Hi! Being a kind of Pentax guy for decades I finally bought a serviced Nikon FE2 with the E series 2.5/35mm lens. I just wanted to get some experience with Nikon. Long story short, since I have had it my Pentax and other bodies have the opportunity to take rest in my chest. Thanks for your video and congrats to Nikon!

My first SLR camera was a Minolta Maxxum 800si. Gosh I love it. It is is incredibly reliable and high quality.

Calgary! I was just there in June... Just trying to remember what camera I was packing - One of our local film snappers is giving up his GL690.... so this is a great reference video.

I know this video is 7 years old now but a friend of mine gave me her rebel 2000 about 5 or 6 years ago. The 2 lenses that were with it are junk. There's 3 rolls of cheap film in the bag. I bought some batteries for it and never have tried it out. I have a 50mm lens I bought for my T6s after I got it. It may be the only lens that will work on it that I have. My T6s came with a crop lens. I bought a Tokina 11-20mm lens that might work on it. I really don't want to buy a bunch of lenses for it. I may put that 50mm on it and see if it'll work. I have a Canon AE-1 but it has that after squeal. The shutter is starting to hang up and I'm getting light leaks from it that are ruining my photos. It just needs to be oiled. Since April of of this year (2024) I have bought 4 film cameras. I also have a Minolta SRT 202, a Nikon FM2N and an F4. I never thought I would get back into shooting film. We grew up with point and shoot cameras. We bought the cheapest film. I didn't even know what ISO was for back then. It's fun shooting film and trying how to meter properly with the older cameras to get the look you want. I'm learning how to develop my own film. I've come full circle.

Bellini Eco is basically Xtol

Why do Americans always pronounce NIKON wrong. check out how the Jananese pronounce it, I think they should know??

Thank you for this video! I just purchased one of these cameras, and it's in reasonable condition. What film speed do you recommend? Do you know the shutter speed and aperture?

I love your tests. You are scientifically methodical and save people a ton of attempts. Thank you very much

The grain on aps is beautiful

Great and informative review 🤜🤛

It was a LONG time coming. RIP

I'm going to try and recreate a colour image using B&W negative scans on a Riso printer - wish me luck! 😂

I love my Elain 7 NE

I promise I don’t mean this in a bad way… but you look like Tim Allen’s Santa clause 😂

Can these be used on fabrics?

The 1960s couple advert snap appears to be cropped medium format.

I know this video was made a while ago, I am letting you know that as I find and collect cameras this video has been fun to watch and learn about the Minolta 7000 Maxxum's history. I just picked one of these cameras up at a yard sale for less than $10.00. It is in really nice condition, and I am hoping to try it out soon. I am learning film photography and hopefully I will get some good photos from this camera. Thanks again!!

I have the Mamiya RB 67 and not sure if I could buy this camera. It’s a beautiful camera, but its worth to invest if you have the RB with 6 lenses already let me know your comments

I got an EOS 300 for £10

I kind of like them. The Zenit-C is very compact with Leica style film loading. The Zenit-3M is pretty cool as well. Both Zenit's sport a m39 mount. The lenses for them are plenty sharp and contrasty. Are they the same caliber as my Spotmatic? Maybe not, but they have their own unique characters. The Zenit-B has the M42 mount and is built like a tank.

you forgot the Pentax 😅

I own the Grandfather of the EOS RT, the CANON PELLIX QL, which had the Pellicle Mirror. It was a completely manual camera with a 1.35v mercury battery for the CdS metering system. It was the Sister camera to the FT, in the late '60s, early '70s. Both Cameras are the FL-mount, which predates the next generation, FD mount.

Imagine if the expansion cards were digital memory?

Hi my Camera Eos 1 is showing no power at all! It has fresh batteries but no power is going to the camera, I have cleaned the sensor on the power grip! Have you any idea why it’s not working please? Thank you

I have this same camra with a ton of attachments i got it from this old lady we helped throw stuff away and this amd a Polaroid step up flash where in to lunch boxes i got home and opend them and was surprised

My kids were watching a KZbin channel for kids where the parent and child will be silly and play silly games. They setup silly scenarios to include toys and candy. They have over a million subs and I thought, “man, having to pump out content on a regular basis for years would be exhausting “. This and having the channel cost money, I can see why you would stop. I had a thought though (I’m sure you’ve thought this already). Something about your demeanor/voice is calming and relaxing. Not to sound weird but it seems to fit these retro subjects. Kinda like Forensic Files TV show, it takes me back to the 80/90s lol. Anyway, I wounded if you expanded the subject beyond photography? I know that’s your thing but maybe it would bring in a broader audience. Have you considered this? Or possibly there are other reasons for not maintaining a channel.

"In the fight to the development"

Can I use this in Canon 80d ?

I’ve got a Minolta X-700, and it’s definitely one of my favorite cameras. Simple, reliable, and capable of amazing shots.

Shouldn't take long to boil the kettle then mix hot and cold to get the correct temperature.

thanks for this fantastic video..... I'm depressed now 🤣 I lost my T90 system to a burglary almost 15 years ago. I bought my T90 in 1994, over the years I added a 300tl flash, 28mm f1.2 SSC, 50mm f1.2 L, 85mm f1.2 L & (Tilt & Shift) T.S 28mm f2.8 SSC. Heartbroken is an understatement!

honestly, I just shoot film because it’s fun. I swear I have some of the most primitive equipment just to make me feel happy when taking a shot. my lab gives me scans, 6mp-20mp. they have a Frontier SP500 and some other stuff. Honestly I shouldn’t care and complain, the developing and scanning is $3 total. Plus pixel beeping is a bad habit if shooting on digital too.

Thank you. I came to the same result

Tengo una y no entiendo nada del video 😭

Just got one and I'm shooting my first film roll with it. Also, just noticed the small screen in the Viewfinder is not working. So I need to check the top screen to see settings in case I need to compensate. Seller never told me about it :/

Please come back, Azrael ! We do need your film photography and gear reviews, with a great Stranger Things 80's vibe !

Calling in from 2024 here and I must say that this is unusually good video production for a KZbin video from 2015.

I walked into my local camera store today to drop off a roll of film for developing with no intention of buying anything. However being a Canon 5D Mk II DSLR used I have a decent set of EF lenses. Perusing the used Canon 35mm section I set my eyes on the Elan, Elan IIe. Handled both and in the end bought the Elan because the body seemed uncluttered and fit my hands well. Your review is a wonderful resource for using this nostalgic beauty. I did get the vintage manual with it, and the salesguy even let me pick out a vintage 1990s pattern strap that looks like Nintendo NES graphics. Thanks for going over the fantastic Photo magazine reviews from when the Elan/EOS 100 was new. Most of all I was impressed by those Monochrome Metropolis shots! You should be very proud of those. Really felt like a Twilight Zone episode where all the people have disappeared.

Can you spot the lenses Tobey Maguire uses in Spider Man 2002??

Great video! May I ask, why you've switched to Nikon?

Just found a Canon A2 for $20.00 untested. Put a 28-85 on it and works great.

Thank you !

How do you divide your film for your test strips, I’m trying to imagine how to do it in the dark not knowing also where the frames are located to split the film

Try Rodinal 1:150 or 1:200 with trix and hp5 is amazing

I have a IIIc, where the rangefinder window and composition are close together, there is also a diopter adjustment. What has to be remembered Oskar Barnack took what was movie film and used this as the medium to record his images, inventing the miniature 35mm format, no preloaded cartridges, all bulk film, he also had to engineer a cassette to allow daylight loading, the IXMOO, where the film gate Is opened by the turning of the base plate latch, made of brass parts. Only later was the opening back introduced, and later the removable or hinged back become the norm, giving the rise of the leader the film has today. Enjoy.

4:17 I’ve totally done the OOF effect with a DSLR on purpose 😭 I was at a local small music festival, and the room was too dark for me (skill issue tbh) to take photos of any of the performers, so I took out-of-focus photos of some of the fairy lights instead

Dear; Azriel Knight: Love your videos! They are always very intuitive and fun to learn from. Love your adventures and your inside take on both film and camera. My main love is 120 film which is mostly medium format of course. However, I do use my 35mm film camera. Main projects of course is the 120 though. I'm just getting into medium and enjoyed learning from you.. So, Please tell us, did you get this camera serviced?

I could be wrong, but I think you can reuse a stock 1:1 D76 and D96 for as long as the solution hasn't expired. So you can develop as many rolls of film within that timeframe as you like. If you're operating a business developing other people's film, the powder chemistry is by far the most economical for this reason.

After 12 years of digital film, particularly 120 brought back something lost in the chase for clean, sharp, instantly visible digital.... FUN. If I wanted the medium format look with a sensor even close to that of my RB67, I'd be looking at over 60 grand in a hassie plus a couple lenses. My RB kit 10 years ago... body, couple lenses/ backs, wlf about $800. As someone who had my own professional darkroom, my dads before the war, in 1959, the fun of creativity in film developing and the numerous film stocks is also that 3 letter word... Fun When I watch a movie shot on film, like Oppenheimer, it feels like you could walk into it. The 6 element lenses, not 14 or 22 element modern lenses, have 3d rendering, and off the chart microcontrast for b&w work. But it's horses for courses. If I want auto focus with back button focus, dead on matrix metering, 1/8000 shutter, 5 fps power winder, all my nikon/zeiss glass working from 8mm fish, 15-30 zoom, to 300 mm for run and gun/ super fast reaction street and ttl flash, I pull out the nikon f6.

Does it power-up without a lens attached? Got one free with another camera at a car-boot sale last week, but no lens, and it won't power up - would rather not buy a lens if the fact it's not powering up already means it's knackered. Thank you!