you're absolutely killing it with uploading!!!! I have never felt more inspired, but I hope you don't feel pressured to upload this much! thank you so much for creating these man :,)
or the opposite you really look forward to certain shots you remember being great but then they turn out awful, out of focus etc.... Still gotta love film though
It would be absolutely great to have a couple of videos where you go more in depth about 35 mm film... for those of us just starting out with manual slr-s, it would be great to cover the basic of exposing correctly :) and how to identify whether it's you or the lab who messed up :))
Plasma D'Lite I second this. It would be great to do a video with some examples of the aperture and shutter speed you use to create properly exposed shots.
Well I know each lighting situations needs different settings and there’s no universal recipe, but for super high contrasty scenes, or right after golden hour when the light is scarce... I would be very grateful for some tips on how to meter and when to listen to the light meter inside the camera. 🙂
I love how shooting film has a nostalgic effect when you look at the printed photos afterwards. Printing them and putting them in an album is really a good feeling! More people should shoot film today! and I have noticed its growing popularity recently! Really happy to see that :)
Some of my best pictures came from a 1950's Kodak. Had just 2 shutter speeds and 2 aperture settings. You estimated your distance from subject and set the lens accordingly! Everyone was totally blown away by the sharpness of the lens! Bought it for $3. from a thrift shop!
@@jawarablake oh, I'm asking because I'm from Brazil, and I really don't know where to find, then I thought you could refer me some site or stuff. But thank you!
Shooting with film and shooting with digital are such different experiences and processes. They both have their advantages and disadvantages and certain projects are better suited to one or the other. I've gotten allot more into film in recent times.
Your videos are so dope. I am 16 and have now started shooting film becuase of your chanel and it made me fall in love with photgaphy all over again. Using film makes me think about the prosess so much more and I love it.
I think digital cameras take absolutely stunning photos ! However, I still think pictures look a bit processed ( nothing wrong with that ) film cameras take pure photos , including imperfections, which I think adds to the magic and moment ☺️
This was great, thanks. As for the video being to basic, that's exactly what I was looking for. I found an old 35mm camera and I didn't even know how to wind it or open the back where the film goes. To say I am a beginner would be an understatement. Appreciate the information!
Does anyone else happen to catch themselves looking down at your slr, after a shot, as if you are about to see it on a screen? Ha Maybe I switch back and forth too much.
Ngl, every time it cuts back to you w the mic, I always feel like you’re about to rap. 😂 But great video! Just bought my first film camera (and not my dad’s or grandpa’s) so I’m really excited to play with it!
I picked up the canon a1 after seeing your video on how to develop at home. I was working using digital photography mainly doing cocktails, food and events. The much slower process of film and using something so tactile like film and 35mm cameras really inspired me again to make art instead of taking photos as a service for someone else. Can't thank you enough for the help this channel has given me for my film journey and for inspiring as an artist, you're killing it.
Wow - actually needing a lesson on how to load a film camera with film. Seems like I somehow skipped a century. After all the whiz bang of digital cameras, I finally came around to realizing that photographic film is far superior for image quality. As much as I surely love my DSLR, I wish I had the money and storage space to shoot exclusively medium format film with a 6x7 camera.
if you mean how did he get them onto his computer to put them in the video, I imagine he developed the film, and then scanned each photo onto his computer
When you get film developed, you can ask the shop/lab to email you a link to download the images on your phone or computer. That way you can edit the photos in Lightroom etc if need be.
OMG yes!!!! This is what I need to know!! Thank you so much Willem😄 I recently got very inspired by your art to do film, I like the way you view photography from a different perspective and you videos are so different and that's so awesome about you channel. This is amazing!!!
Bless your soul for creating these videos!! I've been trying to find my way back to photography for a few years now, but with everything becoming mainstream and digitalized, I haven't really been interested. It's reeeeally inspiring to see your process with film and the more artistic side of things, and makes me want to get back out there and shoot!! Just pulled out my grandma's old 35mm minolta thanks to you:)). Thanks a bunch
Do you have maybe a video for beginners? Like what does it mean shutter speed and how will it affect my shoot? How will I know what to choose... I find it a bit complicated but I really wanna start shooting with these cameras.
The first 35mm camera I had was a RETNA IIIc.. This was a range finder and not a single lens reflex (s.l.r.) With an slr camera, the lens that takes the picture (focuses the light on the film / sensor) is the same lens you look through to compose the picture. In the body of the camera, just behind the lens is a mirrow. The image on the mirrow is then reflected upwards to a prisam , which is then moved around, and you see the image in the viewfinder. When you take the picture, the morrow jumps up and out of the way so the light can strike the film when the shutter opens. Inside the lens is an aprature. This opening can be made bigger or smaller and controls the amount of light that will strike the film. But the aprature stays wide open until you take the picture, then stops down to the size (f/stop) you set it for. When the image passes through the lens, it is upside down. The movement of the image from the mirrow to the prisam and then to your eye turns the image upright. So you can use different lenses (telephoto, wide angle, etc.) What the lens sees, you see. But a rangefinder camera works differently. You don't look directly through the lens that takes the picture. Instead, the viewfinder you look through has the same angle as the taking lens. With this type of camera, the shutter and aprature are both in the camera body. However, as you move closer to the subject, you experience something called parellex. While you see the subject in the center of the frame, the lens does not. This is usally 4-5 feet, and verys depending on the camera. As you move closer to the closest centering distance, special lines in the viewfinder help you center the image. When you use different lenses on a rangefinder camera, special attachments need to be placed on the viewfinder to aid in composing the picture. If for example you attach a small 90mm telephoto lens on the rangefinder, the lens brings the image closer, but you still see the image as with the standard 50mm lens. So you need a special attachment. Some range finder cameras don't have these special attachment. Instead they have small and big frame lines. So if you attach a 90mm lens, you must place the image in the small frame lines. However though, you won't see a closer image.
larger negative so there is more information and therefore a sharper more detailed image. its like shooting on a crop sensor or a full frame with digital camera. or phone vs an actual camera. 35mm film is the same size as todays full frame digital cameras. 120mm gets you some great images but comes at a cost as far as camera size, price point and ease of use.
Hey Willem! Would love to have a video about exposure compensation. Would like to know the differences between setting the exposure dial vs manually setting it. These videos help a lot!
Great channel. Just getting into film photography after spending years behind a digital camera. Definitely feels more organic and natural shooting film.
I used to carry around one of those disposable film cameras throughout my childhood and have sooo many memories. I want to learn how to shoot on actual film camera.
I’m so glad I found your channel through my curiosity on how to develop film. I finally gave in and bought a canon ae-1 program with 2 lenses, a 50mm and a 70-200mm. I still haven’t had time to develop the 2 rolls of film that I have shot so far, but I am super exited to develop and edit my own photos.
Picked up a 1982 Olympus om-G (funny I know) with 3 lenses. Super excited to test it out having only done professional stuff on newer Sony mirrorless units.
Im a digital photographer and this weekend I'm buying my first film camera and I'm so excited to shoot my first analog photos. I'm a little bit tired of only business shoots so I will try my best to have fun and enjoy the process with film. Thank you for this video!!!
At 2:03, when you were "setting the film ISO" on the camera, that was actually the exposure compensation dial of the A-1. Similar end function, but to actually set the film ISO you have to use the little metal button under the lip of the ISO dial and align it with the correct ISO. I've confirmed with the manual of the camera. Other than that great video though could've used some more instruction/explanation on parts like loading the film which is a bit nerve-wracking the first time.
Agreed! he speaks about “set your exposure” like he’s explaining eating a meal to a snail by saying ”yeah just chew and you’re good to go” SNAIL IS LIKE: WTF IS “CHEW”? I DON’T HAVE TEETH AND DON’T UNDERSTAND SWALLOWING.
Finally saved enough to buy a second hand samsung point and shoot and i cant wait to try film. Still slightly scared that you can't view the photo beforehand but that's the thrilling part of film
I found your channel 5 months go when i had only been shooting film for a few months. 35mm on a completely analog camera and prime lenses. It was a staggering self-taught process and seeing your earlier videos and newer ones now inspired a lot of creativity and commitment for my own film photography. Thanks Willem!
Would be nice if you included how to load a manual camera step by step. I only have an automatic Canon 3000, but next up will be an ae1 or Canonet. Anyway, thanks for making solid content 😀🧐👌🏻
Hi man! I think you have the typical problem of the Canon A1 (shutter squeak). I also have the Canon A1 and it sounded like yours, I did not give it importance but one day reading things about this camera said that this sound, warned that the belt is not lubricated, and although it seems silly, it can break . There are thousands of videos on yt that help you fix it and it's super easy (two drops of watchmaker's oil in a specific place and ready). Prevention is better than cure! Thank you very much for your video, a hug!
I love shooting on my AE-1 Program for snapshots. It’s really good for walking around in the city! Shoot Fuji C200 for that vintage look & it’s really cheap. Got 10 rolls for around $30
The best feeling is holding your newly developed photographs in your hands and looking at them and also talking about the stories behind them with your friends
Nice Video! After yoears of shooting film and another 20 yoears shooting digital I recently got myself an old EOS 5 and am really excited to shoot film, after so many years - isn't that funny?
I would shoot film more if the developing lab CVS sends my film to wouldn't fuck my scans completely. They're the only people who will develop your film for you around me and they don't give back the negatives.
One tip that will really help anyone learn film. Bring a note pad and pen when you shoot. Write down the exposure settings for each shot. That will help you see what worked and what didn't work. But most importantly, have fun.
This was perfect my man, I just got my first film camera (a Sears KSX-P and a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye) I got them from an estate sale for $15.00 altoghether. I really needed this because I couldnt find any videos at all about this camera
Awesome.. I bought a PENTAX MX , 35MM Film camera bought a SMC M 1.2 lens .. I'm ready , why why why would you want to take pictures in digital , when film is soo brilliant? I was brought up in 35 mm film omg theres a tone of different 35 mm cameras to pick from
I've got a very high-tech 35 mm camera which I've had a long time and I thought about getting some film for it and start taking more pictures that is until I saw the price at current film today!!!!! So im afraid it's back to the old digital!! There's no way I'm paying £17 sterling for a roll of film with 36 shots on it! Sad
Amazing videos! Can you make one about shooting film with an external flash? Perhaps in low light or any situation where an external flash would be useful?
Is it just me or was this video pretty much just "get a camera, take pictures, develop them"? Not a word about how to load/unload/handle film, how to use a light meter or internal meter, or even *the actual controls/dials/levers on an SLR...* You know, the stuff you kind of expect in a how-to.
I love photography and have been doing it on my phone, but I really want a camera! idk ANYTHING about cameras. what I love about taking photos on my phone is that I can adjust the zoom, the focus, I can edit the saturation, exposure, contrast until I create a photo that has the feel I want it to have. can this also be done on camera? and woukd it be better for a beginner to use a point and shoot or SLR?. sorry if this sounds ignorant I really know nothing of cameras 💔
I really need help.. I have a Petri MF102. And I've never really used anything other than the camera on my phone. I don't understand anything. I don't know what any of the numbers mean, and I also don't understand the apps. I'm going on a trip in less than a week, and I really hoped I would be able to use it 😞
