omg I also got a black Pen FT in near mint condition from Japan! 😅 Great minds think alike! I really wanted one that was as good as new just like you. So I just decided to splurge. I'm planning on using it with Nikon lenses via two adapters

Great video - also, I have the Olympus 35-70 F4 Auto Zoom Vintage lens and its great however, I see in the focus screen middle circle sometime turns half black and half clear - the general focus is ok - I'm new to Olympus am I doing something wrong here? (I don't experience that with Canon , Pentax,..etc. lenses and cameras)

Old guys in the comment section are the reasons things are never evolving. They're miserable stuck in time weirdos who love to brag about stupid things.

you are a huge inspiration. thank you!

Nikon FM w/50 mm Nikkor AIS pankake lens. Portra 400 or HP-5 400.

Beside ergonomics and aesthetics, these type of SLR’s are far more advanced than all “premium” point and shoot…you know what I’m referring to 😅. Good lens paired with these cameras, will produce stunning results. Great video!

I have most of the Nikon / Nikkormat SLR's in my collection to the F100 and F5 (I don't have the first gen AF ones bc they suck imo and the F6 and FM3a are overpriced due to rarity). But the real important thing is the lens. I have several zoom lenses. The newer ones (some Nikon is still selling I believe) are much better imo. The 80-200mm F4 manual focus one being an exception. I usually being a few lenses on my photo walks. Sometimes two camera bodies just to have two different film stocks at once. I'm not a pro, so I don't get a lot of free time so I like to have the gear I want when I do have a day to shoot. I don't know. I tend to like the longer focal lengths. My favorites of those are the 105mm 2.0 DC DEFOCUS and the same 135mm DEFOCUS lens. I also have the MF AIS versions. Well, the 105mm is f2.5. I also love the 85mm f1.4 AIS The widest lens I have is a 28mm except two 16mm fisheye lenses. For whatever reason I picked up the 16mm AIS and the 16mm AFD lens, which I think are the same optically. I may sell one. I love working with that. If you like those weird compositions. I think the best compositions utilize the fisheye effect to a certain degree but not too much. But at 16mm you don't get the circles around the frame. I don't like that. Sorry for the length of the post.

Pleasantly surprised by the Rollie PQ.

The Sunny 16 rule has been used since the beginning of photography. It has always worked and will always work, it's not magic, but I'm amazed how many young photographers have never heard of it. btw, it also applies to digital

Omg I found out your channel yesterday and I think I have a crush now. I could watch you talking the whole day, there is something inherently calming to how you express yourself. Thank you for that gift Lucy!!

yeah, those situations...when i m interested in a subject, that no one sees as a "subject" :) and it s definitely more strange when someone s filming you, when you take a picture of that object!!!;)

G'Day. Thanks for sharing

Hello Lucy Thank you for sharing . I'm a street photographer in the UK , I shoot with various Nikon cameras , the lens's I use is the Sigma 18-250mm & the Sigma 18-300mm , I occasionally use my Sigma 8-16mm if I want a wide angle street photoshoot , it's a no brainer & they always produce excellent results , but understandably it's all subjective & each to their own , I mainly shoot on the Nikon D 200 , I do have the Nikon D 800 , but I have more fun with the crop sensor , if you have a Nikon D 200 & purchase the above lenses you'll bless the day rest assured & won't look back .

Those Zuiko lenses work great with the Sony A7… series. They are fantastic, they are fun to play and they have something special. All at a very little price.

Very important camera you’ve missed is the Konica Autoreflex/Autorex P which literally can switch between shooting full and half frame on the fly. Not a gimmick camera, actual slr with good glass.

The perfect loop blooper. Leave it in, that’s the essence of Polaroid!❤

Really interesting. What a sky you have!

Great stuff especially your final comment about when you put a roll of film in your camera you never know! And congrats!

It comes naturally to be honest. I did not even think. I guess a Snapper or Olympic shooter do the same?

Lens selection is angle of view and also speed. You have a great way addressing the first. Which validates people who think a 100 meg sensor can crop images in camera and Give you diff angle of view. (Hirs Leica) You can have a fast zoom and shoot at different apertures and see what you like. May be. Good video. Thank you.

In 1980, I bought a Nikon EM shortly after it arrived in the Uk. Really enjoyed it. 3 years later I bought the first Nikon L35AF as soon as it was released. Owned and enjoyed for many years. About 6 or 7 years ago, I bought a second user Olympus E-620, like yours here. It spent the next few years sat in its box, until I got round to listing it on Ebay. For me, after being seduced by reports, reviews, descriptions....., on seeing it, and holding it in my hands, it was just another very large lump that modern SLRs in their digital form had become. A long, long way from my handy Nikon EM. The sheer bulk of the E-620 was a big no, no for me.., I never got round to exploring its merits as a camera.

Sony a7 mkii, tt artisan 500mm with extended battery grip. Small and lightweight are not proper descriptive terms.

I have this combo, have you played with a flash for this camera?

The Nikon FA is AMAZING! One of my favorite cameras for slide film due to the matrix metering compared to an F3.

Pentax 17, advance leaver looks cheap.

the quality from the full frame 35 is just so much more noticeable to me. ive been trying to justify buying a premium point and shoot for a while now, specifically the nikon 28ti, but just havent been able to do it because im so nervous about it breaking immediately. weirdly enough despite how many issues you had with the rollei i think this video has convinced me to go for it.

I have a very good reason too: 'I want all of them'

I bought a new FA in september 1987. It's great, still have it, still use it as my primary camera.

That orange background and yellow nails. Great setting!

Great video

You need to wear long sleeves.

im gonna walk me 24 to 50 for fun d700

Nikon FA top camera.

I’m good Lucy, I just browse through my books of William Eggleston, Saul Leiter and Alex Webb.

Yeah, I recall this flop from the 80s. It did bring a lot of functions (matrix metering for one), but it had (according to fellow shooters who used Nikon, I was a Canon shooter back then) according to many, serious tech and quality issues. I believe it was only around for 5 years or so before Nikon discontinued it in the late 80s.

Choice paralysis a classic

The design and build quality of this lens make it feel premium. Wide-open shots have a slight swirly bokeh, giving portraits a unique flair. Works well with a6700, with sharpness improving at f4. Eye-tracking works well, though I’d appreciate a firmware update for video focus.

wow. Such a cool collection!

Yep!

Good photo walk! Nice shots all around and Lux hit a home run with his shot of you! My only medium format camera is a box Kodak from the '20's... no adjustments... I am not sure of the shutter speed or the f-stop. I am betting f-5.6 and about 1/50th sec. I will ( one day ) actually shoot a roll through it. Just to see what I get.

yep i like zuiko but my favourite lenses of any system are vintage Pentax, they just have that something that can't be described

Какая завидная невеста, с таким богатым приданным. ))

On my FA I use motor drive. It gets you away from having to have the film advance lever out all the time. And I also have a shutter button on the motor drive that is easier to use when shooting in portrait orientation

Look like Fuji imposed some fine tuning on Kodak film factory. The red are not Fuji Red, but they remove enough ugly Kodak Yellow to save the shot and fool everyone except you.

This is such a fun idea! Personally, I think every photographer should own at least one zoom lens (something like an 18-200 or 28-200) for situations when you're limited to one single lens, or just need that versatility. Granted I almost exclusively shoot 28mm and 50mm, but it is nice knowing I have the option. Unless you're doing event photography, portaiture or anything that requires that sort of compression, an xyz-50 f/2.8 standard zooms lens will cover 90% of your bases. Love to see it.

Looking forward to seeing the progress towards the exhibition

I recently bought a secondhand Autoboy for $300 AUD, so can't really say it's a 'cheap p+s' anymore unfortunately.

Poor Things (2023) has many scenes shot on Ektachrome as well :)

I know this is an old video but that was a beautiful portrait of the lady by the window