Yeah, the Pentax here in Europe is about €500, which considering you can get a very good vintage analogue SLR from a reputable dealer with a year's guarantee for a fraction of that price, kind of makes it an exercise in elite consumerism. Nevertheless, it is definitely a good omen, and signals a clear shift in the market, and bodes well for the future. Once again, an intelligent and well produced video. Keep them coming!
It’s an interesting decision from Pentax but I think it’ll appeal to the more casual photographer who’s got a bit of money, the Fuji x100vi crowd. Then hopefully paves the way for some mechanical Slr’s.
I've been learning photography for fifty years, but this video is the starkest slap in the face with common sense that I have seen since I can remember. Thank you for spelling it out. The reference to how children paint and live in their own creative moment is a jewel of wisdom. How can you be creative if you don’t get out and experience the infinite source material the world outside the algorithm offers us? Brilliant.
Yes ! It's the least troublesome, it's generally reliable outside and it can give surprisingly nice results too, which are not necessarily typical exposure results.
I’ve used it inside but the shutter speed isn’t best for handheld, in the past I’ve shot Cinestill 800 in it and just left it on f2.8. You can mount a flash to it and that’ll sort any issues. If I wanted solid results I’d probably use a more modern point and shoot for that kind of thing.
I wish I still had my Kodachrome prints that I had hand printed on Cibachrome at home in the early 80s. Colours to die for and that deep bronze/gold sheen on the prints. No AI could even imagine that, neve rmind reproduce it.
I don't understand why people bang on about Leica cameras so much. Yes, they are beautifully made and reliable, but Leica lenses are what make decent images, not the camera bodies. Also, a good photographer can create excellent images with (relatively) cheap equipment. A rubbish photographer will not create nice photographs whatever gear he uses.
It is the lenses that make the difference, think the cameras are so sort after because they’ve been linked to so many famous people/photographer’s over the years. In the same way that classic cars or watches get sort after.
Contrast. Your Kodachrome clones lack the K-64 contrast. Try some images shot in late day sun, and recreate that heavy saturation in yellow and red. The shadows should be more “blocked in.” This is a valid concept, hope you get some positive results.
Think that’s the key! It’s trying to replicate slide films latitude. Maybe shooting with Fujis jpegs might be better as a base file at a low ISO so you don’t have the dynamic range of raw file.
I guess the Canon is exactly what i was searching for: Character, not too sharp (like my Rollei Planar), small and beautiful😍 Already have a Jupiter8... Can you create this type of "Swirley Bokeh" with this lens too?
Thank you for contributing some real reflective perspectives on this platform where the "why film" question is so often lost to the temporal commercialization of intangible looks ❤️
Nice review cheers. I fancied a P for so long I bid on plenty but they always went for way more than I wanted to pay. Recently I picked up a canon L3 for a bargain imho it’s an awesome camera my first effort with it will be on my channel very soon I can say I’m absolutely chuffed to bits with the L3. Canon made some awesome rangefinder cameras. Liked and subbed keep the content coming cheers
@@latitude35mm Were prices better in Japan? I suppose so many over there, they would be, I think the P and the 7 are the well known one's on YT at least, but there are many others that deserve a try, the L3 I picked up was a budget version as it has no flash sync, no self timer and only a max1/500th, all of which I don't need to enjoy this camera, and less things to go paps up, the results are imho pretty good, I just ordered more film can't wait to crack on.
@@paultaylorphotography9499 I found it easier to get them cheaper particularly the lenses. but the customs and shipping can catch you out and you end up paying the same, but there’s definitely more choice
Try variations on the keywords like “slide copier”. It’s a good trick for eBay I’ve found and try to think what someone would call it who didn’t know much about it but wanted to sell it
Thanks! Soon as I found it and tried it I knew I had to make a video and spread the word. I still have use for my flatbed but this set up is the way forward for me I think
Touching the negatives with your bare hands will leave marks on your negatives, so it’s best to always wear gloves. Also, pulling your negatives without lifting the gate will scratch your negatives. You have to open it for every frame and place it carefully to avoid damaging your negatives.
I wasn’t too precious with this one because there was empty frames, and it was sacrificial as i already had a record of those pictures. I was more focused on testing the set up really
Hi, I used my Canon P for five years successfully before I bought a Leica. The P is a great rangefinder. I had a few issues with it so after 2 years I sent it for a full CLA to Kanto Camera. After the CLA it's like a brand new camera from the factory. Don't listen to the commenter below who says the slow shutter speeds can't be fixed, no parts etc. This is not true. Kanto services this camera. Enjoy your Canon P!
bro u have to come back! I love your video editing style, it's super unique and enjoyable to watch. Your mic was a bit low and it was kinda hard to hear you cause it sounded like u were mumbling(just as some constructive criticism)
While I agree that the Canon rangefinder cameras of the 1950-60s are a better value and much more cost-effective than Leicas of the same vintage, I'll dispute and offer a counter-argument against the Canon P as the model to prefer. I collected Canon RF bodies and lenses for about 20 years in the 1980s and 90s, and have a good deal more than an average familiarity with the models. The Canon P was considered a lesser version of the group for most of its existence because it was designed to be a less featured, cheaper option to attract new buyers. It is built as well as its more expensive contemporaries. The P has been unmercifully hyped on YT for the last 5+ years, leading to something of "run" on it by people new to the Canon models. So, why not a P? 1. Its viewfinder. To save cost of manufacture, Canon eliminated its outstanding (for the time) variable magnification viewfinder, instead using a fixed viewfinder with frame lines in the view. The result is a wider than average finder view which is harder to focus and cluttered to look through. 2. Its shutter. It shares what then was the new shutter Canon developed for its great technical leap forward over Leica to be used in the 7 and 7S models. When new, it was that. It uses a steel foil shutter curtain which is indestructible compared to the cloth curtains used in the Leicas. However, those curtains have a lt more mass to move and stop. That required much higher spring-driven operating tensions. As a result, those shutters wear out more quickly and high speeds slow beyond the ability to adjust them. At that point, repair requires parts which have not been available for more than 40 years. Repair options: None. You live with slow speeds above 1/125. (This problem is equally shared with the 7and 7S, of course.) Preference: With the over-pricing of the P these days, the VIT or VIL become better choices. They have a better viewfinder. Their shutter is still an improved version of the same shutter Leica used, cheap and easy to repair almost anywhere. The VT and VL are also an option, but they use an earlier design of the shutter.
