Have you shot with a Canon Ftb? Shares a lot of similarities to the F1 but is even more basic and fully manual. They're readily available on the cheap and built like tanks. I would really like an F-1 but prices have shot up quite a bit.
"the cost of living isn't going to suck your soul", if you visit it for a week. Tourism has increased the prices to the point that it's almost impossible to find a flat to rent for locals. 9 out of 10 properties that are out for renting, are aimed to temporary rentals for tourists. Hopefuly things will change in 2025 with the new proposed regulation.
„The cost of living for tourists“ I should have clarified. I am very well aware of the current situation in Spain and the rising movement calling out mass tourism. Sadly gentrification is a worldwide phenomenon though and even I am suffering from it in my own city. Long discussion, wrong channel.
It has a certain brutalism to how it functions. It feels like a solid chunk of glass, brass, steel and leather. I've taken mine to anime cons and the like for cosplay stuff. If only because it's an amusing diversion for people compared to the big chattering DSLR's. It's a chance to use it the way it was intended to be used - and it'll still slam through a few rolls of film an hour if it absolutely has to. It's kind of like using a steam-train for excursions. I've fitted it with an motor-drive. I also have some of the accessories for it - like the databack and the "auto-exposure" flash equipment. It is a wonderful, satisfying, tactile thing to operate in a way that modern cameras aren't.
I absolutely like the way you are presenting this video. I really enjoyed this 30 minutes. But why did you crop your beautyful square negatives to rectangular? Cheers and best regards, Greg
Hey Ian! These have been shot with the A16 film back creating 16 6x4,5 images from a single roll of 120 film! It’s a matter of cost efficiency 🫶🏼 However, keep your eyes peeled for the next two episodes…
Simon! Thank you so much! I will. It’s just too much fun and the learning curve is really high. Sometimes life and kids get in the way but that’s part of the game. I am spending almost every spare moment creating these and it’s keeping me sane. Love, N-
I acquired mine used, but I have to use a light meter app right now as the internal one doesn’t function. I’m finishing my first roll, so I will find out how it goes.
Hey Nicholas, thank you very much for this video, it was a joy to watch. You took really good photos. What film did you use for the color photos? I guess the BnW are all on Ilford Fp4?
What a beautiful easy goin video as you said it’s so relaxing doing this ! I need to start my own dark room … I’ve never done it but it’s getting expensive sending my film to the lab and as you are aware it’s so addictive and wanting to see your own images is like a kind of opiate vibe .. keep on shooting on Tommy
Thanks for the 30 min. relaxing cup of coffee, ever so slowly getting colder for each zip, with the taste evolving to more and more fruity notes as the temperature drops. Probably the best Brazilian coffee I've come across, EHh yes photos 😁😁 I was never much of a black and white photographer, started with Instamatic as a 7 year old, and have followed the technical journey, up to my Sony A7II. But I can absolutely appreciate the fondness of loosing time and space inside the darkroom for a couple of hours. I use my the garage for the same type of therapeutic sessions, or an aimless drive in one of my old BMWs.
Truly enjoyable. Relaxed but determined. I’ve created a thousand excuses why I can’t put my darkroom together. When I saw you lay the trays on the floor, well, I have no excuse. I’ll be putting mine together. Did I mention inspiring? Thank you. BTW, you don’t do test strips?
I literally poured developer on my desktop mat! Who the f*ck cares? Yeah I did a couple of test strips but I figured it’s too hard to tell for the whole image. Buy the cheapest paper you can get and trust yourself.
Lovely. The darkroom really is truly my happy place. I’m on my third; rebuilding with each move to a new residence over the last 3 decades. Currently, my smallest darkroom, but no less capable. I’ve been known to enter on Friday morning and exit on a Sunday evening. I get lost in it.
Enjoyed this - this was the first time I saw the process behind a darkroom. I can imagine it must be time consuming if you were to develop a roll of photos. What is your average time spent per image ( +/- ). Also, a good selection of music for the video. Looking forward to the next one : )
Thanks man! It roughly takes me an hour per image once everything is set up! However, I am far from experienced with this. It can also take much longer if you really dive deep into dodging and burning!
I enjoyed your video. I recently took a trip and only took a Ricoh GR III. The moment I hit the streets I wished I had listened to my heart and brought my Hasselblad SWC. Lesson Learned.
Great video and entertaining as always. Commentary around the hasselblad and pursuing social media hit to make us feel alive. very funny and very true 🤣🤣
Nicely done! I never could focus the Hassie! Even with Accunate screen. So one was never wanted because of expense, high maintenance costs, size! But enjoy seeing work from it!
