I am a proponent of analog photography, I shoot a lot of film still, and these tutorials are basic look-overs of cameras that I've bought, and showing you how you can look over a camera to make sure it's working before you buy it. Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Minolta, Leica, Hasselblad, Rolleiflex, Bronica, Mamiya,Yashica, Petri, Zorki, Exakta, Praktica, TLRs, SLRs, rangefinders and more! My photography site: KennethWajdaPhotographer.com My street photography site: ColoradoFaces.com
I've been watching your videos for a long while. Love your approach to 'all things photography'. We share a lot of common thoughts. I've actually started doing more portrait photography in the last couple of years. Specifically, random street stuff around my neighborhood with my R.B. Graflex SLR. It's not hard when you are standing there with a giant 100+ year old camera! They come to me, which initially helped me be a little less uptight. When I meet back up with them, I'll show them the digi-file on my phone first. Then, I hand them an 8x10. I love seeing their reaction to that print. It's amazing just how knocked over someone is when you hand them one. My reaction is always that way too when I see a print. It's special and it's nice to share that with people. Keep up the good work! ~Michael
I love my FM3a. Love love love it. However i was lucky to get a mint FG for under $20 with the E lens. I was surprised to see the shutter was still accurate. I had a terrible experience with an AE-1 Canon. Though i love my FM3a with a SB-800, the FG was always with me. It was very reliable .I sold it to a friend that wanted a film camera ,but I do miss it. It's a lot of fun.
I have the Nikkormat FT, I usually run it as my second when shooting my f2, and I often have a wide-angle or up to a 50mm on the f2 and a 200mm on the FT, I really like that neither the FT nor the F2 are as heavy as my work cameras (d4s and d800) so its nice for just walking around!
Hello! Just scored of this but the upgraded version which is the Hi-matic AF2 MD. I'm having issues with the self timer. The timer light illuminates but not beeping and gets stuck.
The rule of thumb is never touch the self-timer on old cameras as they might brick the camera if they don't work. You can try pushing on the lever in the direction it should go, but be careful. Just slight pressure.
Excellent Kenneth! You are so correct about the Rolleicord- Light weight and excellent optics... mine is a V with the Xenar lens which I have found to be very sharp. One aspect of the hand turning advance I have found that it is more robust design and rarely has problems/issues when compared to the "crank" design. Again thanks so much!
Hi! Thanks for the information, I've been having a lot of fun taking pictures with my Yashica 44 using this hack. I am wondering how you scan your film. The photo lab near me wants $6 per frame to include the sprockets in my scans.
Picked one up a couple months ago for less than $500. Going to buy another one when I launch my real estate photo business. Maybe a 3rd for my 50mm. Two card slots... great value.
@@sdhute Went with a D3 instead for $400. The D750 has a fold out screen which might be more useful in the longrun. vs D610. D4s is around $800. These were KEH prices in Ex+ so shopping around may yield some savings.
Love my Seneca Improved black enameled beauty - Although they had another model Seneca they called "Black Beauty". The most advanced 5x7 field camera designed in my opinion. Do you shoot green or blue x-ray film? Ps: The 8 1/2" commercial ektar is an absolutely wildly sharp lens.
The HUGE elephant in the room is of course that there is something called Post... and with a good program you can tweak ANYTHING...Almost no pro will just use the images right off the negative. so honestly, your 25MP digital camera pics can be made to look like a 100MP X2D and the Rollei 3.5 pics can look just like the 2.8. Just tellin the truth.
Fast forward to 2024 and M9's are going for upwards of 3K. Astonishing for a 15 year old digital camera but it certainly has it's charms! I also paired mine with a 35 'cron (V3)...:)
Wow! Saw your portraits and article in The Street Photography magazine and fell in love with your work! And how wonderful of you to gift your photos to your subjects. So thoughtful of you and so special for them. PS I’m a new fan and a new follow on your IG!
I picked up a Perkeo 1 last month. I own several TLRs including Yashica and Rolleiflex. I must say that I prefer the size of this camera for 120 films. It is easy to carry around with a rangefinder and creates beautiful photos. The only challenge is loading film which is easy but feels like a struggle.
I finally found a functioning Tower Nicca on ebay. I should be receiving it tomorrow. Later today, I order the original lens for it. I am quite excited to load film and get started shooting.
Luv my cord V. As mentioned light, as light as a solid 35mm and lens. I have a 4x5 but for the most part 6x6 is more than enough for web and the smaller prints I make. I am looking for a flex once I can find the right deal. Thanks for the video.
I bought the first version last march. It lasted 2 months, the button got stuck and the company didn’t return my mails to try to fix it or exchange. no guarantee at all.
Love the M3 and M4 both are tanks of a camera, compact and give you everything you need with a 35mm and 50mm lens. People talk lenses, but even with my Nikons, I find I’m using 50mm most of the time.
Late to this party… but I have been wearing my cameras around my neck for a couple years now. I too was a journalist and carried multiple cameras around my neck and over the shoulders. Depending on my shirt or jacket I would always be pulling the camera straps and my Domke bag back up and on my shoulders. Every time I would bend or whatever I had to readjust my load of gear! It was a pain. Now I normally carry a Fujifilm X100s with a comfortable strap around my neck. If I’m working I usually have a second body on my neck with a long strap that hangs right below my other camera. If I carry a third camera (heavier) it’s on my shoulder and it’s always slipping down. I have found that it is easier to snap an image when the camera is around my neck! I think it’s less movement so it’s less conspicuous than the shoulder flailing!!!😅 Thanks for your videos!
dear, I am new with this camera, and I have doubts about the lens. Mine has an X/M button..... what does it work for?..... where I can find a manual for this lens: Sekor C 90 mm f/3.8.... thanks
X is for electronic flash. M for flash bulbs. butkus.org/chinon/mamiya/mamiya_rb67_professional/mamiya_rb67_professional.htm - see if it mentions lenses.
Thanks for the reminder, I also factor in the time to make money in order to live and when your environment sees little value in what you are able to produce (in any art of craft skills) then this balance falls to a point which is difficult to recover from
Hmm, life is art, art is life. Everything one does is an act of artistic endeavor to those who think a certain way. It’s easy to say, but not easy to live, of course. Especially in todays world. Stanislavsky’s My Life In Art would be a good (read) starting point. Times were simpler then and so was the approach to creating art. Again, easy to say not easy to live. Right now I’m on my back with a D700 on my chest that I’m researching so I can shoot the damn thing correctly! Am I preparing or am I artfully avoiding making dinner in the selfish pursuit of knowledge. Hmm. Thanks Kenneth.
@@kennethwajda I’m just a patriotic Pole and it always gets me upset when great Polish surnames like Wozniak are mispronounced. We should maintain our Polish heritage. Maybe there will be a new Polish kingdom and we will be its rulers one day :)) anyway great channel and very helpful and interesting content 🤝👍👌
I used a Koni Omega Rapid to shoot landscapes for a few years (mainly with Fuji Velvia.) The 90mm lens is indeed a stellar performer. Actually, one of my landscape images taken with the Koni Omega won Second Prize at an art exhibition and also won a competition organized by a photography magazine. Though I wouldn't use this camera to shoot landscapes again. It does have reliability issues and led to some very frustrating experiences. I had to buy a few cable releases for it. Usually, a new cable release would work fine with this camera for about a week. After the first week, sometimes the release would fire and sometimes it wouldn't. And it would be the worst possible time when it refused to cooperate. Like when I took a train from Adelaide to the Fleurieu Peninsula to photograph some surreal rock formations in the late afternoon light. After I arrived and setup, the cable release would not fire, no matter how many times I pressed it. Imagine going all that way and coming back empty handed. I also had problems with the B setting as well so time exposures were not possible. Someone at a camera shop who was familiar with this camera managed to fix the B setting issue on the spot. Though the next time I used B, the problem returned. When the camera did work, it produced some beautiful images. But I would prefer a camera that works all the time, not the majority of the time or some of the time. It's not worth the frustration. It would be fine if I used this camera for hand held photography as the shutter release always worked without a cable release. Though I bought the Koni specifically for tripod based landscape photography and for that type of shooting, it is just not reliable enough.
