I don’t remember when I found your channel but I’m quite sure you’re videos are part of making me falling in love with photography again after year of absence specifically having the opportunity and ability to start shooting film with a m6
I think it depends on the Digicam. Something like the Panasonic/Leica LX 3-7/D-Lux 2-5, Cannon G9-12, Nikon P7000-7100 etc. with larger CCD sensors and true RAW output can be an absolute blast to shoot and produce beautiful highly flexible images that can do well up to 11x14 or even 16x20. With film prices getting so crazy I have been limiting myself to 1 roll of film per outing and switch to one of these digicams when im out of film, mostly the Panny LX3. I adore the images the LX3 takes and the 24mm ffe f2 lens. Its a camera I would recommend any film shooter try as it produces filmic images and can be programmed to be a wide angle zone focus street cam just like a 35mm camera with a 24 or 28mm lens.
Ricoh GR iii's are great too, 24MP RAW, fixed 28mm (or 40mm with the iiix model), snap distance focusing, etc, with a form factor perfect for street photography and cost 3-10 times less than most cameras people are using for this. (hopefully we'll get an episode with someone using one)
man, im so happy i stumbled across your channel. this is some of the best stuff on RU-vid. I'm from Los Angeles but seeing New York street photography makes my fall in love with photography over and over again. big ups!
Look at what Daido Moriyama has done with a Nikon Coolpix. There is something about the size of a digicam that makes it super easy to just always have with you, and since it’s digital, you can experiment easier. And with something like the CCD based Canon S90-S95, you can shoot Raw and use DxO DeepPrimeXD to do much better noise reduction. Then use Giga or Super Resolution if you really need to go bigger than 10MP. I carry my S90 in my pocket alongside my Leica.
I agree with your love for Kobe. Seeing his incredible work ethic makes me think of my immigrant parents as they both work their asses off for 10-12 hours. Anyone that have parents who work super hard will relate to Kobe in some capacity. Being inspired by Kobe helped me put my foot down in my photographic pursuits as I’ve gotten through some of my fears, including periods of photoblocks.
OMG he has a complete Police Squad to keep the fans away !!! Look at mister VIP here hehehehe. Great video, nice guys, true stories, what is there not to like. Thanks for sharing, have a great weekend !
Keep it up man! Great stuff - hey from London - looking forward to more walkie talkies, would be nice hear from the guys you’ve interviewed already again too!
Really appreciate the insight to go elsewhere besides just photography for inspiration/motivation. Definitely need to get back on listening to Jay Shetty's podcast. Another good video as always!
Yesterday someone wanted to punch me unless I destroyed the film, he even got back up from like 10 guys down the street☠️ what would you do in such a situation?
I would do my best to de-escalate the situation. But if push came to shove and 10 dudes were going to jump me, I'd expose the roll. The only reason I wouldn't have is if i absolutely knew there was a frame on that roll that is special.
If the key ingredients for a great photograph really is the moment followed by composition, then it seems to me the same can be accomplished on digital, rather than continuing to pay ever-increasing film prices. The medium affects how the light is translated onto the final image. But if light is ranked only third of the three ingredients…
I should have made my comment/question clearer. I definitely always felt like this channel was clear people should shoot whatever they want, and didn’t mean to suggest otherwise. I was more wondering if you or other film photographers should switch mediums at this point, even only as a temporary way to push back against the ever rising film prices. If you can still basically create the image you want, would switching mediums be worth it to have fewer financial constraints on creating your art?
i dont think that is the demand that defines that ridiculous increase of film prices , i believe is the capitalist urge to get more and more profits . I mean , before digital era , when EVERYBODY shot film , did the film prices were so expensive? idk just thinking out loud , dont want to be mean or something ..
yea i think we agree? I was basically saying that since the demand is so high kodak can keep raising their prices. & since film is always selling out they'll likely continue to do so until they see a slow down. maybe that'll happen this year, time will tell.
