Hola sr Martin Agradezco a la vida encontrar este canal. Soy Fotógrafo Colombiano, vivo en Estados Unidos. Hace poco un vecino como de su misma edad. Me regalo una caja llena de lentes y algunas camaras. Dentro de esa caja apareció esta camara Minox35. Me apasiona la fotografía analoga pero no sabia la existencia de esta camara. Hoy gracias a su canal. Descubri que es una muy buena camara. Estoy emocionado por descubrir si aun funciona. Gracias por el video. Aprendi cosas que no sabia. Gracias !!!!!

Really mamiya 6 is a lovely camera fine details in low light conditions, wonderful, S,K,Pareek, Bhawanimandi ,Raj, India

wow amazing 🤩

Thank you for this video. I just started to develop my own film and this was really intriguing. Thank you! I will try this out somedays. Great video!

Beautiful pictures, interesting to see! 🙂

Hi Martin, the best work is often done for free, by volunteers who do it with head, and heart, and hands. Thank you for sharing the art and science of pinhole 🌹. Phil, Western Canada

The Pearl III was the last in a line of Pearl cameras made in the early to mid-1950s, all 645 format folders using 120 roll film. Each model presented an advancement over the prior version, adding features or modernizing functions. The III used a better lens from the late run of the II version The III mainly added an auto-film advance mechanism, which is also the main source of trouble with the camera, when it has a problem at all. There were several variants of the III, changing shutter and other features. The lens is excellent, and the camera is a very convenient user, sold at a relatively decent price with many available. In 1959, there was a successor Pearl IV, but apart from using 120 film in a 645 format, also a folder, and using the same lens, they have of nothing in common. The IV was a generational leap forward in design and features, but was made for less than a year with only 4000 produced. It is now a semi-collectible at a very high price, but also an incredible user if you can afford it. The Pearl III will yield the same quality of images for a third the price or less.

Beautiful camera and images Martin. Great information also. Thanks for sharing as always!

Great video! Would it be possible to know where did you buy the anti newton glass and what size is it? I want to try this same method. Please let me know

Fantastic video. Thankyou

Thank you so much Martin for sharing your immense knowledge about photography. The machine you presented is very beautiful and has a very solid look. The photos you took are magnificent. Congratulations.

I never knew you could do a contact print with a paper negative 😮

Great video, hugely inspiring. Thanks.

Amazing 645 compact camera indeed

Love the old folders I have and use a few my faves being the Bessa II the Ikonta M both amazing cameras. Great video and images martin cheers mate

HI Martin, wonder which model is better in performance between Voigtlander Perkeo II and Bessa II? Whats you of them both?

Great example and demonstration of why we keep film alive and kicking sir !

Interesting looking lil camera, were the photos shot handheld or on a tripod? I have a Kodak Tourist folding camera that has a similar shutter mechanism and was wondering if it's capable of shooting handheld. I also have a Kodak Duraflex TLR type camera and the first roll shot with it, the images shot handheld came out blurry from camera shake or rather operator shake! Cheers

What a lovely little camera . Some beautiful images too

Some very cool images there Martin.

Hi Martin, if you were going to shoot color film with this camera which would you use given your/my subject matter.

Great breakdown and lovely photos. I love my Kiev, it consistently makes great photos and is the best rangefinder I've used so far.

peak design make a lovely mount point for their system which screws into the tripod socket. because the pearl already has a bit of a bump on the bottom from the advance knob, the peak design mount adds a bit of symmetry with its two mount points offers the ability to be used with a hand strap or any compatible shoulder strap.

Thanks again Martin for another terrific video, and a wonderful church too. You are increadably lucky to find such an amazingly pristine camera. At first I did think that the £300 was rather high, but when you see it's beautiful condition, it is likely the only one remaining in A1mpristine++++. Congratulations on a wonderful find and on another Ace video.

Interesting. How do you think this compares to the Fuji GS645 ??

Delightful video Martin. I really enjoyed the review and ofcourse the photos too. I enjoyed a good rummage around your website. Great job all round, your an inspiration. 👏 All the very best.

Without doubt the most inspirational photographer on KZbin!! THANK YOU Martin!!!

Anyone knows where to get replacement bellows for 6.5x9 cameras ? I can’t find anything on the web

Does anyone know where to get bellows replacement for these 6,5x9cm cameras ? I just bought a Voigtlander Avus which is the exact same camera as this Bergheil 659 and I’m looking for bellows replacement in case I happen to have light leaks in the future. I searched everywhere on the web, I can’t find anyone giving an answer..

Hi Martin. Another fascinating video. I'm a big fan of the 645 format (I already own a Pentax 645) and I'm now considering buying a Pearl III (subject to my wife letting me buy 'yet another' camera). You mentioned winding a few inches of backing paper around the takeup spool to compensate for the thinner film used these days. That would then hide the slot in the takeup spool. Did you then cut holes in both sides or did you use some tape to stick it? Or maybe you used a simpler method. Can you let us know, please?

Down to earth stuff, no waffle, most enjoyable.

Beautiful camera Martin and great, well exposed shots, especially the beach images. I have a couple of 120 cameras that I have yet to shoot. Got the films for each and will be using the sunny 16 method, but adapted to f11 as I think neither camera has f16! One is a Kershaw and the other a ‘fake’ TLR made by Halina. Fingers crossed for decent photos. 👍📸

Thanks for the review. You could try lomography film. It's supposed to have thick backing paper, the course of issues with spacing on the lomo lc120. It really is very small compared to my what isolettes.

Lovely enjoyable results and review, thanks. Just to say.. you obviously meant early 20th Century rather than 19th and on 6x4.5 format the zone of acceptable sharpness at f8 with a 75mm optic is from infinity down to just under 27ft, apparently, rather than 12ft as suggested. Keep up the great work and stay forever young. 😊

Crackin' vlog Martin. Nicely done - and a very nice little camera. I'll look out for one.

Brilliant video and great images.

EDIT: I posted this before watching the entire video - will definitely try the trick of wrapping some backing paper around the take up spool to account for modern film being thinner. Just shot a roll in my Pearl III this week. Unfortunately had major film advance issues (overlapping frames), which I think is the weak spot with this camera. Very sad because I really love the images it’s capable of producing.

Great cameras, I have an earlier version. I loved 7:09 unintentional(?) Grateful Dead

Lovely shots from a lovely camera 👍🏻

Very enjoyable video, Martin. Just love these old folders! I'm currently waiting on a Zeiss Ikon Nettar to add to my collection. I hope everything functions as it should because I shoot these old cameras vs using them as ornaments.

I think Steve O'nions has one of these, imported from Japan. The only Konica thing that I have a is the 35mm F2 Konica Hexanon M, for my Leica M cameras. If that Hexar is even remotely close to the the 35 Hexanon in performance you are on a winner. Great photographs as usual. Nothing else to add.

Thank you for your deep insight and review. How does this camera compared to the Mamiya 6 KII(6x6 and 6x4.5 capable ver)? Looking at these 2 right now to start my folding medium format journey

Love old cameras and they work differently enjoyable video

It reminds me a bit on my pre-war Bessa 46 but much nicer, I have to admit. And it is a RANGEFINDER! Great video again, Martin. And as usual top notch photography. Thank you for another fine video. Best wishes from Austria, Martin

Beautiful images. I particularly like the beach photo (around 7:22) on which you can see the texture of the sand.

The German-built Kodak Duo Six-20 is a beautiful 1930s vintage 645 folder. I’d love to see you review that camera. This is the camera I learned on back in 1969. I picked up a working body for ninety bucks in recent years. The f/3.5 Kodak Anastigmat lens is rumored to be a rebranded Xenar lens. If you can get your hands on a working copy I highly recommend it to you.

Love those last two photos, the picket fence going off into the distance and the bull looking you straight in the eye.

Your videos are so enjoyable , photographs are top notch and your camera collection is enviable. Well done.

Petapixel Zf vs Z6iii, or Martin's video on a 50's folder? No contest - folder time!

These are fetching higher prices than some alternatives right now, but this seems to have the build quality and features that may justify the price. I tend to shy away from automatic film counters due to the added complexity that makes them more prone to failure. A light tight box with a good shutter and good lens are all you need. The small package of 6x4.5, with the relatively fast f3.5 lens make this a tempting option. Maybe not someone's first purchase (a less expensive TLR might be a better option for a beginner) but certainly something to aspire to when a few other GAS boxes have been ticked. I own a Mamiya 6 K with both 6x6 and 6x4.5 format, but I'd still consider this for the smaller form factor and build quality. Great video and pictures.