Nikonos V - Underwater Film Photography Tips 

Ah thanks Emmanuel, always trying to push myself haha! There are a decent amount of folks that check things out now so I'd feel bad if I put something out that felt like it was wasting anyone's time. Attempted freshness always! Hope to be able to go on a big adventure again sometime soon!

Just tryna be like ole Steve yaknow hahah

ahahah if that's what it takes to keep it alive!

@@willysheepskin Never seen a camera this needy...

Happy thanksgiving! Had no clue about that at all haha would've said something in the vidya otherwise, I'm thankful you checked it out today Kamari!

Cheers Sunny! Looking forward to getting those negs into the darkroom, think I'm going to have a bunch of fun with em haha! Thanks for watching another vid man, saw you get photographed BIIIIIG in that In an Instant video, HUGE PICS, so rad!

@@willysheepskin definitely print those images!!!! Bigggggg

Cheers Juan! I hope it treats you right and you make some great shots with it haha!

Thanks Matty! Big keen on keeping things humorous haha!

Ahah cheers Justin! Was keeping an eye out for your comment ahah!

@@willysheepskin it’s been a busy week 🤷🏽‍♂️. I’m late to the party this time, but crazy good video and packed with information that is near impossible to come by (plus your neighbor’s barkless dog).

Ahaha I knew you’d notice them silent dogs as you have before! Truly a skill to hear them when they don’t bark!

@@willysheepskin They barked so loud I heard them in Alaska. Just sayin’.

That’s awesome! I hope you enjoy it!!

I concur!

Ahah thanks Martin! Was very glad to see that scene pop up in the raw video, instant thumbnail selection lol! Glad you enjoyed the video too, always keen to try keep things interesting and fresh! As soon as I found that tune a few months ago I knew it needed to go in this haha!

@@willysheepskin Your videos are really enjoyable, entertaining, informative and look effortless, even though I suspect they aren’t as effortless as you make them look. Thanks for responding :)

Thanks as always Reimann! Glad you dig that shot! It's fun going for the group/textural feeling stuff with fish and the nikonos haha, if you're lucky they swarm the camera and you end up with things like that! More black and white to come!

I hope it goes marvelously! Happy thanksgiving!

For sure! I'll mainly use my Nikonos ii models in the rain when I get em up and running, wouldn't ever trust their ancient seals in the water unless I found replacements haha!

Thank you! He looks quite menacing for a small lil fella haha

Thank you kindly! I'm super happy with how some of the photos turned out too, feels like a bunch of luck is involved with the underwater stuff but its lovely to see when something works out haha!

@@willysheepskin More like sheer hard work, application and total dedication!

as always!

Cheers Wesley! I hope it’s a blast when the time comes, keep them seals lubricated haha!

Glad you think so Lyubomir! I reckon theoretically that would work and keep the seals under less pressure, but you'd also probably end up with a bunch of dust and other junk on the seals if you weren't careful and that'd be terrible for them too haha! It's such a tricky camera to care for lol!

Cheers Sreeku! Really wanted to make this one an awesome one and so glad I finally got to put it together haha, had been planning for months and months!

Thanks Vely! Stoked you got something out of it! So long as you keep the o rings greased and clean stuff after use you’ll probably be good to go, not so bad unless you want to do scuba stuff which is when it gets techier haha! Glad you liked the look of the talking scenes and the back door o ring ahahah!

Cheers Jordi! Glad to have been of assistance haha!

Ahah cheers man! Wanted to keep the wetsuit on the whole way through but it got real warm real fast lol!

@@willysheepskin no judgement! Not sure what the average temp is in South Africa but I’m sure it’s too hot to be wearing a wetsuit for too long! 😂

Thanks Jonoooo, we should get you in the water sometime muahaha

Cheers Nuno!

Cheers George! Underwater stuff was so fun wish I could’ve made an interesting video just of underwater things ahah! Rad that you got to see something new with the aperture arrows too haha! I have two tubes of that grease, no clue where the original is unfortunately lol, multi purpose grease lesgoooooooo!

Oh wow thanks for the tip John! I've had mine for nearly 5 years now I think and didn't know about the battery cover issue at all! Will be sure to give it a wiggle on occasion now cus' having it stuck would be no fun at all haha! Cheers!

Thanks man! I hope they prove useful someday haha!

Ahaha thanks T.B! It can be a tricky beast to tame but once you've got some momentum with it... you still take a bunch of bad pictures but sooometimes there are a couple of nice ones in the mix haha! Glad you enjoyed the video!

Glad you found it helpful Tim! Hope you get the right Nikonos and that it brings you much joy!

Ahh thanks so much Simon! Even below water lol! Glad to continue surprising, I guess we'll have to see what the next adventure brings haha ;)

Thanks Cheteu! I definitely will!

Cheers Stillzy! I don't get the names of the songs when I buy them so I save them under my own made up names unfortunately haha!

No fun at all haha! Cheers man, I’m really keen to print this stuff in my darkroom too which is a big part of the appeal!

Thanks man! Subbed to your channel so I can keep an eye out for some Nikonos action, always keen to see more scuba stuff one youtube too! Shoot me a message if you have any hesitations before taking er in the water haha!

@@willysheepskin thanks so much for replying! I love what you are doing with your channel! What film stocks do you think would work best underwater?

@@submergedstories If you aren't using it with flash then a higher ISO film stock like Tmax P3200 or Ilford Delta 3200 would definitely be useful! Although looking at the visibility on that wreck dive you did using it with flash might be necessary haha! If you do run it with a flash then any film stock would work, I reckon Kodak Ultramax would give you a sweet underwater look though!

Southern Nikonos Service Center Inc. in Texas will change the internal O-rings!

@@otsoni03 Amazing I'm going to have to get in touch with them at some point!

Thanks Samuel! I’ll put together a video on other camera maintenance sometime for sure, they’re all decently simple to care for in comparison though haha!

There will be a video on them sometime in the future for sure! They’re really cool you just need to be sure to get one in nice condition and that you can find replacement seals if you want to take it underwater! They’re really cool mechanically though!

Ek het myne meesdal gebruik op vakansie vir die eerste paar jaar! Ek was partykeer nie baie goed met die seal greasing nie maar ek het ook nooit ge scuba duik nie haha! Toe ek hom nou gebruik het het ek die seals ge verander, maar jy sal defenetief hom minder kan oppas en nogsteeds gebruik vir normaal swem en goed! Bly dat jy dit ge geniet het Tim! Dankie!

Shhaken not shtirred

@@willysheepskin Agitated not stirred ;)

Agent RB67 is such a good name! 😂😂

Ahhh yes that's who does it right! Glad you enjoyed the video Asher, thanks for being a large part of making it possible haha! I'm sure it'll give some amazing results in the stunning water you have your side of the world!

Thanks Alistair! I want to try out the 15mm sometime if I can get my hands on one and change the seal haha! The only place I really used that 35mm properly underwater before this video was tropical underwater things and the difference the water makes is huge! Good call on the bungee leash, I reckon I'll do that next time I'm in the open water!

@@willysheepskin they are about $20 (AUD). Very cheap insurance.

THE UNSTOPPABLE PAIN

Cheers Chandler! I reckon it's definitely worth sending it in for a service if you're in the US and close to the Nikonos Master! I totally blanked on his name while recording the video otherwise I would've mentioned it, its Narcosis! or Narcosis101 on ebay, just google "Narcosis Nikonos" Service and his website will pop up for you too get in touch. The recommendation used to be to service them once a year, I bought mine brand new in box and haven't serviced it for 5 years now but I reckon it's time is nigh if I keep taking it deep down, sigh!

Cheers!

Lololol

Cheers Neerav! Color would've been very green in that water for sure I reckon, it must be the accent or something that give the vibes haha don't think I've seen George scuba yet lol!

I forgot his name in the moment while filming but it’s Narcosis101! So if you google that + Nikonos I reckon that’ll sort you and you’ll be able to get things checked out, it’s definitely worth it!

@@willysheepskin awesome! thank you :)

Pacific Housing Repair, also in California will service Calypso to Nikonos V, and their lenses. Great video! Accurate information!

Two oceans Aquarium in Cape Town! Made a video photographing the exhibits there the other day!

ahahah exactly!

Ahaha I just need to find the right connection and if the option presents itself I'll be there ;) looool

Ahaha I'm glad you dig the material man! My new favorite hat for sure! Le ole Nikonos is indeed a needy little thing but it makes up for it with the images it can provide for sure, would be curious to try out one of the potatoes you experienced ahah! The aquarium scuba was indeed lovely, that kelp tank is actually smaller than I expected when you get inside but figured it'd be rad for the scenic vibes!

The water is 10 celcius on average when scuba diving here haha! Thick wetsuits are the way!

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