The Best Film Camera Ever Made?

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The best camera is the one you have on you - but I think I have a close contender. Best of all, they're cheap, reliable, and lots and lots of fun.
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I think the Asahi Pentax K1000 is the best 35mm film camera ever made. And yeah, that means I think it's better than a Leica M6 and I'm not afraid to admit it, and I'm definitely not coping with not being able to afford one. We love analog cameras for their simplicity - so why spend more on a fancier film camera that takes that simplicity away? Plus, with the absolutely stunning and super cheap selection of pentax lenses, you really can't find a lot to complain about when you go out for a photowalk with a K1000.
My copy is the K1000 SE - which means it's got a bonus split image as well as the micro-prism for focussing, which is great for me because I wear glasses. It also just makes it slightly more special - after all, there are many K1000s, but this one is mine.
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@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

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@Olive.h_ 3 месяца назад

My uncle passed away 18 years ago. About a year ago I discovered his Pentax K1000 and started to use it. Even after all those years, the camera and the light meter is working perfectly, even tho I haven't changed the battery, it works perfectly (mine was built around 1979 on Japan). Truly an amazing camera and I'm in love with it. I think my uncle is glad that I'm using his camera again

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Fantastic! It's an heirloom camera for sure

@peterhobbs4780 3 месяца назад

I think the Pentax K1000 is one of the best basic cameras ever made but so is the Nikon FM which has been hailed by many renowned photographers as a real workhorse camera. And there are many more other fine cameras such as the Canon FTBn launched in 1973. Don't forget the classic Olympus OM1. I can continue mentioning many more but these few has reached cult status in my opinion.

@briangbur8743 3 месяца назад

Also the Minolta SRT 101

@toorandomenvi 3 месяца назад

Proud owner of a OM-1. There is nothing I am missing personally on it and no reason to switch to anything.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Another Olympus enjoyer... maybe I need to give one a try!

3 месяца назад

Totally agree, this is, IMO, one of the best SLRs ever made. Small, light, very well built and a HUGE viewfinder. Plus, the M-Zuiko lenses are wonderful, especially prime lenses.

@jeffgrant2350 3 месяца назад

OM 1 is the poor mans Leica but there is nothing poor about it- I use mine all the time- fantastic camera and lens pack.

@JavierPhotoMX 3 месяца назад

Nikon FM2 no question

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

The meter in the FM2 is like, ridiculously accurate even for modern standards

@MrocznyTechnik 3 месяца назад

Nikon FA (short from F*** Awesome).

@urwholefamilydied 3 месяца назад

@@MrocznyTechnik nah, the Nikon FA has a circuit board in it and has a program mode. Why would you ever want program mode? Get an FE2 if you want aperture priority. Much better built camera without extra unneeded shit that can break. The FA also doesn't have exposure lock like the FE2.

@qphase49 3 месяца назад

Ah, FM series. Love them!

@jonnyem.8859 3 месяца назад

The curtain failed on my K1000 eons ago. Bought an FMII, still working!

@jasonabrahamsmith 3 месяца назад

This is exactly how I feel about the Minolta SRT 202. Everything you need, nothing you don’t, and dirt cheap. If you find a camera that makes you happy it doesn’t matter how much it costs, could be a Leica could be a holga.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

100%!

@FBruceMooers 3 месяца назад

For me it was the Minolta SRT 101 that my father gave my in 1973. It came with a Rocker 55mm f1.7 lens. A solid, reliable combo that still works. The camera never got in the way of taking photos.

@aeornte 3 месяца назад

i prefer the minolta xd, but to be fair that’s in much better condition than my srt…

@jharrelphoto 29 дней назад

@@FBruceMooers same, I started film on the Minolta srt101, I have a 28mm, 50mm and 58mm for it. That camera has produced some of the best 35mm landscapes ive ever taken. Actually one of my best waterfall photos ive taken was with that camera. have a 16x20 gallery print of that photo hanging on my wall right now. every time I look at it im like damn! I can't believe I actually created that and it was done on a camera my patents gave me.

@Cinegrainn 3 месяца назад

I own a Pentax SP1000 and I absolutely love it. It's a bit broken (film doesn't always advance) but its a sturdy piece of equipment and will probably last longer than I will.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

They really do know how to make stuff proper good over at the Pentax factory I tell ya

@maxvanbeers4548 3 месяца назад

I think my Olympus OM-1 Falls into the exact same category as your K1000. Everything you mention here applies for my OM-1 too. Amazing camera with great lenses!

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Yes! Great cameras

@urwholefamilydied 3 месяца назад

and it's WAYYYY smaller. The Olympus OM-1 is my vote as well for the "perfect" camera that doesn't have extra stuff.

@briangbur8743 3 месяца назад

Also the Minolta SRT 101

@bluefade_ 3 месяца назад

For me the Olympus OM1 is the best camera. It was my first camera, bought new by father in 1976 or 1977, I began using it in the late 1980’s as a teen. I learned a lot with it. Still have it, but it needs service. Great machine

@FotoSharp 3 месяца назад

Which Olympus OM-1? 😏

@TimothyMiller2 3 месяца назад

I sold cameras at Caldor and later Ritz as my first jobs as a teenager through the mid 80s to early 90s. The K1000 was *the* student camera, and I sold more of them than any other. It was also the first camera I bought for myself -- and I still have it, along with the kit 50/2.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

It's so cool that you still have it!

@johnnyxmusic 3 месяца назад

I bought my ME at Caldor.

@TheHatMusic 3 месяца назад

To work out where your K1000 was manufactured, check the back underneath the winder. If it says “Asahi corp Japan”, it’s Japanese. If not, it’s Taiwanese. The Chinese manufactured models don’t have Asahi on the prism, so it’s not Chinese. IIRC, the Japanese and Taiwanese models had metal gearing, and when manufacturing was moved to China, a lot of the gearing was replaced with plastic.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Far as I can tell this one is either HK or Taiwan - but despite not being made in the land of the rising sun, it's just as refined and sturdy as some other Made in JP cameras I've got!

@TheHatMusic 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings I suspect it's Taiwanese as it has Asahi on the prism. Still built to the same design though, and a good solid camera. I used to have a KM which is virtually identical, and it was such a lovely thing to spend a day using.

@oneofthelastmen5873 Месяц назад

@@TheHatMusic Mine says "ASAHI OPT. CO." under the winder, but Japan is not mentioned. It is 1981 vintage, is it likely to be Japanese?

@Rockdoon 2 месяца назад

My OM-1 hits every point you mentioned in the beginning of the video, but I feel it has the added benefit of being more compact and lighter weight than most SLR’s and it has one of if not the best viewfinders ever put on a camera

@huntercreatesthings 2 месяца назад

OM-1 I think is comment section first place, so much love for Olympus

@Rockdoon 2 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings definitely need to give one a go then!

@fourcornerseducation8828 3 месяца назад

Pentax KX or MX is what the K1000 wants to be when it grows up - K1000s are nice and work but its big brothers though of course the MX is much smaller - are just much better made cameras. Pentax user since 1982 currently using a mx and black me super.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

I can see the argument for the smaller ones, but I have big hands and find the K1000 a lot less fatiguing to carry for 12 hours at a time! Would love to try out a KX, I've never had hands on one

@AdrianSmithIDLLAS 3 месяца назад

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@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

You're so welcome :) I'm super grateful that you're enjoying so far!

@SMlFFY85 3 месяца назад

K mount lens variety, availability and affordability for is probably what clinches it. I don't shoot film but I do use old Pentax K mount lenses, they really do produce nice results.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

They're great - I think the older K mount glass looks very "organic" if that makes sense

@chopperboi89 Месяц назад

I love my Spotmatic SPII. My favorite thing about it is that it's my first film camera, and it was free! Got a P3 for free too!

@huntercreatesthings Месяц назад

Can never complain about a free spotmatic!

@davidwood4303 3 месяца назад

Great video, and yes, I agree that film photography encourages intent and purposefulness with each image. I tried the K1000, the MX, and Nikon's FM2 when chosing my SLR back in the early 80s. (I'd previously used my parents' 1960s-era SV with its screw-mount lenses - a gorgeous thing!) I loved the fully-manual, fully-mechanical nature of all these cameras, but in the end I went for the MX, which was a good fit for my smaller hands. I was still using it 30 years later.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Thanks! MX is a solid camera for sure

@Narsuitus 3 месяца назад

I understand how you feel about the K1000. I feel the same way about my Pentax Spotmatic.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

I am a big fan of the spotmatics :)

@Stevespecs 3 месяца назад

Still using my dads old Nikormat , great pictures

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Truly the Toyota Hilux of cameras

@map3384 3 месяца назад

Truly wonderful cameras. I own all four editions of the Nikkormat FT line. Can’t beat them.

@afzalshaikhshahmahammad 3 месяца назад

Olympus OM-10 (with a Manual Adapter), 50mm f/1.8 Zuiko lens!

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Genuinely a superb pairing

@KeatonTarbell 3 месяца назад

I recently started shooting film with a Minolta ST 100 and its been my favorite photographic experience ever

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

So much love for Minolta in the comments I miss my old one :(

@alexhaselden4623 3 месяца назад

Agreed 100%. It's the simplest and best SLR camera. You just have to find one that wasn't abused, like with any other film camera. The MX and ME Super are two other great cameras from Pentax in that era. My favorite viewfinder on an SLR is the ME Super's--better than the Nikon F3 IMO. The downside of the ME Super is that it's not very solidly built. The old K-mount lenses are an incredible value. The 50/1.7 and 35/2.8 both have a very nice look. One issue I've had with the lenses is sticky aperture blades. The "A" series lenses seem to be more prone to it than "M" lenses.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Definitely true! I've had my 50 1.7 apart to clean the blades before

@rycm 3 месяца назад

I like the Nikon FE2. It has a match the needle with the aperture bar.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

FE2 is stunning, especially in black!

@chrisstewart6208 3 месяца назад

I feel the same way about my Minolta XG-1. It is very basic. Aperture priority, very few features. But it is small and light and holds an amazing variety of Rokkor glass. It is just fun to go out, set up for sunny 16 and just shoot some film.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

That's the one!

@n8xpress 3 месяца назад

Pentax MX. Just like the K1000, but smaller, even more rigid and features like interchangeable focusing screens

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

A super camera!

@fooficst 3 месяца назад

Prefer the spotmatic. Cool vid! A couple of observations, I understand 'nickon' NOT 'nighkon' (4.57) is the Japanese (and Aust) pronunciation , a tad weird loading film in full blaring day light (6.59).

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Have never had an issue loading in daylight tbh

@PTRK490 3 месяца назад

I only own a Olympus OM-1n and that’s all I need. And leica are ridiculously expensive yes.. 5k for m6?? That’s crazy lol. I bought my OM-1n for 250 at second hand photoshop that does professional repairs and all. It felt and looks like brand new and didn’t had much wear or scratches, no damage at all. I think the previous owner was very cautious with it I love the size as well of the OM-1n it’s just perfect for me. The Pentax k1000 or Nikon F3 will probably be my second purchase.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

They're such great cameras!

@inregionecaecorum 3 месяца назад

Yes I certainly have one and have used it, but my personal favourite of the Ppentaces (is that the correct plural?) is the ME super, because it is so compact, dunno whether it is smaller than the Olympus OM but I guess it is around the same size. Sadly I do not have any Olympodes for comparison. That said I think it is one of the best cameras for learners.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

ME Super is definitely a Super camera. Pentaxes? Pentii?

@rumrill5020 3 месяца назад

If Pentax can reverse engineer the K1000, I’d buy a new one in a second. That said, I really enjoy shooting with late-stage film AF SLRs like the f100, f80, f5, Maxxum 9, etc.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

It'll be super cool to see their new half-frame camera when it comes out - I am going to try to get my hands on one early!

@Kmaster2007 3 месяца назад

Maybe the best beginner film camera, but the best would most likely be a one from the Nikon F series or something of that caliber.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

F3 HP is quite possibly where the entire world peaked

@Kmaster2007 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings Yup!!! F, F2 or 3 are in my dreams and this is coming from an avid Canon and Pentax shooter 😭

@davidwarren9204 3 месяца назад

Nikon F3HP. Used them for decades, absolutely bullet-proof 'press' camera.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

One of the greatest of all time

@merlinehrhardt5363 3 месяца назад

olympus om 3 ti. nothing beats it

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Great lenses too

@johnrobison1413 3 месяца назад

The K1000 is a cult 35mm SLR. Because of that it is way overpriced on the used market. Look for a Pentax KM or KX model of the same model line and time period. The KM is usually an especially good deal. It has a depth of field preview which the K1000 lacks and which comes in handy for experienced photographers. If you are looking to save even more money, look for a Ricoh KR5 or KR5 II. They have the standard ‘K’ mount, and will take almost any K mount lens. I am an old photo dog with film developer in my veins and was around when these cameras were new.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

The KM and KX are super - I don't think the K1000 is overpriced for what it is though!

@cameraprepper7938 3 месяца назад

The best ever SLR Camera ever made are the Hasselblad 2000 series for 6x6 cm. The best ever SLR for 24x36mm are the Canon New F-1 !

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

F1 is superb - although I have to say I think I prefer the Mamiya 67 Cameras over the Hassies!

@cameraprepper7938 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings I have used Mamiya RB67, that is most for studio set-up on tripod, a Hasselblad are very easy to use handheld out in the field ! For tripod use I prefer 4"x5" and 5"x7" Cameras !

@luissimione 3 месяца назад

MY FIRST CAMERA . I BOUTH IN 1997 AND I STILL HAVE IT! ❤

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Incredible!

@Marcel38281 3 месяца назад

Praktika 1000 super tl is also great.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

For sure!

@n1k1george 3 месяца назад

Millions of K-1000's were sold to high schools and colleges for use in their beginer photo courses. Indeed it was the perfect camera for the armies of novice first time 35mm users: Rugged enough, simple to use, cheap and easily repaired or replaced. This humble camera deserves a special spot in the annals of 35mm film photograhy.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

For sure!

@orrin-manning 3 месяца назад

Built like the killdozer is crazy

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

😂

@tonyrobinson3309 3 месяца назад

yes you are right...unless you have a nikon f3 as well.....then you have both of the best cameras ever made...

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Hahaha yes indeed! I love the F3

@michaelhorton4353 3 месяца назад

Nikon FM. Same time of cameras. It comes your personal preference. Nikon or Pentax. I myself go with Nikon I feel that Nikon has better glass all around. But that is my opinion. I would not disagree with you on Pentax camera K1000 or the lens. They are awesome. But to not include the Nikon FM, in your assessment, everything that you are like about K1000 is same, samey on the Nikon FM.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Nikon glass is awesome for the compatibility too - can run almost all of it on digital without an adapter!

@wcrofford 3 месяца назад

My Olympic TLR has shutter speed (b-150( aperture (2.2-35), lens (1:3.65 f=8cm) and that's it. $100. Nothing is so simple.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Nice!

@DGworksIvan 3 месяца назад

nah don't mix up the concept of a fidget toy and photo taking machine. I'd suggest any EOS or EOS30V(7s) as the best one even with your criteria 1. focus on shooting use av or tv even P iif you want to focus on shooting. Less setting more time for composition. If you love messing with the settings, just use M mode lol EOS have more option while you can stay manual, can't see how Pentax K1000 is better in terms of it. 2. Lens if you want sharper lens, there're tons of new EF option. even if you want to use leica lens there are tons of adaptor for ef mount. can't see how K1000 is better. 3. others auto focusing actually let you worry less, especially EOS in late 90s and early 00s performing really well. If you want manual focus, just push a button to MF, and no one's stopping you from using manual lens LOL limiting yourself for slower pace is one thing, however having all the flexabiliy while you can stay simple in one machine, that's way better (with your criteria)

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Auto modes are less fun imo

@DGworksIvan 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings once you bring fun to the table, there're no way to make real comparison. yeah i know clickbait works sometime. as i said, you're finding fidget toy not a camera (i do have 6 different full manual rangefinders fixed by myself, like fully disassebly kind of repair. i know how fun the toy can be)

@pxtokarev 3 месяца назад

OM1

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Agree

@s_t_r_a_y_e_d 3 месяца назад

Canon P rangefinder... not even a battery compartment cause there is no lightmeter lmaoo but it is my most prized brick

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Canon P is such a good looking camera!

@map3384 3 месяца назад

Got to disagree. I own a Nikkorrmat FT3 and a Japanese made Pentax K100. Both are similar except the FT3 has DOF and is a little cheaper.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Best of both worlds

@jakobolszewski6034 3 месяца назад

How the automatic exposure can put you away from the moment? It’s the opposite. I do not say that K1000 is a bad camera but there a lot of others cameras offering the same features & feeling.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

It's more that Auto exposure distracts from image making, less the moment :)

@timrpbrown 3 месяца назад

Light meter? They're for wimps. If you are factoring in cost then Canon P is purer. Simpler. LTM lenses (Jupiter lenses are cheaper than k mount). If it has to be and SLR then Praktica is cheaper still (as are m42 lenses). There, said my bit and didn't say the L word 😊

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Light meters are not for wimps - they're important tools for beginners who are learning about exposure.

@timrpbrown 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthingsYeah totally true. If it's the match needle type meter they are so easy to use, I love that about my Olympus OM1.

@Baer9471 3 месяца назад

Nikon F5/Minolta X700

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Wicked 90s photojournalism setup that

@Baer9471 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings true that

@russellharris5072 3 месяца назад

Cosina CT1G all of the features you mentioned and I picked one up on Ebay in mint condition for £30.More compact than the K1000 and is a K mount camera...............................

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Very nice!

@barbatron100 3 месяца назад

the k1000 is way overpriced for what you get. Why not go for the mx? It's better build, smaller and even cheaper nowadays. anyhow, I totally agree about Leica. Yes, they are nice, but I felt pretty unsafe, walking around with ten thousand euro's of gear. So, I sold mine, bought a motorcycle, two ME supers, all the lenses I wanted, and still had money in the bank.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Is the MX really cheaper?? Now I'm tempted

@barbatron100 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings I see them regularly for 75 euros, with some lenses, in the Netherlands

@lordofgonzo 3 месяца назад

Yeah...Minolta. Cheaper, insane glass, Tons of glass, built like tanks as well, there's a bit of a Leica tie-in for people that give a shit about that sort of thing, and they're cooler (lots of reasons for this, but it's really just an opinion).

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Minolta are super, have had a few

@Jacobus-or6vf Месяц назад

MMmmmmm . . . I have a K1000. I prefer both my Nikon FM2 & F3, over my K1000. To each their own. YMMV.

@huntercreatesthings Месяц назад

All superb cameras :)

@ghettomist1575 3 месяца назад

NEIN Nikon F2 or F3

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Two absolute superhero cameras for sure

@ghettomist1575 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings definitely, hopefully I get to use a pentax soon. I’m missing out on the OM-1 as well. So much to try. Great video!

@guillermoperezsantos 3 месяца назад

Canon T90 is the best by far

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Bit too plasticky for my taste

@TooManyLenses 3 месяца назад

As an F6 user, I don't shoot film to slow myself down, I do it because I enjoy the entire process. It's tactile, physical, imperfect, and sometimes finicky, but hanging up a freshly developed roll and seeing the negatives is always rewarding. Also, 8fps goes BBBRRRRRRRR.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Must be sick to shoot with top of the line modern glass too!

@TooManyLenses 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings It can be, although I do prefer the character and tactility of vintage gear from the 70s/80s about half the time.

@Being_Joe 3 месяца назад

I would love a F6. I have a F100.

@General_Mills_ 3 месяца назад

@@Being_Joe Sure the metering and AF are slightly better, but it's hard to justify the 4x price tag. F100 looks better IMO, with the squarish F5 forehead and clean back.

@Being_Joe 3 месяца назад

@@General_Mills_ There is a reason I don't have a F6 and it is the $$$. I will say I did take a look and the price has dropped in the past couple years.

@pictorest 3 месяца назад

Same, same with the Minolta SRT 303 ... Thanks for the great insights! 👍

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Built like an absolute tank!

@bngr_bngr 3 месяца назад

The Pentax MX was the better body than the K1000. It was smaller and a better metering system. It also allowed a winder or motor drive to be attached. The K1000 has to have the lens cap on or the battery could get worn down.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

The MX is a great camera! I prefer the meter on the K1000, and the weight to be honest :)

@JadenWhite 3 месяца назад

I enjoy seeing videos like this! Personally I went with the Nikon FM2/T. Fully mechanical and 1/4000th max shutter

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Ooooh Titanium!

@curtisp4930 3 месяца назад

Purchased my K1000 in 1983. It is a bit scratched up, but still fully functional. I shoot with it every once in a while because it's fun and very different than my digital camera. I have been through several digital cameras, but will never give up my K1000. Great video.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

I'm taking my K1000 to the grave. Thanks!

@gatblau1 3 месяца назад

The K1000 was the first 35mm camera I purchased around 1988. I have since purchased a couple more plus a Pentax Spotmatic and they are my favorite cameras to take out in the field.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Nice!

@lorenschwiderski 3 месяца назад

Pentax K1000 was a camera used for photography school, back in the day. In 1978 I bought, and still have, a Cannon TLb, which is the more basic version of the Ftb camera. Later on, around 1987 I bought the Pentax SF1. And yes, the Takumar / Asahi lenses are sharp, without costing an arm and a leg. The film years were great -- my digital image years, even greater. The whole process from shooting, to editing is wonderful. The ability to share with the world is priceless. Instead of investing in film and processing, people can now buy cameras and lenses, and maybe an extra battery when need be. The carry over of skills from the film years helps in knowing what will work -- how the lens / camera will view the world. Actually, you can get away with the impossible using digital, which opens up greater opportunity, such as on the street photography. Film shooting, if it is your thing, is the way to go. What ever works. I am not using my Kodak Holiday Flash Brownie camera these days, but it was a great tool when I was ten or so. Loren Schwiderski / street photography

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing Loren :)

@DrJRaven 3 месяца назад

I have a FTb

@pzkw10 3 месяца назад

I do love my FM2 and F3HP - but the older I get, the more I appreciate my very first SLR bought in 1977: Ricoh Singlex II. It's simply a tank... and its shutter sound ... 😅

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

What a throwback

@pzkw10 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings 😂👍

@bvaccaro2959 3 месяца назад

My mom had this camera and gave it to me when I was in middle school in the mid-late 80s when I took a photography class. It’s a tough one. Being in middle school another kid took it and threw it in a toilet, Lol It survived with a nice big dent in the mirror box. Let it dry out for a day(from what I remember) or so and it was back and working perfectly.

@bvaccaro2959 3 месяца назад

I know have a Leica M3 and M9 among other cameras. The M3 needs it’s shutter that keeps sticking fixed…

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

If it can survive that, it can survive anything!

@adamdahm8344 3 месяца назад

It was either the K1000 or the Pentax MX, I personally went with the MX as it is smaller and has a better light metering system with LED's rather than a needle.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

I like the LED meter but I find with my chunky glasses it can be a bit hard to see quickly unfortunately

@Mayadude66 3 месяца назад

I agree that Pentax was unbeatable in making quality 35 mm cameras at an afordable price. But my vote for best 35 mm film camera ever goes to the Pentax LX.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

The LX is stunning (and way lighter than the K1000 hahaha)!

@DASBookbinding 3 месяца назад

The k1000 was a very average camera. Back in the day, when your job actually depended on your gear, I don’t think any professional photographer would have picked the K1000. In harsh field conditions I shot the FM series cameras, which I think are some of the best cameras ever made. The film would fail before the camera. Hobby photographers would regularly bring me K1000s that had failed in cold conditions. The shutter curtain is rather fragile even in normal conditions. Cheap is not worth much if the camera can’t be relied on.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

I have put nearly 800 rolls through mine including professionally and right through winter in Poland when it was -20c, and I've never done a CLA, so I'm either very lucky or your colleagues with K1000s very hard on their cameras!

@Xingchen_Yan 3 месяца назад

Man this feels so right. Ive had many cameras, each more complicated than the previous one. But when I finally got my hands on one of those old cameras, leica included, I feel more in the moment of living and the camera becomes the bridge between me and the moment instead being the meaning itself. I am trying to make my own videos, and needless to say, I love your video, they are fun and real. Keep them up! Cheers.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Yes exactly! The camera becomes an extension of you. Thanks :)

@Xingchen_Yan 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings Cheers man, lets all get better together

@JimmyCheng 3 месяца назад

pentax film cameras are all awesome. I love the mx which is tiny!

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

make pentax great again

@anbar5675 3 месяца назад

My film camera since 1982 was the Pentax Mx and would be the same camera even today, because compactness, in street and travel photography, is very important to me.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Big fan of the MX! Alas, I have hands that are slightly too big to be shooting it all day

@Stelus42 3 месяца назад

I just bought one earlier this week! It's gonna be my first film camera, so I'm so glad everyone likes it so much, becuase I really didn't do a lot of research 😂 I bought it because on my last family trip, we got one of those disposable film cameras and it ended up being so much fun to take film shots and relive the trip when we got them developed later.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Yesss!! If you need any help with your first roll DM me on insta :)

@dicewrites 3 месяца назад

Pentax has used the same lens mount since like 1975, and its a great family of cameras and lenses to get into. I got film ones and a digital one and I can use my favorite lenses on film and digital because of that.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Pentax and Nikon are extremely cool for the backwards compatibility! I often use my Pentax M glass on the Sony FX30 for video and they look great, especially the 28mm 2.8

@mohnkern 3 месяца назад

I love that the mount has effectively stayed the same. I’m using 30 year old prime lenses on my k-3

@jtinsidemk2961 11 дней назад

I use the Canon A1 by myself since a few weeks and i am totally happy with it. it looks great, works like a VW Käfer and the way to use it just makes soooo much fun. But my dream dream camera is the Hasselblad 500C. The Viewfinder on Top would be really cool to shot. I also used an Old zeiss Ikon from my Grandfather on a vacation to Egypt and the Pictures I took there of this 7000 years old architecture look just like from a history book. Like they are made in 1920. BW of course. This was also my first time shooting film ever in my life and the Fomapan 200 I used was perfect. The feeling getting the final results back from the Photo studio weeks after I took them was the best feeling ever. Like I would go through the Holidays again and all the adventures and feelings I had there while taking the shot.

@hatonafox5170 28 дней назад

I think just about all of the Nikon F and FM series cameras are better. Hell even the Nikkormat cameras are better when you consider you have access to the more modern Nikon glass which I find to be superior to the older M42 screw mount lenses.

@RB-pp5tv 3 месяца назад

I was there and It's my opinion that the Olympus OM-1 and the Nikon FM2 (1/4000 sec) were both better cameras than this K1000, if we are talking about affordable manual film cameras. I had both. In particular, the Olympus lenses ranked among the best from Japan, though small and pretty. The K1000 was also nice, as a basic cheap student or entry level camera, but not exactly the ultimate film camera in this universe. By the way, those who were there would know that Sigma lenses were also very basic, sort of like the TTartisan lenses nowadays, meaning they were like the Soligor, Hannimex etc just OK, and cheap, and not very good quality (e.g like the Tamron SP lenses.) How times have changed, Sigma has changed so much, from a brand that no pro would be seen with, dead or alive, to become the top independent lens maker.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

The sigma revival needs to be a case study! They used to be the butt of many jokes and now I wouldn't give up my Art primes for anything

@shieldaigbencher 3 месяца назад

I will keep my Nikon FM3a thank you. 😊

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Superb camera!

@tfresh99 3 месяца назад

Waking up and choosing violence with your spoon the day this vid was made I see.. LOL.. picked up a K1000 a few years ago with lens for $50. After using Nikon FM, Canonet and a few others, the Pentax felt blah. I did like the light meter. I think it was too hyped up.. since best 35m can be argued, Konica T3 is my underdog competitor. Cheap to buy, build feels like a very good quality, reliable, cool features and lenses are amazing.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Big fan of konica!

@Whywas6scared 3 месяца назад

Well argued, although you forgot what I consider to be the best thing about the K1000...its handling. Including the Goldilocks body size (not too big or too small), a grip free from all obstacles (e.g. self timer lever), and a shutter speed dial that you can easily turn with one finger (unlike the MX, for example). By the way, your SE version was made in Hong Hong, but it's no worse for it. I have both a Hong Kong and a Japanese version and in terms of build quality, I can see no difference so far (I'd avoid the Chinese version though).

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

I am a big fan of the shutter speed dial! Interesting to know that it's a HK model - it's indistinguishable in quality from the top end LX etc

@comfortablyblind6853 3 месяца назад

I enjoy shooting my old Canons. Cameras like the FT, TL, TX, and AT-1 to name a few are all manual. Stick and loop. Some calculate the exposure, some you have to hit the depth of field lever to set exposure, but great fun.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

ah the old stop down metering! Those old canons are classic.

@DrJRaven 3 месяца назад

I had a AT-1, it was great, but it just stopped working.

@DrJRaven 3 месяца назад

For me it’s the Canon F1

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

One of the greatest ever for sure, I think it's underrated compared to Nikon F3

@oneofthelastmen5873 Месяц назад

I was given a Pentax K1000 for my 21st birthday by my Dad in 1981. I have used it all my life since then. As a commercial property surveyor and valuer I was using it for work and fun right up until about 2000. Although my current photography is mainly done with my digital Pentaxes, K3 III and K70, I still like to shoot a few reels with the K1000 from time to time. I also like to put the M50 1.7 on the K3 for portraits and it can produce some gorgeous images! EDIT: The missing self timer was my only qualm, as I would often be doing group photos from a tripod, and wanted to be in the picture. For a later birthday Dad bought me a clockwork timer device that screwed into the shutter button like a cable release. Problem solved!

@huntercreatesthings Месяц назад

Nice! I also ended up getting a lovely clockwork self timer made by Konica and it's one of my favourite gadgets ever

@markkasick 2 месяца назад

K1000 got one in front of me. I borrowed one for quite a while in HS back in the the early 80's. I bought one for 25 bucks with a Takumar 135 2.8 and a 50 2. Also have my FM2 bought new in 84 (still working great) . K1000 punches WAY above its weight but FM2 is out of its league. It owned its own league. FM is a better comparison. All great cameras why not own both? Access to all the old Nikkor and Takumar glass.

@huntercreatesthings 2 месяца назад

Both incredible cameras - I would undoubtedly have an FM2 or F3 if I did not spend a lot of my time living out of a suitcase hahaha

@markgoostree6334 3 месяца назад

I bought one from my friend when he decided to trim down his herd. Then I was gifted one a few years later. I just need to get back into darkroom because the pictures are not what I expect to get back now.... and that takes some of the fun out of photography. I don't always shoot a K-1000 because I have recently picked up my eleventh film camera, so all the pups need a field trip now and then. I liked you position on the K-1000... great little cameras.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Very nice! Thank you

@eskrima1 3 месяца назад

I still use my Canon FTbN I bought in 1974. The lens are still silky smooth.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

That era of FD glass is insane. Lots of DPs using them adapted to PL!

@m.l.703 3 месяца назад

bought a spotmatic f with takumar 50/1.4 ,takumar 35/3.5 and a 135/2.8(don´t remember the brand),a bag and some stuff like caps etc for 65 Euro . Pretty happy with this deal :)

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

What a steal!

@MarttiSuomivuori 3 месяца назад

I think Canon EOS1n is pretty much where the 35mm film cameras culminated. I still have one. It caused a revolution in the world of photography. The lesser EOSs weren't bad, either. What do you mean by "the best"? Best for getting clicks or best for taking photographs?

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Best = most fun

@mojobernzy 3 месяца назад

Best Pentax film cameras K1000, Me super, LX. Super A. The best one personally I think is the Pentax LX. Unfortunately I never got to own a Pentax LX. The Pentax LX while being expensive in the Pentax realm was still cheaper and better than any Leica camera . The Pentax 645 also is still a good cheap medium format camera option.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Yeah I feel like the LX is weirdly expensive compared to canon/Nikon equiv

@jorgesise-ochoa2321 3 месяца назад

My stepfather handed down his old Pentax SP1000 when I was 14. Took many photos at airshows and they came out great. Later I purchased Canon A-1in 1992 and planning on buying Canon F-1n or F-1New.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Nice! I'd love to try some plane photography

@andi_sw8709 3 месяца назад

Love the vid and completely agree but I’d argue that the just slightly older Pentax Spotmatic F is even better. It has the same price point, all the m42 lenses, you sometimes even get one with a reliable light meter and it even comes with a shutter lock (which is more rare on cameras this old). Having a shutter lock is a game changer for me because I can walk around with the next frame pre loaded and ready to go, without having to worry about firing a shot accidentally.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

The Spotmatics are lovely cameras - the shutter lock is quite nice... if my K1000 was a pistol I'd have feet like swiss cheese hahaha!

@TheManFrayBentos 3 месяца назад

While I agree with your points, as I started learning on steam cameras with no or crude assists, I'll posit that nothing beats the experience of large format ground glass. It's amazing, but your feeling is "Wow, I'm on my own here, nothing will prevent me from totally cocking this up." In 35mm, my fave is a Nikkormat FTn. Built like a tank and only grudgingly lets you know the light metering.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Large format is super - unfortunate how expensive it is these days!

@DrCowinabox 3 месяца назад

My favorites are nikon: F, F2, FE2, Kodak retina IIIC, and mamiya 645 pro. Of the almost dozen nikons ive owned, many of which were badly abused, ive never had one with any functional flaws. Cant say the same of any other brand ive owned

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

I use Nikon DSLRs for all my professional stills work and they have never ever once ever let me down.

@jllanesphoto 3 месяца назад

Try a Nikon FM2, Canon EF, Minolta XE-7. I own them all including a Leica M4. All these cameras are compatible, cost about the same as the K1000 ( except the Leica) and all Mechanical except the meter. You might want to test these out.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Had all of them except the Minolta, all lovely cameras :)

@xpotau 3 месяца назад

I don't exactly remember which film camera did my Dad have and let me use couple of times when I was a kid, but I have the feeling it was a K1000. I got a Nikon FE few weeks back and metering display is very similar to the K1000, for what I understood.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Big fan of the FE!

@eriklilja7304 3 месяца назад

I would like to add depth of field preview, so I guess a Pentax KX would beat the K1000. But my vote for the optimal camera goes to Nikon FM3A!

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

FM3A is awesome!

@theodoreolson8529 2 месяца назад

I've been retired for about ten years now and just decided to take up photography as a new hobby. After watching many other videos (before this one) I bought a Nikon F100. I think it will be a good camera to learn on. If I really get into the hobby I can see getting K1000 because it's so old school.

@huntercreatesthings 2 месяца назад

F100 is an incredible camera!

@mozaic_channel 3 месяца назад

K1000 is amazing, but c’mon, the first Nikon F has got to take the cake as a full system camera that is still super usable today. So many options to make it what you want. Glass galore, accessories galore…. Cool vid, thanks for sharing

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

True - but it is getting quite hard to find well looked after examples! One great thing about the K1000 is that just about everywhere that sells film cameras is quite likely to have at least one in stock.

@throughmyeyes9940 3 месяца назад

Nikon F3.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Top Tier

@northof-62 3 месяца назад

Nikons of that time were the best with regards to quality. But as you say, they were more expensive too. I've got a Leica, and a few other rangefinders too, but they don't give me the feel of wonder I get from looking through the viewfinder of an SLR, especially with a yellow filter attached to the lens. Cheers!

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

I'm with you on the yellow filter!! Thanks for watching :)

@johnrobison1413 3 месяца назад

You certainly don’t need to bother with the DoF preview or self timer if you don’t want to or need to. But they take up no more space or get in the way of taking pictures. Both the KM and KX models will, like the K1000 operate without batteries, with the full range of shutter speeds and apertures available.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

True - I have an old minolta external self timer which is absolutely super!

@beameup64 3 месяца назад

My first camera was a Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic. That used the 42mm screw-mount lens mount (prior to the "K" mount).

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Nice!

@selkiemaine 2 месяца назад

LOL - I guess my Spotmatic F and NF-1 are along the same line. I use the NF-1 mostly because the sports finder is friendly for old post-cataract eyes.

@huntercreatesthings 2 месяца назад

Nice!

@guillermoperezsantos 3 месяца назад

Contax RTS III, Minolta 9, and Canon EOS 1V, blows the socks of all Pentax and Nikons..........

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Bold claim!

@Vince1648 3 месяца назад

I remember back in the eighties Praktica from East Germany was the most popular entry level SLR overhere in Europe. But I got myself a Pentax K1000 as my first one. I mainly used it with diapositives for slides simply because it was cheaper and looked so cool on a large screen. A few years later after Pentax K1000 fell overboard into the ocean and I got a Ricoh KR10 as its replacement which I used up till 2004. Than I got my first and so far only DSLR, a Canon 10D. Later I kinda lost interest in photography using a DSLR and different lenses. My interest came back after the I got the Panny LX3. What a great little camera that was! Untill it broke. Now I use a Sony RX100 III as my everyday camera, and went mirrorless with the Sony A6400 with some fancy Sony G, Sigma and Samyang glass. Much better, faster and sharper than my old Pentax and Ricoh. But there's something about film (both in print and slides) that digital cameras can't reproduce.

@huntercreatesthings 3 месяца назад

Those Practikas are great! Sad to hear there's a K1000 at the bottom of the sea haha

@Vince1648 3 месяца назад

@@huntercreatesthings Yes, happened in 1993 off the coast of Aceh, North Sumatra. So sad! Lost a nearly full roll of film as well.