @Cloud_Effect 9 місяців тому +1

    10/10 Content Bro

  • @corazoninmaculado77
    @corazoninmaculado77 10 місяців тому

    I love this episode... Nothing like a film photography... is just something else. Thank you.

  • @ShoAndTech
    @ShoAndTech 10 місяців тому

    Man this has been one of my favourite videos in a while. Loved the vibe

  • @joseaguilar2084
    @joseaguilar2084 10 місяців тому

    Congrats on started your film journey! There are only a handful of us left in this world and I'm so happy you've joined in!

  • @gabrielmiersch
    @gabrielmiersch 10 місяців тому +2

    Love the analogue photos and will love the analogue content that you are planning!

  • @Guillaumephotos
    @Guillaumephotos 10 місяців тому

    I reeeeeeaaaaaally enjoyed this first episode of you exploring film photography. I had a smile on my face from beginning to end. And you actually made me want to try out my Dad's old film camera. Definitely looking forward to the next episode!

  • @drparham
    @drparham 10 місяців тому

    Glad you used your platform for this we watched you fall in love with film...... awesome

  • @clonkex
    @clonkex 10 місяців тому

    I'm honestly so impressed with how good most of these photos are! Well freaking done!

  • @ZuntaLutra
    @ZuntaLutra 10 місяців тому

    so fun seeing you shoot film for the first time! me and my fiancé also started our film journey this year as a new year's resolution and we've shot a ton. we also develop it ourselves which is fun and also suspenseful. maybe you should try developing yourself but it's such a huge commitment

  • @ConnorNolanTech
    @ConnorNolanTech 10 місяців тому +1

    I recently picked up 20 of these old Asahi Takumar lenses to cinemod. Most of them have incredible image quality, even on digital, but at the time they were some of the best film lenses you could get. The 55mm f1.8 you have isn't bad, but for my money the 50mm f1.4 stopped down to the same aperture blows it out of the water.

  • @crespotakesphotos
    @crespotakesphotos 10 місяців тому

    Lovely video and welcome to the film photography journey. I started about year and a half ago and I love the whole process of slowing down and being observant. It makes the process intentional and pushes you to do your best capturing a photo.
    I also love your story in Japan, how are you tied to it. I’m traveling there in April and this video is a great preview on what to expect when I go there.

  • @UrbanoModa
    @UrbanoModa 10 місяців тому

    such a refreshing video, starting with film will put anyone in good running for great digital.

  • @MinimalWave1982
    @MinimalWave1982 10 місяців тому +1

    seeing Potatoe Jet with an analog camera gives me goosbumps!

  • @ShortFootMedia
    @ShortFootMedia 10 місяців тому +1

    Loved this vlog! Would definitely want to see a second part with your dad in the future!

  • @AnnabelleLi-g6p
    @AnnabelleLi-g6p 10 місяців тому

    Yay Pentax! They're actually designing new film bodies as well!

  • @kricke243
    @kricke243 10 місяців тому +2

    Loved this video! And also that you used the Pentax Spotmatic. It was my first SLR I got from my dad in 1990 or so (he got it new in the 60ies or so). I still use the lenses on my DSLR. I actually created the Pentax Spotmatic wikipedia article back in 2006 (and had a picture of mine in it, but it has been replaced since 😋)

  • @JQhardge
    @JQhardge 10 місяців тому

    I had no idea that different film rolls had didn’t ISO that’s so cool!!! I never thought about how older cameras handled ISO, honestly didn’t even know they could.

  • @emilianomarquez1629
    @emilianomarquez1629 10 місяців тому

    You're getting into Faizal Wescott's territory, I'd love a collab between you two, specially cause you're both completely different approaches to photography. It would be a DREAM to go shoot film in Japan. And Kari, i totally want that doggo cam.

  • @q3aki
    @q3aki 10 місяців тому

    film is unique, no matter how good the digital sensors are - film has its own vibe

  • @motioneyedroneservices
    @motioneyedroneservices 10 місяців тому

    I've been through the film era and also when digital first came out when they made digital backs for film cameras. I've also shot on giant view cameras . You want a challenge, try that one out but you will get awesome photos using the slower speed film on an 8X10 view camera.

  • @H0LMES7777
    @H0LMES7777 10 місяців тому +1

    I‘ve loved this video and this format.

  • @SocialTrading
    @SocialTrading 10 місяців тому

    Wow, I think that's the first camera brand i ever bought from a second-hand shop in Canterbury in England :) A Pentax Asahi K1000 - loved it - used to go around taking photos of everything. SO strange though - different ISO film and stuff. How nice to see though. Finally, I owned a camera before you sir! :) And yeah, the look is really different. you can also ask for a matt or gloss finish when you get them processed. Both great, but get one of each and have a look at the difference. It's wonderful.

  • @Nattodayy
    @Nattodayy 10 місяців тому

    Film is so fun to shoot in Japan, especially during winter. It was like perpetual golden hour when I went. Also Pauls Photo in Torrance develops 35mm. I priced it out and it was the cheapest I've found for the quality.

  • @markwoll
    @markwoll 10 місяців тому

    Nice to see a pentax. I still have two from the 70's. Good cameras. Olympus OM-1 or 2 would also be a good choice.

  • @m_b4299
    @m_b4299 10 місяців тому

    Another way to mix up digital (if you want to keep it in rotation) is to adapt old film camera lenses to digital cameras. A lot of the image characteristics come from optics. You can also put modern glass in front of film, and then really appreciate how sharp modern optics are, all that in case you get bored hah!

  • @Golov-Nikolay
    @Golov-Nikolay 10 місяців тому

    This is a very interesting topic. I really enjoyed this episode. I'm looking forward to the continuation.

  • @RadioactiveDrew
    @RadioactiveDrew 10 місяців тому

    You should check that lens on your film camera...it might have thorium in it making the lens radioactive. Nothing dangerous. Thorium was used quite a bit in the past. Loads of old cinema lenses from Angenieux, Cooke and a bunch of others used thorium in some of the elements. They used it because thorium has a high refractive index and low dispersion. It allowed lens manufactures to make smaller faster lenses.

  • @workingwiththelight3119
    @workingwiththelight3119 10 місяців тому

    Definitely film photos look different than digital. More mysterious, fuzzy, charming? Thanks for reminding me old days!

  • @martintolley9234
    @martintolley9234 10 місяців тому

    Takes me back. My first SLR was a Pentax Spotmatic II - but I had the all black version with the super Takumar 50mm f1.8. It was cool then to rub the penta-prism edges with abrasive paper to get a worn, brass look along the edges. Mine still works today. The feel and sound is nostalgic, but for me the smell of the inside - whiff of engine oil and a slightly sweet aroma...

  • @NibariVisuals
    @NibariVisuals 10 місяців тому +1

    Can’t wait for part 2

  • @qvarfoto
    @qvarfoto 10 місяців тому

    DuUuUUde!! Welcome to the film club - it's an amazing journey! Love the episode man, brilliant! Also, I really wanna go to Japan now. Cheers

  • @alexsystems2001
    @alexsystems2001 10 місяців тому

    This was actually a fun video! Finally! It’s been a while.

  • @SuperNicktendo
    @SuperNicktendo 10 місяців тому

    I shoot on film but I have a point and shoot instead of an SLR. Fuju Natura Classica. One of the smallest 35mm point and shoots. Very low fstop. It's nice to take with to weddings or friend events, take one or two pictures then develop the roll after a couple months. It's like a little time capsule you record for yourself. Nice change of pace since nowadays every memory can be captured and replayed in an instant with your phone. Being sure to capture just the right moment forces you to stop and think about what you really want to remember in the future.

  • @lyleabrahams
    @lyleabrahams 10 місяців тому

    LOVE this journey... MORE! MORE!! MORE!!!

  • @yeknomlana
    @yeknomlana 10 місяців тому

    it is a rabbit hole...but its very lovely to be in said hole. Would love to see the decor become function and used. A friend offered me an old 8mm camera but was afraid of falling into that hole, but I'd imagine it would be just as lovely and fun. Also super curious to see your dad's camera collection and their thoughts

  • @randominterest8868
    @randominterest8868 10 місяців тому

    Congrats on your interest in film, for some of us, that is where our interest started, for me a Nikon FG, then in the 90s the switch to digital point and shoot. Going from almost everything manual to everything digital was a novelty, however now, w/all the digital options, menus, auto focus, etc. something has been lost. People complain about noise (grain in photos), post processing has allowed people to spray and pray with digital cameras, then spend hours post processing, w/film you either got the shot or didn't. The holy grail of film, medium format w/Hasselblad and/or the digital back for the 907x. Another option for folks put your digital camera on manual everything, cover the back screen and only use viewfinder, set an ISO and leave it that way for 24 or 36 shots and only look at photos when you get back home. I believe manual focusing, picking aperture and shutter speed for each shot makes a better photographer. I honestly look forward to your videos about film shooting, all the best.

  • @MrHaydnSir
    @MrHaydnSir 10 місяців тому

    yes ! now this is what i’m here for and alll about 🥳🥳

  • @melodymurray3579
    @melodymurray3579 10 місяців тому

    Really cool to see you use a vintage camera!

  • @ilovelimpfries
    @ilovelimpfries 10 місяців тому

    Man those shots on film looks like it was taken in the 90s. I forgot how nostalgic it feels.

  • @yo_itsjw
    @yo_itsjw 10 місяців тому

    Your videos are always so fun. This one especially. For ease and speed you can't beat shooting digital, but there is something special about film. I just bought a roll of 8mm film and will be shooting at a comic con next week just to see what it's like and to see what results I get. I'm not even sure if the light meter in my camera works haha good stuff, keep up the great work!

  • @creator_yo
    @creator_yo 10 місяців тому

    Welcome back to Tokyo! So satisfying to see all those film shots 📷✨

  • @haibowang6262
    @haibowang6262 9 місяців тому

    filming color is so good!

  • @vincentli2090
    @vincentli2090 10 місяців тому

    I started off using a FM2 to shoot film, and after a few rolls got tired of manual focus and got a F5, it can burn through a roll in a few seconds, and it's autofocus is surprisingly good.

  • @444p.hotography
    @444p.hotography 9 місяців тому

    SHOTA GO SHOTA LOVE HIS WORK

  • @joshuacondeza1748
    @joshuacondeza1748 10 місяців тому

    On a different level.

  • @dylanhill1640
    @dylanhill1640 10 місяців тому

    Film lives in the soul. I love my film camera!

  • @Shauny_D
    @Shauny_D 10 місяців тому

    I will shoot a single roll over the course of a year or so and then forget and get 3 or 4 developed at a time and it is amazing fun to see shots suddenly from years ago.

  • @hitmakerzmedia
    @hitmakerzmedia 10 місяців тому +6

    Thanks for all of the great content brother! 🥳

  • @MonsieurFromLondon
    @MonsieurFromLondon 10 місяців тому

    I have the same camera. It was my dad's and it's a lot of fun to shoot film every once in a while!

  • @RockWILK
    @RockWILK 10 місяців тому

    Wow. You just made me grab my father‘s old Minolta XE1 camera and now I have to go get it fixed so that it works. :-) I adapted his lenses to my Panasonic S5, two old Minolta Rokkor lenses and shot a full length feature with them. 28mm f2.8 and 50mm f1.4. Amazing. After watching this video, now I’m gonna go get his camera fixed. He passed away in 1988, I found all this stuff in his camera bag after he died. This is what UA-cam is for. :-) Great video.

  • @MattCheol
    @MattCheol 10 місяців тому +1

    This is my first potato jet video, the film photography algorithm must have sent it my way and I’m glad it did! My camera rec is the Nikon FM3A the last and best manual film SLR Nikon made.

  • @moviewryter1985
    @moviewryter1985 10 місяців тому

    Fun video to watch. It was FILMtastic! Thanks for sharing.

  • @bigleafwoodcraft1453
    @bigleafwoodcraft1453 10 місяців тому

    Film is the best. I know they are quite common but I love my Canon AE-1 and Pentax K1000.

  • @daverizz
    @daverizz 10 місяців тому

    Dude I love the format of you guys talking while walking around shooting, and that audio is what is playing under the photos. Great format. Especially if we're invested in this new adventure of yours. And the transition sound design of the shutter is a nice touch too.
    ...I think it also helps that I'm more of a video guy myself, but recently got an old Lumix LX-5 (it's still digital, BUT it shoots Raw, and is TINY, ie. 1000% pocketable for street shooting) and I have been going on walks explicitly to shoot stills... so I'm kinda-sorta already invested in this journey with you a little. lol.

  • @marcelotanaka
    @marcelotanaka 10 місяців тому

    loving all the old personal photos/footage in this and the last video

  • @valerintproductions
    @valerintproductions 10 місяців тому

    This is awesome. Nobody in my family are video people or photographers. I'm a DP and I started all with digital. BUT I wanted to get a 35mm photo camera and try it out and I love it. I had jumped on the vintage lens bandwagon and adapted the Canon FD lenses to be used on my Cinema Camera. Because they were so cheap I picked up a couple spares along with the Canon A-1 to shoot tills with and its been interesting because I'm not a beginner filmmaker and photographer BUT it was my first time using Film

  • @BarikTown
    @BarikTown 10 місяців тому

    Pentax! My very 1st camera was an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic. I no longer have the camera,but I still have some lenses for it.

  • @NickedOff
    @NickedOff 10 місяців тому

    Awesome to see you getting into film! Wait until you get into medium format landscape photography...

  • @J.a.k.o.b.
    @J.a.k.o.b. 10 місяців тому

    I love it i m shooting film aswell and its such a nice experience keep up the nice work

  • @saccaed
    @saccaed 10 місяців тому

    Hard mode is learning camera's as a kid with a biologist mother. Years later I had to appreciate how much film I used learning how to catch good shots of flying birds while on road trips.
    Also, film looks like film mostly due to grain from the emulsion and how much dynamic range can be caught in a single exposure. Film cameras also do not suffer at all from sensor specific issues(think hot pixels). A single shot of film may have a defect, a lens may have a defect or be dirty, but the camera itself rarely contributes to aberrations if it's in good working condition. For example swapping out different grain sized films is something that has no equivalent for digital cameras as it would require swapping the sensor for a completely different sensor.

  • @Taro0oo
    @Taro0oo 10 місяців тому

    Would definitely watch a follow up vid to this or a while film photography series

  • @MattyHughes
    @MattyHughes 10 місяців тому

    Great vid! My first film camera was a Pentax K1000 I bought for $500 back in the early 90's! Enjoy shooting on your new film cam!

  • @noxdrrego
    @noxdrrego 10 місяців тому

    This bring Back Memories Brother ! Thank You Very Much For The Video ! And Nice Clicks !

  • @johnnysbv
    @johnnysbv 10 місяців тому

    look at him getting sponsored fully from dji. that's great dude! love the growth of this channel and you as a creator.

  • @samtang
    @samtang 10 місяців тому +3

    duuude! loved this episode! please do a follow up with your pops and whatever Dylan's idea was! PS: get the nikon thing for cari.

  • @jacobleetech
    @jacobleetech 10 місяців тому

    I REALLY enjoyed this video format. fav pj video in awhile

  • @lights_camera_coffee
    @lights_camera_coffee 10 місяців тому

    This was unexpected, but cool! I love film and have a bunch of old Pentax cameras, including a Spotmatic like the one you got. Nicely done! As mentioned, it's totally a rabbit hole just like FPV. I like developing b&w, but there is really no need to. With a macro lens, a light pad, and a copy stand it's very easy and economical to scan your own negatives and save a few bucks though

  • @AllenRReid
    @AllenRReid 10 місяців тому

    I'll watch any photography video in Japan. Those colors looked great.

  • @barrysherbeck5801
    @barrysherbeck5801 10 місяців тому

    And glad you discussed "bokeh" since it's a Japanese word! (As is "notan" - awesome words and concepts.)

  • @JBMountainSkills
    @JBMountainSkills 10 місяців тому

    Really enjoyed this one

  • @PR-et4mt
    @PR-et4mt 10 місяців тому

    Photos are 🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️

  • @rarvizu2
    @rarvizu2 10 місяців тому

    Do more film stuff! Trust me you’ll love it

  • @RyoHazuki224
    @RyoHazuki224 10 місяців тому

    I used to of course shoot basic point and shoot film cameras when i was a kid, everything automatic and the photos came out like crap. But, since I started professional photography like 8 years ago, I decided about 3 years ago to test out my hand at film photography, using my dad's old Canon AE-1. The thing is super difficult to get shots in focus, but I had a few good shots here and there. I dont take it out much but I think i shot with it about 4-5 times. I have got some other vintage cameras as well just to have, one I'm gonna test out here in a few days that I just picked up, a Ricoh Mirai camera from 1987. Super funky looking camera.
    Film and developing costs are a bit nuts though, so thats why I dont take too much film photos too often.

  • @johnmarkpadillo3374
    @johnmarkpadillo3374 5 місяців тому

    I WANT MORE OF THIS GENE DOING FILM PHOTOGRAPHY

  • @TeeJayDoubleU
    @TeeJayDoubleU 10 місяців тому

    I’m a week late from the premier of this episode but I have a canon EOS 3 film camera which is a very affordable body and fits current day EF lenses. It’s been one of my favorite purchases and feels like a 5D series body. Being able to use current day digital canon bodies and the film body and not needing to carry the extra lenses has been a perfect combo. There are other canon ef film bodies out there that you should take into consideration.

  • @elishamaudorok
    @elishamaudorok 8 місяців тому

    Loved this!!

  • @andysmith8544
    @andysmith8544 10 місяців тому

    This was great Gene, thanks for sharing!

  • @williamchan8866
    @williamchan8866 10 місяців тому

    Great vid…..it’s funny to see you guys talk about film and cameras as a novelty. Once in a while I still drag out my 6x17 pano to get 4 shots per roll. Shot film in all the formats including 4X5, 6X9, 6X8, 6X7, 6X6, 35mm and half frame cameras….fav is still 6X17.