Hello friend! I also scan my film negatives with my A7Rii. Pro tip: Use a bright blue light table when you record the RAW. This will shift the color information in the RAW so you can get perfect color balance with one click by using the white balance tool and selecting an unexposed piece of the film. This is not possible when scanning color negatives against a white light table. ❤

I am actually also in a process to test a lot of 50mm lenses. The canon, the Nikon, the Pentax are already finished projects and I agree with your results. I did not compare these one by one, but the canon is for sure the most weakest. I especially didn’t like the canons bokeh. At the moment I test a Nikon 1.8 and it is much better, than the 1.4 wide open on the Center. Maybe the 1.4 was more for marketing and less for usability. 😊

Great collection

Could it be the translucent mirror, and not double sensor that does the trick?

I Do Not Condone or Celebrate, what the Nazi System did in ANY-WAY (and I hope You Do-Not)... But I do not think that history should be removed or forgotten or, it may reoccur... We are seeing a resurgence of such Horrible Hatred in Many Modern Governments around the World, and I think that we can show what happened, when Charismatic Orators , try to create their own Cult !!!!!!! We may see that camera for what it is, A Time To Remember So It Never Returns (and also just a camera)!!!!!!! If I were You I would tape over the markings if You take it outside (or simply use a Leica, Leica copy or FED or Zorki) for the fun of using this type..... I am not sure why the FED, Zorki, n Keiv do not create the same kind of hatred (if we look at the kind of Government and Rulers, of the Past, and in USSR n Russia of today) FOOD for THOUGHT: Many manufacturers from times gone by were builders of weapons of war, and we buy their offerings today, and no such display of hate as some commentors here (HMMM)..... Maybe I am Naive (Love n Peace to All) :( :( :(

Eclectic Collection :) And You Use them !!!! ThankYou :) :) :)

tyvm for another fun vid. I would've loved to see more images with each camera, but that might be a bit much. very interesting collection - I wish I had a few of them for myself! I have an earlier version of your porst 135mm f1.8 - the spiratone 135mm f1.8. I don't think it has any coatings to speak of so it flares like crazy and runs from contrast (olympus mount).

You need to give the make of the lens

Love your collection, thank you for the display.

Can I know where to buy this camera? It's hard to find it now.... Many thanks:)

How can you update this camera in 2024?

there’s nothing to lough or smile, showing a camera with those emblems… why you didn’t post the same video on your other channel?

I read the video thumbnail as "Are these really Sexy?" 😂😂😅😅

I don't see the meteor mic in the wild much.

How do you adapt these lenses to the cameras?

I have a Sony A57 in my collection. It's a nice light camera compared to its reflex brothers and because there's no mirror it just makes a "snick" noise as the focal plane shutter operates. The focus is a bit slow and the EVF although workable is nothing compared to the latest models. Y

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Just a dude talking about camera gear - love it!

I believe in the DSLT, the light transmission loss is 1/3rd of a stop, rather than 1/3rd of the total light. So, it’s 1/3rd of 50%.

awesome! was the lenses on perfect condition with no molds, scratches or haze?

Thanks! (Gracias en español)

But the Pentax 17 costs only 550...

tyvm for the comparison. although i disagree with a few of your findings, your thoroughness made it easy for me to come to my own conclusions. i own all of these lenses except i have an older version of the nikon. i hope you will also do a comparison of the 35mm f2 models of all these lenses (f1.8 for the minolta). great video!

You got scammed bro these are hella fake

lmao you got scammed

Maybe not such a good idea to go outside with it to shoot pictures.

Not cool.

Yep, fake Leica with fake markings, they going around for years now. The real ones that were used by the German army didn't have any eagle engraving, they were just marked with "Eigentum" (ownership) marking, either Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe or Wehrmacht. They were I believe all Leica IIIc models and they have a specific serial range (which can be looked up online). The real ones in good condition go easily around the 2000euro mark, excellent examples even more.

Kamerad, hat diese Kamera auch einen "Blitzkrieg" Modus? xD Grüße aus der Führerhauptstadt Berlin.

I love it that’s really cool :3

Check the laws for Nazi symbols or memorabilia and sale or purchase. It is forbidden in many countries (and certainly in the EU). Be careful and maybe check. There where never Nazi 'branded' cameras that left a factory as far documentation shows. Some people at the time did have jewelers or craftsmen engraving their belongings with Nazi symbols, among some are camera's.

1:13 "...estimation focusing" Don't under-eastimate that method - Rollei 35S's 'estimation focusing' was/is great for "getting a feel" for distances and, combined with setting the aperture, for depth-of-field. I did learn(ed) a lot from it.

I’m tossing up between a7R2 and a7R3 because maybe better AF..? I also shoot old adapted MF lenses but in night shooting sometimes need AF due 60yr old eyesight…

This is no piece of history, it's a cheap copy of a Leica with bad engravings made by a fool.

Its a soviet FED-1 as others have pointed out. But I suspect you already knew that, and wanted the clicks/engagement, as a 30 second google search would've told you all you needed to know about these "scameras".

You could translate "Bildberichter" to "Photo reporter" in English...

Correct, that´s a soviet camera. You can see this from the little arm (visible from 6:52) which takes the distance set on the lens. In an original Leica the tip of the arm would be round, in an FED or Zorki it would be oval, like here...

“40 bucks” or “dollars” not “buckses”

I'm like 90% sure this is a FED-1, this was made in Ukraine, probably before the mid 50's. Later on (probably very recently, judging by the lack of patina) somebody rubbed the engravings, painted it black, and put some disgusting Nazi iconography on it later on. Hardly "cool", and nothing "historical" about this, it is a fabrication. They had the decensy of not writing "Leica" on it, but they did write "Leitz" on the lens... anyhow, around 20-40 bucks is probably what it's worth; you see them floating semi-regularly on eBay.

You have a Soviet FED or Zorki modified with Nazi insignia. It is not a historical copy. It does not resemble any camera which ever existed. Why do you think this is cool?

sorry, but testing these lenses at minimal distance makes absolutely NO SENSE!!!!!! They are corrected for infinity!

Wait WHAT!!!!??? SONY A7RII GETTING SOME LOVE NOW?!!?? FINALLY!!!!!! I have this camera and damnit i wish they'd give us an update but man my Rii is a workhorse! I use it for video equally to photography in the commercial field and does great wonders! I don't care what NOBODY say... Sony A7Rii is a beast mode. Little slow but beast. I'm looking at the 7Riii right now but my two made me lots of money STILL

People are completely missing the point… film photography is making a come back but is still in danger because the existing cameras are getting old and we are losing the expertise of repairing them, are getting out of spare parts, and already lost the expertise making them. The cameras are expensive because of the R&D required to relearn how to build them using modern facilities and techniques. They are also more modern, have spare parts and come with warranty. To make the film industry grow and to lower the costs of film in the future, you need a market, that involves the major players coming back to this market to get it out of this expensive niche. Considering these points, they are not as expensive as you think they are. These new cameras are IMPORTANT, and if we do not support them, in a few years, we can say byebye to our analog hobby.

Rollei is erstwhile a Chinese company? They do everything better...

It still worth in 2024😢

Why does a film camera make any sense, aside from nostalgia?

It is a beautiful small camera !

I think people here have no idea how much analog cameras used to cost when they were released. These prices are expected for something new, with tech support and warranty. Yes I know you can buy a used Canon AE-1 for a sandwich and 10 bucks, but good luck when they fail (and will eventually). People are just being negative about something amazing and in my opinion it's worth supporting if we want to see more new stuff coming out.

geez. Im here thinking he's going to say that it costs $100. hahahaha. wasnt expecting it to be that expensive

$800 ? No way. Yes, better than Pentax 17 IMHO but the price tag? Still, I would buy used analog cameras and get the same, or even better (no plastic)