It's not all plastic, it's got a single metal spring somewhere in there 😂 Funny thing is I got years ago a bunch of Kelloggs cameras that are actually not bad... And best of all one of them has Tony the Tiger on it certifying that the photos that come out of it, "They're Great!" 😁
Ok, so I’ve tested this camera with regular film and not the cheap film from five below. It is possible to get some good pictures. Assuming the reels don’t get messed up, the shutter movement order doesn’t get messed up, there’s no mechanical error, and the camera does it’s job at being a camera. Here’s a few tips to take good pictures. 1. Only take pictures in outdoor sunlight. Indoor lighting won’t cut it. 2. Only take close-up pictures within a few feet. Long distance photos of objects or people will not cut it. Just keep it simple and close. 3. Make sure you insert the film correctly. It could lead to double exposures or have a piece of film not be used and it could skip over. 4. Hope to get lucky. That little windy thing can sometimes get stuck and require you to wind it tighter. This could lead to premature exposure without you realizing it.
The camera might be garbage but I definitely enjoyed your review of it. Looks like the kind of camera you shoot Bigfoot sightings on.😄 I'll not be looking forward to seeing these things in our Poundland type stores soon but I'm hoping Five Below has an exclusive on this turd.
Ironically the only shot that had any semblance of mood and style was the under exposed b&w. It had that "background to a Japanese Visual Novel" look, where it's out of focus so a character can be put on the front.
I’ve shot plenty of Kentmere, Ilford and Arista (Foma) and these cheap stocks does not come close to the stock that Five Below sells. I’ve seen that the film is very blue in its own to come close to any of the stocks I mentioned. I would assume the film stock is either some Orwo or Shanghai stock. This is just a wild assumption, but I hope it gives you some lead!
I think it's not that bad, I know it's cheap but I think you just need to find the focal length of that $5 camera, if it's blurring the background it means that its focal length is closer to you. And also, there is a nostalgic feel to it, if you can just find that focus spot and put a subject to it. I think this will work!
I can definitely see that being the case, but I think if it were he would've mentioned it since he shot multiple rolls with it and would've been able to tell. plus, the instructions literally say the ideal distance is 16ft minimum and even in the closer shots he shows, nothing is in focus at all. that paired with the fact it has literally no settings to mess with means it's likely just junk and if there IS any way to reach some ideal sweet spot it's gonna take a whole lot of luck and inconsistency.. which isn't great for the purpose of a simple point and shoot. I'm all for cheap and simple but in this case it seems like a bit of a lost cause..
@@sklsdjf Just to be clear I am not completely defending that camera and it is garbage for sure. I am just really curious because every image he snapped is all too far away, and I feel like he did it on purpose for the content because he is just trying to say how trashy it is and I feel like that if he snapped based on its required distance, it might just snap a "good enough" result that might f up his plans and idea for the contents on how bad it is. I don't know but that's what's on my mind.
If Crosby made cameras, this would be it. With some simple math, they’re a big waste of money. That one shot will cost you 50-60 cents. Whereas a 10 dollar roll of cheap consumer film is almost 30 cents if you divide the cost and the amount of exposures. This is without development.
Swear to god the one my sister got at Five Below is just broken. We used to take photos with disposable cameras all the time as kids so I thought it would be easy to use. She brought it to my house and had me load it for her but I even read the instructions and went through 2 rolls that would not let me wind the film for either. I loaded the film and started winding and it just stayed on S. It started to inch towards 1 but flicked back, and I know it wasn't an issue with how I lined the hole up with the spool right. I guess you get what you pay for but dang, I at least thought it would be a fun find. My polaroid camera is literally easier and more reliable than this.
Maybe the solution is just take out the lens - find some metal, put a hole in it, tape it to the front, and make it into a pinhole camera. If the focal length is too short, grab a toilet paper tube - sort of a Charmin bellows. Then again, maybe it could be modified into a joke squirt gun. Hilarity ensues.
You would have to find a way to keep the shutter open for a long enough time. Or maybe jam it open or remove it and use a cover of some kind. But pinhole pictures on 35mm are usually not that great.
i bought one and turned it into a pinhole camera and use the film as a moody SFX film. and this can not be kentmere this is some old surveillance stock that's been baking in some hot Chinese warehouse since the early 90s and hand rolled in a changing bag. there is no bulk loader know to man that would add so many defects scratches and lint to every roll, it has to be artisanally hand cranked into each cassette.
MATT! It's cool to hear from you man. Thanks for watching lol. Hope all is well with you too-- are you still on IG? Or still have my number? Lol. Would love to catch up
I actually own one of these five below cameras. Seeing these photos, I feel like I can do some pretty abstract photography with it. This just opened a whole new window of ideas to me. Yes, the photos from the camera are terrible, but I feel like I could make the most of it. Idk
This is THE best camera review I've ever seen! Super descriptive, informational, and highly entertaining - I will heed your warning sir, and not buy or use it. Last thought: too bad the photos didn't come out like the images through the viewfinder - that would have been at least a little artistic...maybe?
Oh crap, my wife just picked this camera up as her first film camera... Awaiting photos this week, what should I tell her to bring her hopes down a bit?
It is definitely a durable camera I have tried the roll of film through another camera hopefully it'll be acceptable because for $5 and only 10 exposures it seems like it's a good thing for testing new cameras
Five Below used to sell a digital camera for $15 that was just as bad. To make matters worse all of the cameras had the tripod bush on the _top_ of the camera body, maybe that's why the camera name was "UpTech". 🤣
I've seen people get good results with this and my theory is that it's so cheaply made that from one camera to another you don't get the same focusing quality and such And that's hilarious
they have a digital camera, and tik tok is going nuts over it... but i would want to find a video like this reviewing it, but i can't find one... LOL...
