Camera Geekery: Visiting Kanto Camera

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We took a little trip to see the amazing work at Kanto Camera in Kawasaki. You are in for a treat.
A huge thank you to Kanto for allowing us to visit.
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29 окт 2020

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@colinjones7047 3 года назад

JCH making a youtube channel might possibly be one of the only wonderful things to come out of 2020.

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

I am humbled. Thank you.

@marckyokay 3 года назад

Absolutely, thought the same.

@gewglesux 3 года назад

Besides Covid( and assoicated things)2020 wasn't to bad for me. I am one of the lucky ones.

@N199UA 3 года назад

This is like taking a 5-year old to Disneyland! Deeply impressed by Kanto’s beautiful work.

@ribsy 3 года назад

that shop is amazing - japan really is the GOAT for film photography

@HtMnBrusso 3 года назад

Bellamy, what cool place, thanks for taking us. Some amazing craftspeople there!

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@jr-wv4qw 3 года назад

If you did a series of visiting all the little camera shops in Japan I would watch the hell out of it. This camera shop reminds me a lot of my favorite camera shop in the US, "Alaskan Photographic Repair Service", up in Fairbanks Alaska. One man shop, tucked away on the second floor of the Fairbanks downtown indoor mall. He's been there *forever* and seeing his shop is worth making a trip up to Alaska.

@MrChomiq 3 года назад

Thanks for the video Bellamy, it's really great to see the masters from Kanto at work. Too bad the bloody Leica's nearly doubled in price over the last year and a half.

@asten5409 3 года назад

Blimey overnight the JCH RU-vid channel became the de facto best film channel on the platform. What a treat to see these artisans at work repairing and customising cameras by hand! As usual so refreshing to hear from someone who actually knows about cameras rather than just an 'influencer'.

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

I am honoured, many thanks.

@Tony16610 4 месяца назад

I came across a chap with a painted M6 done in the "reporter" style which was done by Kanto and from them it's been an absolute grail of mine should he ever decide to sell it. Wonderful to see shops like this and I can sincerely say I hope that they stay around for decades and decades more to come.

@rumblestar5771 22 дня назад

Just fantastic stuff! Thanks for the tour Bellamy. Please do more videos like this.

@ianhand5006 3 года назад

What an excellent facility! When I see "Made in Japan", on an item, I know it's a sign of quality.

@TorToroPorco 3 года назад

Wow, what a special place. Love they can do single coatings. I remember the first B&W photos I ever shot and developed myself using my dad’s old Yashica rangefinder which had a single coated lens. The negatives had a gorgeous tonal gradation to them.

@donjagoe 3 месяца назад

Wow-precision is right!

@fingerluck 3 года назад

My dream list to have my M6, FM2n and the lenses to be check and service by legendary Kanto Camera.

@LE672AJ 2 года назад

A great behind-the-scenes look at the best place in the world for these sorts of repairs/upgrades. Well done!

@japancamerahunter 2 года назад

Many thanks!

@mesta1205 3 года назад

Those guys have saved my mamiya 7 twice! Fixed a lens and the shutter lever back in 2017. Amazing service by Kumiko and the team!

@mesta1205 3 года назад

@Eduardo Oropeza I guess it's pricey. CLA for mamiya 7 was 250$. Fixing the lens was 100$. But, bear in mind it's expert service. One of the OG kanto guys used to be a mamiya engineer. He's actually worked on the mamiya 7 so it felt safe in his hands :)

@stevehoffman9735 Год назад

They did an amazing job on my 1967 M4. Just a perfect camera now!

@colintoews7458 3 года назад

One of my dream jobs 👍 Awesome video thank you 🙏

@zakshah3480 3 года назад

I can say without a shadow of a doubt, this is absolutely beautiful work. Thank you for bringing light to the hard work that these people do!

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

You're very welcome

@JonnyEnglish-gu1cs 3 года назад

Wow what an interesting place great video

@augustlions 3 года назад

Nice video! Really glad you restarted your youtube channel and have great content like this.

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@WesleyVerhoevePhotography 3 года назад

Such a lovely look into such a special place! Thanks for this!

@AimShootDevelop 3 года назад

Always in awe of the gear and know how you bring to the platform! Keep up the good content!

@xjoexedge 3 года назад

Absolutely amazing to see. I’m so happy you are making these videos.

@Traveljournalist 3 года назад

Amazing documentary ! Thank you !

@HarmFlo 3 года назад

Never thought I'd get to see this. Awesome!

@malbeats3600 3 года назад

thanks for that, so great to see behind the scenes

@hotpinkbulb 3 года назад

Thanks for the behind the scenes peek, really enjoyed it.

@josearielramos371 3 года назад

Amazing stuff, mate! Thank you for letting us see what happens behind the scenes.

@guillermolastra6555 3 года назад

Thank you for bringing us this! So unique, I follow Kanto on Instagram and the jobs is amassing

@chromacameras1715 3 года назад

Really interesting video B, thanks for putting it together. Seeing the other side of Kanto is awesome. Cheers

@falcopunch14 3 года назад

Such a cool, behind the scenes, exclusive!

@JasperBunschoten 3 года назад

This is so cool. People genuinely loving old cameras and putting the time and effort in to maintain and restore them.

@nofear1242 3 года назад

Cool video. Amazing folks out there keeping old cameras and film alive!

@photoholic6369 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing this "behind the scenes" video. It is soooo interesting. And good to see, what is still possible in terms of camera repair.

@lightloving683 3 года назад

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Inspiring to see artisans at work.

@riceboy890 3 года назад

I’m so incredibly happy to see you making RU-vid videos again ❤️

@georgemunz 3 года назад

I've watched this several times. So nice to see behind the curtain. Thank you for the heavenly gift.

@emiliogonzalez2807 3 года назад

Love these people, they make my soul happy.

@jcaldrey1039 3 года назад

Really enjoining this series mate!! Awesome Job

@GigiScorcia 3 года назад

great video, really interesting, keep on doing that stuff... that kanto shop looks like paradise

@kidrichards2613 3 года назад

This is pure magic. Thank you for this! Keep it coming, mate!

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

Thanks, will do!

@hudwa 3 года назад

Bellamy, I'm absolutely loving your new YT videos. This one is especially wonderful, a really rare treat that only you could manage to provide. Thank you so much and keep up the great work!!

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

Glad you like them!

@anywhichway4182 3 года назад

That's awesome! Thanks for the behind-the-scenes tour.

@3mfreale 3 года назад

Thank you for bringing us this! So unique

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

My pleasure!

@alanmoulsdale6172 3 года назад

I loved that guy doing the precision work at his bench with a phone next to him! I bet he loves it when that goes off mid job. Great video, really interesting.

@marlon.iraheta 3 года назад

thanks for this videos JCH !!

@chrisloomis1489 3 года назад

On another note ... Love the silent quiet workplace. Ahh quiet and hyper focusing .. Lovely place to work on things !! Lovely ~

@coffeepyros 3 года назад

This is sooo interesting! Thanks for taking us along! :)

@dorfschmidt4833 Год назад

Wow. Vacuum deposition killed it. 👍

@connorp1218 3 года назад

Great video, thanks for going out of your way to show us these things!

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

My pleasure!

@MarcS4R 3 года назад

envy, i love their work !

@sksaito8227 3 года назад

Ahhhh... I always wondered what it looks like in Kanto. Thanks Bellamy!

@leniseormsby 3 года назад

Thanks for showing us Kanto!

@imcg110 3 года назад

Just a wonderful video. I love when someone with your respected reputation can allow us all access "behind the curtain". Fascinating to see.

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@HOSTILEWORKPLACE 3 года назад

Ever since you posted about that M3 you had them overhaul and paint I have been fascinated by this place. Thank you so much Bellamy for giving us this tour. Maybe in the future I can visit with my own M3 and have them build it the way I want it. Keep up the amazing work with this channel!

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

My pleasure!

@DANVIIL 2 года назад

Well done!

@kribomon 3 года назад

Great video, thanks for sharing us this kind of access, its really much appreciated.

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@funkyuk1 3 года назад

Superb stuff Bellamy

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@BeingWolfy 3 года назад

Wonderful video. Thank you!

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@laurencepak8851 3 года назад

Love this!!!

@m0t3ki 3 года назад

great stuff; always wondered what kanto camera looked like haha. they have really amazing stuffs

@dongrandmaster3787 3 года назад

I am very impressed. That is why I love Japan.

@KeithCanisius 3 года назад

You have some truly great video's.

@PB61 3 года назад

Nice to see some of the faces behind the repair of my GW690 III. New shutter and a tidy up. Very happy

@hiro_101 3 года назад

Great video showing the behind the scenes. After watching this, I'll never moan again how long these services take. So much work goes into it.

@ProudNothing 3 года назад

Wowow magical

@hippo_hq 3 года назад

Super cool to see that and damn, so tempted to reach out and get that W! :)

@johanvanhuyssteen9217 3 года назад

Great video. Thanks for the inside peek.

@GlennBeltz 3 года назад

So amazing!

@paulsmustache 3 года назад

Amazing. Thanks for this.

@TrentGamingCo 3 года назад

great video, that was very entertaining to see ty

@schuerfer 3 года назад

Whoa. What an amazing place.

@albertmeyer8983 3 года назад

This is so cool! Subzero! Thanks Mr. Hunt!

@srkgv 3 года назад

Thank you for showing this.

@MrPetermc199 3 года назад

Very informative and interesting, it is comforting that these places still exist, in the age of buy and throw away...

@followthe-Light 7 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed this video, thank you very much :)

@japancamerahunter 7 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@rossana782 3 года назад

👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you, very much indeed.

@AtlantaTerry 3 года назад

I was stationed at Tachikawa Air Force Base from 1966 to 1968 so know the area well. I loved to take the train into Shinjuku and The Ginza to visit camera stores. I also went to the main Tokyo train station then across the street to the Nikon store and also the Nikon repair center when my Nikon F bodies or Nikkor lenses needed service. Akihabara was also quite an interesting area, too.

@TheKakTer 3 года назад

Thank you so much for the video!

@ryanzidarich8555 3 года назад

Incredible, thank you so much

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

You're very welcome!

@filibertkraxner305 3 года назад

Wonderful. I have huge admiration for this level of craftsmanship. Almost makes me wish I had a broken camera. Almost ;-)

@TannerGarcia 3 года назад

I just found out about Kanto. Thank you so much!!

@pcfentiman533 3 года назад

Love Kanto and thanks to Bellamy's help l have had a couple of my own Cameras put through the 'Kanto Process'! Highly, highly recommended!

@kriseric1 3 года назад

My god, this is incredible

@glhf904 3 года назад

I like ur t-shirt!!

@niqvuk 3 года назад

Yo this is crazy! Their work is insane!

@jvladcliff4083 3 года назад

Fantastic!

@jonlouis2582 3 года назад

One of the most interesting things I have seen on RU-vid.

@thephotobanter 3 года назад

Great Video!!

@NickShvelidze 3 года назад

I can't comprehend such a concept as too much workshop space.

@john_murch 3 года назад

Japanese perfectionism at its finest!

@chooselife1509 2 года назад

Wow.

@ralphmendoza 3 года назад

A beautiful field trip

@yasha8951 3 года назад

Wow amazing!

@japancamerahunter 3 года назад

Thanks!

@slothsarecool 9 месяцев назад

Love this crazy workspace 😅

@japancamerahunter 9 месяцев назад

Us too!

@tonytfuntek3262 3 года назад

That was great, thank you

@marckyokay 3 года назад

I have only seen the place from the customer perspective in the tiny foyer they have. SO great to have a look behind the curtain. This is the single very best place on the planet you could bring your analogue camera to... sadly the turnaround time jumped from 6 to 9 months recently (at least when I spoke to them). Email responses could be quicker tbh... takes around 3-4 weeks to get a response. Amazing place anyway.