A Journey into film photography. From getting a camera, loading a film roll, developing your negs, scanning your pics and all the problems and pleasures in between.
Nice video!! Are you Brazilian?? How did you get into film photography? I found your channel because I was researching some film photography and found the Yashica MG1 and was interested to learn more. Keep it up the great work on these videos.
I shoot film because that`s what I did way before digital. I bought a Leica MD262, digital without a screen, to slow me down as film does with no distractions. Film still can look more natural whilst digital too perfect. I love both formats and shoot digital more only because film cost so much to have it developed optically with premium scans. The MD262 can`t be beat from SD card to computer. It shoots only RAW...!
what you said in this clip is like saying that your car had a flat tire and you complained to the car manufacturer and got a new tire and then complained to the tire manufacturer and got another one and also a calendar. And instead of being grateful you complained even more that they didn't give you four more tires because they're a big company and they have the money. All while living in one of the richest countries in Europe and complaining to the poorest film manufacturer. I find your way of dealing very immature and unwarranted. I will watch your second video and hope that you came to your senses.
I understand that this must be frustrating, but this is not Foma's fault. Static discharge can happen with any film that isn't made for quick passing through camera like ecn2 cinema stocks are. I feel like like this is the magic of film, because your results are not uniform. You can get light leaks, accidental double exposures and rarely even things like this. It's why I keep shooting film!
Foma behaviour was more than correct. Theres unwritten law, that manufacturer/lab responsibility ends on compensating for material used. You got your film back, you should be happy. Don't use Foma in commercial projects. It's insane.
I had the same, yet smaller shape on Fomapan 100. I initially thought is was some kind of water stain but it was still there after washing. My advice is not to bother the model when you shoot Foma. just waste of her time... And NEVER use Foma in commercial projects. You have Ilford and Kodak for such purposes.
My mother had this camera all her life and held onto it. Not until last year, she gifted me the camera. I gifted my AE-1 Program to a friend have only been using this camera
That was my first serious Nikon. Absolutely brilliant. I bought mine in 1980 and sold a few years later when the FE2 came out. Solid piece of engineering.
Seen it before.....yep...definitely static discharge. I always keep and anti static cloth handy and wipe down the rolls and my hands before placing in changing bag. Highly recommend this also if you load your own rolls from 100ft rolls....Also make sure you check if your changing bag is anti static. SOME of the cheaper ones ARE NOT.
I agree that the FE was a wonderful camera, AFTER the first production run. I bought two of the very first ones, anxious for relief from the weight of the full size Nikons I'd carried for manhy hours, many days, as a photojournalist around Asia. But the first ones were a horrible failure. They jammed constantly, because the original mechanical design was incompetent. They were easy to unjam, but that required removing the bottom plate, so I eventually left the mounting screws off both cameras and held the plates on with their motor drives. They'd jam but I could spin the thumb wheel, drop the motor drive which allowed the bottom plate to fall free, flip the lever that unjammed the camera, and be back shooting in less than a minute. I took them back to Nikon Hong Kong where I'd bought them, but they refused to warranty, would not even admit, the terrible design. So I went to another dealer, one with a reputation for standing behind their products, and in a traumatic move, switched completely to Canons for the rest of my film photography career. This all actually happened. The later FE's were fine cameras, the FE2s, even better. I will never understand why Nikon was so irresponsible with those first FE's .
No matter how good or bad something supposedly is we'll all have different experiences. It doesn't change anything on the fact that my Nikon FE is the most significant camera for me.
It could well be, however you can't use pre aí lenses on it. As I never used any speed higher than 1000 on a film camera, a bigger selection of lenses seems superior to me. With that said, specs and data sheets is far from what makes this camera significant to me.
@@WTFphotography that's a good point. It's rare to need to go over 1000th. Although I generally prefer faster films these days just to have the option of dusk or tough indoor lighting. Plus have you ever shot someone splashing around in water with a really high shutter speed? It become pretty surreal to see everything just completely frozen. Cool effect. Same with any fast moving subject... sports, cars, trains. Being able to absolutely freeze something is a nice feature.
@@urwholefamilydied There is nothing wrong choosing high speed over a lens selection if this is what helps you to get what you want from the image. I got used to shoot with old medium format cameras which the max speed is 500 that having a 2000 already feels unnecessary. But, once again, if speed is important for you, then faster cameras and maybe faster films seems to be for you, and that is absolutely fine.
@@WTFphotography It's not necessarily "important" to me. I'm just saying if I could choose two cameras that were absolutely identical and the exact same price, but one had the ability to shoot 8000th shutter speed and one had 250th shutter speed, it wouldn't even be a choice. Anyone would choose the one that could shoot 1/8000th. (btw I have been in scenarios with older cameras shooting certain speed films where the scenario was just too light or two dark. And there was nothing I could do about it. More options is better).
@@urwholefamilydied but this is the thing, if your scene is too dark, there is nothing you can do other than use long exposure and a tripod. In the other hand if you have too bright of scene and you only have 1/500, an ND filter can sort your problem easily. What it can't do is to completely freeze the movement, but I haven't seen someone using film for that this days. Anyway, the nice thing is that we think differently. We only have all this many choices of cameras and equipment to choose because of that.
Such a great video. I recently got a FE from someone whose dad used to be a prolific photo journalist, he used it for many many years capturing all sorts of stories across the globe. I love the history these cameras hold.
Thank you so Much!!! That is the great thing about this analogue cameras. They last enough to come full of history and memories. I find hard to have such thing from a mobile phone or a digital camera need's to be updated every 6-7 years.
Yeah... Well the camera city is a "proper shop" near by the British museum. But the the Portobello market is full of camera sellers. The @cameraslondon are very well regarded, I actually got to know them through some Brazilian friends and the Italian guy on the Portobello road 169 have a lot of Large format and unusual cameras. Also pretty trustworthy, but the other stalls could be a little trickier as they don't sell as antique items and hardly understand about the cameras.
O.K., it's a nice camera, but for me there was never any reason to reject the much more solid construction of its predecessor, the Nikon EL2. What would really be better about the FE than the EL2? Size, weight and general avoidance of plastic speak in favour of the EL2. It has the same clear exposure metering needles and is just as happy with ai- or non-ai-lenses. Battery power consumption is just as low, if not lower, and the position of the battery compartment under the mirror, which is wonderfully easy to raise, is ingenious, secure, without a flimsy screw cap. Interchangeable focusing screens? O.K., if you need a grid. O.K., if you need a powerful motor drive. But precisely this heavy MD-11/MD-12 does not fit harmoniously with the rather filigree FE. That's why I have all my FM and FE and FA sent away and am constantly enjoying the classically beautiful EL and EL2; and concerning gridded focusing screen and motor drive I prefer the F801s with much more convenient capabilities. The FE is hardly more than a slimmed down EL2, but less sturdy and less reliable. Maybe your hands are tiny, your fingers 'petite', and you're only interested in some of those especially for the FM/FE era downsized lenses > then of course the FE is the right and pretty good choice;-)) @philosimot
Like the others said, it’s static discharge, it happens in low humidity and cold temperatures. With more fragile films (which Foma might be) it happens more easily. To me, it pretty much only happened when loading movie films right out of the fridge or in very cold conditions. But it could also happen when you’re rolling your film back into the can or the take up spool too quickly in the described conditions. It’s basically user error. Unless you’re loading your film in very very cold conditions outdoors it shouldn’t happen if you’re cautions about the other stuff. I think giving you one roll back is fair from them. It’s Foma not Kodak or Ilford. If you’re shooting something for a client you should try to avoid triggering it next time you shoot Foma in cold and dry conditions or shoot an Ilford film, they might be a bit sturdier.
I agree with everything you said, but the user error. If they know there is a probability of something like happening under certain conditions, they MUST print a warning on the box. With that said, I have been shooting film for very long, and I never had such a problem with any other film (better and even worse) under the same conditions. Anyway, that happened almost a year ago and I'm very happy with the results I'm getting from Foma 100, so in the end, absolutely no hard feelings at all.
I had a Nikon FE and an FM back in the mid-90s. I managed to pick up a clean FM in the last year. I made a living with an FM for a while at a small publisher so the FM has a soft spot in my heart. I'd love to have another FE. I moved back and married my high school sweetheart in 1996 after 21 years apart. It was a very small ceremony in her parents' living room. I preset that old FM and handed it to a fellow there with basic instruction and he took our wedding photos. As you said, the significance is in the story. Great story. Thanks for sharing it.
I love hearing stories likes yours and as I say, it happened to be a Nikon FE, but could have been anything else! I also have a Nikon FM which I have to make a video with on the next weeks...
Yes!!! 35mm is the standard, so it will fit any 35mm film cartridge. Let's see! I have a few cameras that I need to make videos with but I should definitely use the MG-1 sometime soon
Thank you for the story. Brought back memories of how I got started in film photography as well. My grandpa gave me one of his Asahi Pentax cameras when I was 11, which led to my love of photography. Years later, as a grown and married man, I gifted him a Nikon F3HP. Then when he passed away, he left me all of his cameras and lenses, which included the F3, and various other cameras. Film cameras will always hold a special place in my heart forever.
Greetings from Australia. Thankyou for such a wonderful and heartfelt story. I too have a similar sentiment about my late father's camera, a Yashica J which I have and revere. I was born in Finland, so your video had a special significance in relation to this. I was expecting an opinion on the Nikon FE but got so much more. Thankyou. I also own a FE and it is one of my most preferred cameras.
Comments like yours is what makes me happy!!! The Nikon FE is an awesome camera. Maybe my opinion about wasn't direct enough, but I own a few other cameras like the Nikon FM, F3, a couple of Pentaxs but still, the FE is the camera I usually choose over them all. Soon I'll make a video about the FM and FE. Independent of any of it, I believe you also have the most significant camera ever for you and it's not a Nikon FE and that's is absolutely awesome. If make it to Finland drop me a message. Would be nice to meet for some coffee and pictures.
You are right. What really matters is the story and are the people behind and in front of the lens. Thank you for the personal insights! Greetings from Germany!
Thank you so much! And you're absolutely right! The only thing to be done is to keep using this camera for as long as I can, and maybe, I can inspire other people to do the same.
Beautiful story. Amazing family and friends. And there it is, the Nikon FE. I have the FE2, black body. It really is a special camera that has been with me for 40 years. Today, I don't think people realize who special a camera is in the hands of an enthusiast. You will get pictures with a camera you will never get with a cellphone. It's a different philosophy. Keep shooting and may that FE last forever.
Yeah mate, this camera do stand the test of time, which is great for people like me, that not only enjoys the image making but also the stories and memories. Thank you so much for your kind words!!
