The gr film cameras are notorious for breaking

A reboot of the GR film camera will be a hit ..if Pentax is more picky about the quality and endurance of the camera components (the original ones had a limited lifespan according to Daido Moriyama...) and if success brings a GR21 and then a MX ...imagine this triggers Nikon with a come back of the 28TI and a FM4 (a FM3 with a HP finder)

Just discovered your channel, love the content, presentation is on point but casual, the right length, and production is sharp but not overdone. Bravo! If we ever stumbled paths one day I would love to talk analog photography over a drink. Have a great day.

a new GR film camera that doesnt have a top LCD that doesnt die would be lovely. i've passed on so many GRs cause of that dame LCD.

I totally agree with this, I also think this is true for him in digital photography and just photography in general. He’s not really a good photographer and has very limited technical knowledge. The guy does product photography with hand held LED hot lights to “teach” people. He doesn’t even know how to use studio strobes. He’s an amateur playing the role of a professional.

I would like to see something that does not yet exist in this form from Pentax, but which Ricoh has already brought onto the market in two ways with a Pentax K mount. I'm talking about a completely mechanical SLR camera with a metal leaf shutter and battery-powered TTL light meter. Pentax does not even have this in its own portfolio. With a cloth focal plane shutter yes, but there is no model with a metal leaf shutter from Pentax directly. Of course, the light meter should also be up to date. But I personally don't have a Pentax model that is comparable to the Nikon FM, Nikon FM2, Nikon FM2n or Nikon FM3a in terms of the criteria. With a reasonably bright focusing screen, Pentax K mount, hotshoe, and a fastest shutter speed of 1/2000 or even 1/4000 second and, as I said, with a metal leaf shutter. Of course also with a mechanical self-timer. And if possible with a metal body. That would be my Pentax dream for the analogue world. Maybe then as a Pentax K2000, who knows.

I always thought the images captured by the Widelux and even with the Horizon were much more interesting compared to Xpan due to the rotating lens system and the curvature. But I won't pay 3k$ for it.

Hope that the new widelux cures my yearning for Xpan

New Widelux: very exciting! I’ll take one! Fixed lens, fixed f/11, fixed 1/125? Hard pass New GR1? Lovely! I’ll take 2!

Your channel is getting to big to make videos like this bro, you’re going to inflate all the prices. This is bad for the film community.

The Nana sounds like a huge disappointment. The *LAST* think I want to pay for is motorized operation. Winding the camera is part of what makes it a pleasant experience, and it's not exactly hard work. What idiot decided to make a $300 point and shoot that instead of having a glass lens just makes the experience feel less analog?

I think if more people show interest in the widelux, maybe more panoramic film cameras could be made :D

would love a new film Ricoh GR that prints date lol

I've sadly heard the Film Never Die camera is just a cheap Alibaba camera repackaged in thin metal.

You seem disappointed that it’s still mostly made in the USA. I am very glad we are keeping as much film making in the USA. 🎉 🇺🇸 When Fuji catches up they will make their film wherever they want.

I’d seriously consider both a GR and the Widelux.

A new analog GR1 would be a dream ❤

Marwan El Mozayen, of Silvergrain, was recently on episode 72 of the camerosity podcast to talk about progress of the widelux if you're interested in hearing more

you should take alook at the alfie camera project :)

the nana is not a new camera and its also not premium. dig a bit deeper and you find out that its probably a recased cheap chinese pns.

Definitely the GR, but the widelux is intriguing. 😸

JapanCameraHunter claims that the Nana camera is a scam, he claims it's a rebranded camera from Alibaba with the cover changed

$350 for a fixed lens focus free camera is diabolical

I think the 17 is already back ordered here in the USA. Pentax, from what I understand was really caught off guard by the demand. I have been unable to buy one as of yet.

Haha thanks for the shoutout~ I preordered the Film Never Die camera pre-kickstart idk what that means for me 🥲 I’d like a premium point & shoot~

Doubt I'll ever afford one. But the Widelux intrigues me based on some of the images I've seen.

Didn’t Pentax say the next camera was an SLR? I wouldn’t mind a Ricoh-esque new point and shoot though

Was hoping for a MX re-intro, still mostly mechanical but reliable electronics . So much K glass out there, it would make building a kit easy and fun, and tie the new product with Pentax history. If point and shoot, let it be something special like the GR 21.

People think $500 is too much for the Pentax 17 and now they've got a fixed f11, fixed shutter speed point and shoot for $350? Oof. I expect the Widelux to be $2k at least. I don't think the issue with cost and a new Pentax is designing, but manufacturing. Sure they could bring out the old plans and designs for previous cameras but all the tooling and machine work for those parts may or may not be available anymore. I couldnt see them making a modern gr1 for less than $800 probably.

Oh super interesting! I hadn’t heard of any of these being made. I have my eye on the Rollei 35af since it has auto focus. But honestly I may just keep my 1v for trips

It's very likely that the Nana camera is just a $30 Alibaba reskinned in a metal frame. All components pretty much match its Alibaba counterpart.

7:02 Literal blued eyed boy of photography discourse

7:00 Omg remember red eyes in photos? Simpler times. And then I was shook when iPhone had that red eye removal feature.

‘Film Never Die’ is a name that goes hard

Jeff Bridges and his wife are such icons for the camera restoration process.

The Pentax 17 didn't excite me but a GR style camera sounds like a camera that interests me.

defiantly getting this

A new film GR will be a mega hit.

Film Ricoh GR… take my money NOW!!

YES TO NEW FILM CAMERAS 👏🏽

I wish I could use my star power to help develop new film cameras.

Funny. I'm from California and people say we have the weirdest accents of all. Even though I've been told I have more of a Midwestern accent based on my father's upbringing. I have no problem understanding what you say. And I would never make fun of y'all 😜

While the first 15 years of consumer point-and-shit digital cameras with their worthless contrast AF have left a bad taste in my mouth, I totally trust the IR-AF systems on my 80s/90s compacts. The system measures the distance (usually instantly), then racks the lens. No muss, no fuss.

Late to the party but one thing the older digital P&S bring to the party is *some* of them have pretty decent lenses in front of the tiny sensor. This can yield good iamge quality, within the constraints of the sensor, vs a phone and it's tiny slivers of glass. Cell phone photography leverages the processing power of the phone, AI, and automated image processing foo to get good IQ. They are still kinda atrocious as pure cameras. I get better results from a 15 year old 14mp DSLR shooting RAW with 1980's lenses than my "64mp" phone camera shooting DNG, and much of that has to do with the hunk of aluminum and glass in front of the sensor. I get the most enjoyment out of shooting a manual film camera WITH mf lenses that are old enough to join AARP.

I bought one Fujifilm 200; on the edge of the negative is written FUJI 200. But the box says "made in USA".

The lighest, most expensive, nicest looking, fastest isn't always the best ... I now own a Leica M6 Titanium, but I won it and would never have bought a Leica unless it was at a super low price, or one of the unwanted and unloved models like the Leica T or M5. I use mainly super cheap secondhand M43 cameras or Canon EOS / EOS M bodies and any brand of lens as long as it does the job.

Im thinking between the Sony A7 IV and Sony A7R IV, its a difficult choise becouse the R will restrict you in filming in a world where everything is 60FPS ( not this video lul 😂)

inherited a Pentax K-1000 I was wanting to get into film just before I had found it lets just say the couple photos on the first batch wasn't great but it got better with later rolls of film