I have the Nikkormat FT, I usually run it as my second when shooting my f2, and I often have a wide-angle or up to a 50mm on the f2 and a 200mm on the FT, I really like that neither the FT nor the F2 are as heavy as my work cameras (d4s and d800) so its nice for just walking around!
@ArielleMa-nk1en3 күн бұрын
Hello! Just scored of this but the upgraded version which is the Hi-matic AF2 MD. I'm having issues with the self timer. The timer light illuminates but not beeping and gets stuck.
@kennethwajda3 күн бұрын
The rule of thumb is never touch the self-timer on old cameras as they might brick the camera if they don't work. You can try pushing on the lever in the direction it should go, but be careful. Just slight pressure.
@NITISHVIPIN3 күн бұрын
Hi, d700 vs d610, which one you recommend now for photography
@kennethwajda3 күн бұрын
D610 as it's newer.
@carbonejack4 күн бұрын
I bought 2 Rolleicords for pretty cheap. I did also buy a Rolleiflex 3.5 with a planar lens...not as cheap. Great advice.
@kennethwajda4 күн бұрын
Excellent!
@barthonhoff55474 күн бұрын
Bedankt
@kennethwajda4 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@user-zs5go4wd8w4 күн бұрын
Great chat. Thanks
@kennethwajda4 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@cdsnapper5 күн бұрын
I was under the impression that all Rolleicords had Xenar lenses, and that none came with a CZ Tessar? Interesting video, as ever.
@kennethwajda4 күн бұрын
I thought they had both, but you might be correct.
@cdsnapper4 күн бұрын
@@kennethwajda Yours has a Tessar, you read it off the beauty ring!
@kennethwajda4 күн бұрын
Oh, right!
@randybennett68465 күн бұрын
Excellent Kenneth! You are so correct about the Rolleicord- Light weight and excellent optics... mine is a V with the Xenar lens which I have found to be very sharp. One aspect of the hand turning advance I have found that it is more robust design and rarely has problems/issues when compared to the "crank" design. Again thanks so much!
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
Sure!
@judygarland76115 күн бұрын
Love this old clunky but amazing meter. I used it in the 80s and it is still amazing to this day.
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
Yep
@TheRobertpainter8 күн бұрын
My Rolleiflex Auto Mat shutter speed only goes up to 250th, am I missing something?
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
Try to go to 500 after the shutter is released. Some have a spring that won't let you get to 500 if the shutter is cocked.
@katiewatson5638 күн бұрын
Hi! Thanks for the information, I've been having a lot of fun taking pictures with my Yashica 44 using this hack. I am wondering how you scan your film. The photo lab near me wants $6 per frame to include the sprockets in my scans.
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
I just use a DSLR on a copy stand over a light table and photograph them and then invert them in Photoshop.
@user-pl8oz7px6r9 күн бұрын
أنت جميل شكراً لك واتمنى لك الأفضل دائماً 🤍🤍
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
Thanks.
@unclemonkey46999 күн бұрын
Picked one up a couple months ago for less than $500. Going to buy another one when I launch my real estate photo business. Maybe a 3rd for my 50mm. Two card slots... great value.
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
Yep!
@MakersTeleMark11 күн бұрын
Those are really great photographs of really precious things. You captured it well, and I don't think anyone does that anymore. Sad.
@kennethwajda11 күн бұрын
Hopefully some do. The problem is all they use is their phones and the quality is poor.
@shomanightmare12 күн бұрын
film or digital?
@kennethwajda12 күн бұрын
All digital for anything documentary or photojournalistic.
@MakersTeleMark11 күн бұрын
Who cares?
@kennethwajda11 күн бұрын
@@MakersTeleMark Shomanightmare.
@shomanightmare9 күн бұрын
@@MakersTeleMark my friend, it's an inside joke...I've known Ken for many years. It's just a joke...relax.
@jamesmoore951112 күн бұрын
Love my Seneca Improved black enameled beauty - Although they had another model Seneca they called "Black Beauty". The most advanced 5x7 field camera designed in my opinion. Do you shoot green or blue x-ray film? Ps: The 8 1/2" commercial ektar is an absolutely wildly sharp lens.
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
It's the Kodak so I think it's blue and double sided. I've gone to film more these days. Arista 400 or Ilford HP5.
@igaluitchannel664412 күн бұрын
I think that's the old paper, by the photo on the pack. For new packs, the times would change.
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
Thanks.
@KenJencks13 күн бұрын
I have a Nikon Z6 and the Nikon d700. My go to camera is the 700.
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
Nice!
@googleSux16 күн бұрын
The HUGE elephant in the room is of course that there is something called Post... and with a good program you can tweak ANYTHING...Almost no pro will just use the images right off the negative. so honestly, your 25MP digital camera pics can be made to look like a 100MP X2D and the Rollei 3.5 pics can look just like the 2.8. Just tellin the truth.
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
Yep!
@john_murch16 күн бұрын
Fast forward to 2024 and M9's are going for upwards of 3K. Astonishing for a 15 year old digital camera but it certainly has it's charms! I also paired mine with a 35 'cron (V3)...:)
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
Wow.
@geradebowden329316 күн бұрын
Dynamic duo
@kennethwajda5 күн бұрын
Ha!
@LongworthLucyM16 күн бұрын
My mom bought one kislux and she loves it. It had been there for over 10 years when she went out with it.
@michaelschimpf26717 күн бұрын
Awsome camera released in 2008. My favorite and most used of my three digital Nikons. (D3x- D500 the others -all good guys )
@jenniferwilliams365017 күн бұрын
Wow! Saw your portraits and article in The Street Photography magazine and fell in love with your work! And how wonderful of you to gift your photos to your subjects. So thoughtful of you and so special for them. PS I’m a new fan and a new follow on your IG!
@kennethwajda17 күн бұрын
Thanks, Jennifer. Glad to have you connected with me. And for your kind words!
@throtol17 күн бұрын
I picked up a Perkeo 1 last month. I own several TLRs including Yashica and Rolleiflex. I must say that I prefer the size of this camera for 120 films. It is easy to carry around with a rangefinder and creates beautiful photos. The only challenge is loading film which is easy but feels like a struggle.
@throtol17 күн бұрын
I finally found a functioning Tower Nicca on ebay. I should be receiving it tomorrow. Later today, I order the original lens for it. I am quite excited to load film and get started shooting.
@Austinite33318 күн бұрын
Luv my cord V. As mentioned light, as light as a solid 35mm and lens. I have a 4x5 but for the most part 6x6 is more than enough for web and the smaller prints I make. I am looking for a flex once I can find the right deal. Thanks for the video.
@keremogretmen249619 күн бұрын
loved the story of your mother ❤
@kennethwajda18 күн бұрын
Yep, she was a pistol!
@markfriday19 күн бұрын
Love this! Thanks, Kenneth!
@Being_Joe19 күн бұрын
I'm going back to NYC later this year and I will try out your method.
@nipponiacs19 күн бұрын
I bought the first version last march. It lasted 2 months, the button got stuck and the company didn’t return my mails to try to fix it or exchange. no guarantee at all.
@kennethwajda19 күн бұрын
That's not good!
@BeingWolfy19 күн бұрын
Love your Rolleiflex portraits, Kenneth. They would make a nice book or zine. Heading over to the podcast now.
@kennethwajda19 күн бұрын
Thank you! :-)
@CalumetVideo20 күн бұрын
Love the M3 and M4 both are tanks of a camera, compact and give you everything you need with a 35mm and 50mm lens. People talk lenses, but even with my Nikons, I find I’m using 50mm most of the time.
@josephkreissphotography23 күн бұрын
Late to this party… but I have been wearing my cameras around my neck for a couple years now. I too was a journalist and carried multiple cameras around my neck and over the shoulders. Depending on my shirt or jacket I would always be pulling the camera straps and my Domke bag back up and on my shoulders. Every time I would bend or whatever I had to readjust my load of gear! It was a pain. Now I normally carry a Fujifilm X100s with a comfortable strap around my neck. If I’m working I usually have a second body on my neck with a long strap that hangs right below my other camera. If I carry a third camera (heavier) it’s on my shoulder and it’s always slipping down. I have found that it is easier to snap an image when the camera is around my neck! I think it’s less movement so it’s less conspicuous than the shoulder flailing!!!😅 Thanks for your videos!
@kennethwajda22 күн бұрын
Good story. Thanks, Joseph.
@user-ew4uo1dl5m23 күн бұрын
dear, I am new with this camera, and I have doubts about the lens. Mine has an X/M button..... what does it work for?..... where I can find a manual for this lens: Sekor C 90 mm f/3.8.... thanks
@kennethwajda22 күн бұрын
X is for electronic flash. M for flash bulbs. butkus.org/chinon/mamiya/mamiya_rb67_professional/mamiya_rb67_professional.htm - see if it mentions lenses.
@st04bez23 күн бұрын
I need to go shopping with you
@kennethwajda23 күн бұрын
Yes. Hit up estate sales and flea markets.
@kalaharistuart25 күн бұрын
Thanks for the reminder, I also factor in the time to make money in order to live and when your environment sees little value in what you are able to produce (in any art of craft skills) then this balance falls to a point which is difficult to recover from
@jp357625 күн бұрын
Hmm, life is art, art is life. Everything one does is an act of artistic endeavor to those who think a certain way. It’s easy to say, but not easy to live, of course. Especially in todays world. Stanislavsky’s My Life In Art would be a good (read) starting point. Times were simpler then and so was the approach to creating art. Again, easy to say not easy to live. Right now I’m on my back with a D700 on my chest that I’m researching so I can shoot the damn thing correctly! Am I preparing or am I artfully avoiding making dinner in the selfish pursuit of knowledge. Hmm. Thanks Kenneth.
@WhoIsSerafin26 күн бұрын
Shopping for me is just code to get out and photograph not necessarily buy things
@user-xe2im5ff1g27 күн бұрын
love this book. 👍💯
@kennethwajda27 күн бұрын
It's so good!
@danieIlondon29 күн бұрын
It’s pronounce VAYDA like the famous polish film director. Not with an English J
@kennethwajda28 күн бұрын
That's true. My family Americanized it, but I know Vi-Dah is correct.
@danieIlondon28 күн бұрын
@@kennethwajda I’m just a patriotic Pole and it always gets me upset when great Polish surnames like Wozniak are mispronounced. We should maintain our Polish heritage. Maybe there will be a new Polish kingdom and we will be its rulers one day :)) anyway great channel and very helpful and interesting content 🤝👍👌
@kennethwajda28 күн бұрын
Thanks! And yes, once we rule the world!
@Dngrov257Ай бұрын
I just bought one!
@kennethwajdaАй бұрын
Nice! What's old is new again!
@CroquetfilmАй бұрын
I have a lllf and the frames almost touch.
@kennethwajdaАй бұрын
Yep, I've seen that.
@anzaeriaАй бұрын
I used a Koni Omega Rapid to shoot landscapes for a few years (mainly with Fuji Velvia.) The 90mm lens is indeed a stellar performer. Actually, one of my landscape images taken with the Koni Omega won Second Prize at an art exhibition and also won a competition organized by a photography magazine. Though I wouldn't use this camera to shoot landscapes again. It does have reliability issues and led to some very frustrating experiences. I had to buy a few cable releases for it. Usually, a new cable release would work fine with this camera for about a week. After the first week, sometimes the release would fire and sometimes it wouldn't. And it would be the worst possible time when it refused to cooperate. Like when I took a train from Adelaide to the Fleurieu Peninsula to photograph some surreal rock formations in the late afternoon light. After I arrived and setup, the cable release would not fire, no matter how many times I pressed it. Imagine going all that way and coming back empty handed. I also had problems with the B setting as well so time exposures were not possible. Someone at a camera shop who was familiar with this camera managed to fix the B setting issue on the spot. Though the next time I used B, the problem returned. When the camera did work, it produced some beautiful images. But I would prefer a camera that works all the time, not the majority of the time or some of the time. It's not worth the frustration. It would be fine if I used this camera for hand held photography as the shutter release always worked without a cable release. Though I bought the Koni specifically for tripod based landscape photography and for that type of shooting, it is just not reliable enough.
@kennethwajdaАй бұрын
Good report. No good a camera that's not reliable. That's the worst. Thanks for sharing your story.
@trondsiАй бұрын
My old Rolleiflex 2.8 came with the old screen, but it's pretty good. I also have a R. Automat with a new screen which is even brighter though. Maybe I got lucky with my purchases.
@kennethwajdaАй бұрын
Sounds like it! Have fun, make great art!
@UnitasPhotographyАй бұрын
All modern cameras come with built in reflective meters. Why would this external meter be any different/more beneficial than the in-built meter?
@kennethwajdaАй бұрын
Leicas and other rangefinders didn't often have internal meters. So, I use Sunny 16 but if you wanted to meter, this would work.
@paultrantow575915 күн бұрын
Lots of older 35 bodies have bad or broken meters too. Mine, a Nikon F, has a meter, but they don't make the batteries anymore (without a lot of fiddling, anyway). I'm interested in one of these! This one looks cool!
@kennethwajda14 күн бұрын
@@paultrantow5759 First, you have to get a shoe adapter for a flash for a Nikon F!
@daveneel3441Ай бұрын
Check the spelling. I believe Bolsey is pronounced "BOL-SAY".
@kennethwajdaАй бұрын
Yep, it is!
@richardsimms251Ай бұрын
I bought online this small light meter and it never worked. It is a piece of junk and a waste of $100 RS. Canada
@kennethwajdaАй бұрын
This one just came out Thursday of this week, so you didn't buy this one.
@alleytheawkward309Ай бұрын
I got one for 10 bucks at a flea market idk what to do with it so here i am
@alleytheawkward309Ай бұрын
I also got a lense they said is for distance pictures it's rather large. I always wanted to take pictures so I'm going to use it for my beginner.