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@SpudUna 15 минут бұрын
Watching the rear screen of your Ricoh I never noticed the HDF filter enabled ? And so many of those scenes would have suited the effect very well.
@1987productions 2 күн бұрын
woohoo
@8storeytree 2 күн бұрын
😂
@InsaneWeihang 2 күн бұрын
i was also sweating looking at the spider legs tripod balancing
@cookingwithmammajee1930 3 күн бұрын
👍❤🙏🤲💐🤝🥰😘💕🌺🌺💖 assalam walekum beta Mashallah Keshav Bahadur Aise Hanste muskurate Raho Allah Tala aapko Hamesha khush aur Abad Rakhe aamin cooking with mama ji
@cookingwithmammajee1930 3 күн бұрын
Ek Aisa Pyara Sa tripod mujhe bhi Lekar do beta mere pass Nahin Hai Mujhe Bhi gift Karen
@1987productions 4 күн бұрын
Woohoo
@InsaneWeihang 5 күн бұрын
this guy's iphone must be from apple premium
@the.midlifers 5 күн бұрын
nah it’s a potato camera with a potato lens 😂 0.5x is terrible
@zero1451987 7 күн бұрын
Same film, different brand name but produced by Fujifilm regardless. Stick with Fuji and save your money. Except the... camera since it's more personal. Fuji for the value.
@the.midlifers 6 күн бұрын
definitely!
@1987productions 9 күн бұрын
woohoo!
@8storeytree 9 күн бұрын
so fast!
@the.midlifers 9 күн бұрын
Of course! What has been a personal photography breakthrough for both of ya?
@the.midlifers 9 күн бұрын
got a crazy in house editor here too 🔥
@AnaloguePT 9 күн бұрын
life hack - shoot with a decent macro lens. the magnification and sharpness will allow u to print big with details. at least in the wet darkroom. for scanning, you have another variable : the scanner
@the.midlifers 9 күн бұрын
yea, been looking at scanners lately! but like nothing decent for medium format eh?
@ziqizhou9721 15 күн бұрын
Omg are you based in Singapore? Saw that first mint670 photo taken in marina bay cloud forest? Haha
@the.midlifers 14 күн бұрын
yes we are! hit us up if you want to meet locally !
@Duhh_Chieff 20 күн бұрын
Evo or 99 need help
@the.midlifers 19 күн бұрын
I prefer the mini 99 cause I am more of a purist. but both great cameras. what do u plan to use the camera for?
@yakiyaki849 23 күн бұрын
👌🏽
@Rixynator 23 күн бұрын
what is the cost like in terms of tanks to prints? I just saw an ad for the megatanks. also I know its relatively new but does the ink get gunk up when not in use for a prolonged amount of time of there is a mechanism that lets you clean the insides? I think my concern with printers in general is that its best to finish up the ink packs inside of leaving them later for future prints. how do these type of printers compare?
@the.midlifers 23 күн бұрын
For this printer, i think a full set of inks costs around $140, but it lets you print probably more than 500-800 a4 photos if i can even estimate accurately. Being a consumer printer, it should be ok to leave it dormant for a few weeks, but ideally you print a nozzle test check every week to ensure nothing clogs. There is a seal that covers the print head within the printer and that may require some cleaning after extensive use, maybe after a year or so i believe. Home printers are designed to be left and not used daily, but commercial printers absolutely need to be worked hard or the head might clog.
@user-xn9jb1kl8f 27 күн бұрын
your tent footprint is larger than your tent .. even with the A shape tarp over it .. if it rain too heavy .. water will flow under your tent .. use a individual groundsheet for sitting ..
@the.midlifers 27 күн бұрын
yea we could definitely improve it as you recommended!
@anastasia_6058 29 күн бұрын
So heplful review! Thanks!
@the.midlifers 27 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@terrybanet3330 Ай бұрын
Ha. Thanks for this. Wouldn’t it have been easier to use one camera, take 10 shots and printed them twice one on each film pack?
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Hey dont mention it! You are right we could have done it as such also for simplicity. And in hindsight, we prob should have ahah! But I guess also gotta consider that when you use a printer it can compress a larger dynamic range into an image (it kinda loses the instax contrasty look). I also think the print color space is a little bit different for digital images. Not saying it would matter, but I guess thats something that may affect the look of the films at the end and possibly our conclusions.
@terrybanet3330 Ай бұрын
@@the.midlifers See, now I was thinking it may not be the film but the two cameras might have two sensors that aren’t calibrated exactly the same so taking the digital image on one camera but printing it twice was actually more controlled.
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
oh what I thought you meant is that to to take the images on a conventional digital camera such as a Ricoh, transfer said image to your phone and get a fuji instant printer to print the same 10 images on both film types.
@Waynekyho Ай бұрын
Great video! Do you know who long will the double exposure mode take to eject the film after clicking the shutter once?
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
If you click the shutter once in double exposure mode. you can force eject it by just switching the camera off. If not you have about 3mins before the camera auto ejects IIRC
@secretrat Ай бұрын
As opposed to some commenters here, I actually bought one and use it. So far I'm both amazed and thrilled with it. The lens is terrific, absolutely sharp edge to edge without any distorion, I can't even force lens flare. The AUTO mode is perfect for new film shooters, but with exposure compensation and manual ISO knobs, plus slow shutter, wide aperture and Bulb mode it is a very useful camera for experienced users. The flash is remarkable for its size and can be used to optically trigger slave flashes. It has a non-proprietary 2.5mm shutter switch jack for a remote intervalometer or RF/IR remote. Yes bigger manufacturers, NON-PROPRIETARY. It has more features than my last film camera, bought in 1998 (for exactly the same price). Too bad that they have been far more popular than Ricoh/Pentax expected so if you want one now, you are going to have to wait.
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
We think it’s a great camera too! It’s just targetted more at beginners than the enthusiast crowd and because of that the hobbyists are little up in arms. I am sure if this is Pentax’s first film camera (in a while), there will be something in store for the enthusiasts in the future! Also one could say that the camera is a bit pricey. But this is more due to the fact that there are so many vintage cameras that are way cheaper (I would probably argue priced artificially cheaper than their worth) and readily available. So for those who know about cameras, that’s their biggest gripe.
@lelandfitz1762 Ай бұрын
The lever looks a bit too short. I heard they took it from the Pentax 110 camera which of course was waaay smaller in size than the 17. Maybe a longer lever would prevent the turning of the dial
@theaussiewhinger Ай бұрын
Perhaps. But I will just say that I've been using this camera every day for 2 weeks and never once did I accidentally flip the control dial to another setting. It might be a case of reviewers simply wanting to find things to put in the 'cons' list, to make a balanced review. Not a criticism, but just a thought.
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Yes, the dial for me was quite easy to bump, but perhaps also because i needed more time to get used to the camera. It was a great camera nonetheless, the build was great and only the pricing was a bit steep for me to consider buying.
@lelandfitz1762 Ай бұрын
@@the.midlifers Yes, I don't have one myself but the bumping into the dial and changing the settings is something *every* reviewer I watched and read had with the 17. But good to hear that with longer use you're able to not touch it that often. Hopefully Pentax is considering this if they make a 35mm in the same body one day. LIke have a pin in the middle of the dial to fixate it.
@lelandfitz1762 Ай бұрын
@@theaussiewhinger Thanks for letting me know your experience. I haven't used it myself. And you are right, that this comes up in every review. But even Ricoh ambassador reviewers talked about that. So at least it's something that isn't quite well thought out. I'm sure it's not a deal breaker. For me: As the pictures of the 17 leaked before reviews came out, tha short lever caught my eye instantly. That's why I maybe react to people saying they bump into it more than others. Because I assumed at first glance that geting a hold of the lever one must really dig into the space beside the lever to catch it. Overall I am aware that a lot of reviewers criticize every camera too much. But I would've bought the 17 if it cost 300€ instead of 550€ where I live. There are also already cool accesories for it on the market. Maybe there will be a 3D-printed extender for the lever one day too.
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
hopefully there will be some discount towards the end of year holiday season? that may make the price a little bit more palatable
@brugj03 Ай бұрын
Nice composition in your photos i really like it. The quality of the pictures however is dismall, i wonder if somebody would really warm up for extremely noisy, low detail, flat and very low color fidelity pictures. And i`m not even mentioning film development and printing costs. And it will also take a long time before you can see your pictures back because you have to take at least 48 in succesion before the roll is full. I did consider this camera, but the quality made me decide i don`t want it.
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
I think a lot of work needs to be done to get nice photos - portra 160, self hi-res scanning. Cost adds up and that’s the main gripe i had too, not just the cost of the camera but the related costs and quality of dev these days at a lab.
@lelandfitz1762 Ай бұрын
I've seen quite the contrary. You can print them up to poster size in great quality.
@brugj03 Ай бұрын
@@the.midlifers Indeed, self hi-res scanning, that`s what analog is these days, makes you question yourself, why border.
@brugj03 Ай бұрын
How can you even say that if i can clearly see on my screen how low quality this on a screen size. Enlarging this will only make it worse.
@lelandfitz1762 Ай бұрын
@@brugj03 Watched and read reviews where labs made prints in poster size that looked very sharp.
@lichtloper Ай бұрын
Pentax 17: a useless gadget without any intrinsic qualities. Do not waste our time with blingjunk, pls.
@theaussiewhinger Ай бұрын
Someone needs to get their knickers out of a twist. So much hostility over nothing.
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Let’s hope pentax makes a proper full frame SLR next 😃
@lelandfitz1762 Ай бұрын
@@the.midlifers I guess even then there might be "some users" (not naming names...) who would criticize that Pentax haven't made a new Medium Format camera 😁
@brugj03 Ай бұрын
I have to agree on the useless part but it really looks nice. You could buy it only for that. I think proper full frame is better.
@lichtloper Ай бұрын
@@theaussiewhinger ...if consumerism is 'nothing" you could start reading papers, to begin with
@DirtyPlumbus Ай бұрын
Slight tonal difference. Definitely not worth the cost.
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
yea we don't find it worth the cost either, unless you are in Germany.
@valeryisfreedom Ай бұрын
Hi. Could u do a comparison between polaroid i2 and instax 99?
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
I feel that might be a little difficult to compare since the cameras are vastly different in film size used, price points, autofocus ability and lens sharpness. I personally feel it's like comparing apples vs oranges. we have done a review of the instax 99 and the i2 separately. Is there anything you wish to know in detail before making a purchase? maybe we can provide some advice
@eirikTP Ай бұрын
thanks for the video. but how dare u put lieca film into a fuji body!! 🤭
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
😂😂
@Andrew12759 Ай бұрын
That's the point! It's only Leica on the box.
@rin05099 Ай бұрын
Fun it does have differents.
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
It does have a difference. And it’s ever so slight. But whether that is worth the price needs to be justified by the user I suppose. Personally I didn’t find it worth it, but I can imagine others feeling it’s worth it too!
@1987productions Ай бұрын
wqoohooo
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@lelandfitz1762 Ай бұрын
Thanks for testing. Leica's Sofort Instant camera line really is only designed by Leica and more of a merchandise if you really want to have something "Leica". But Leica offers their own film for it, of course. Here in Germany a pack of ten (single) Instax Mini prints costs around 8-9€. If you buy Leica, you pay 10€. 10€ is the same price you have to pay if you want any special edition frames of Instax Mini prints. So: *Leica Mini film costs just as much as any Instax Mini film with colorful frame. And Leicas Mini film comes in two color frames, that Instax does not offer: gold and some "warm white tone".* You assume the warm white tone is what Leica calls the color of the print. But "warm white tone" is what the frame is called. So, if it is really *double the price* where you live, that is not representative to how Leica, at least in it's homeland, sells those. But thanks your test again, I always enjoy your thorough tests.
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Hey thanks for sharing and clarifying! It does appear more reasonably priced in Germany. Makes me wonder why there is this bigger Leica "tax" here. I will just pin your comment for other people's reference as well as your input was quite insightful!
@tresto9514 Ай бұрын
I recently got the Lomo'Instant Automat (non-glass version) and I can say that the flash is still absolutely center-weighted, giving u a heavy "vignette" look when using the flash. Still, it is better than the flash on the Lomo'Instant, which has a 27 mm field of view and the flash rarely covered even half of the frame.
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! my hunch was that they used the same flash in both models without consideration for the lens design
@JerOmyRamos Ай бұрын
This is a delight! I Love my impulse AF I didn’t know it came in green though! I gotta find me one 😃
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
It does! there are also some special editions that are harder to find like dental versions of the impulse cameras
@JerOmyRamos Ай бұрын
No way!! I gotta look those up! 😄 to me they’re the best Polaroid camera that isn’t an SLR. It’s so solid and fast and easy to use. I have a blue and grey one, just need the black and now Green one! Haha
@beachsidebooy Ай бұрын
I like polaroid , dont get into it so much it will drain your wallet so just buy it for fun
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Like all the pleasures in life, the wallets gets drained regardless
@1987productions Ай бұрын
woohoo! Heif & Hoe~
@3Wheelingtots Ай бұрын
nice one!!!
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@richardsimms251 Ай бұрын
Excellent video. I bought this small light meter but it never worked properly-total waste of money. Thank you. RS
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that! if you don't mind sharing, what was wrong with it? maybe the audience might like to know too before purchasing it
@seanconnors9912 Ай бұрын
Is that SX-70 600 modded (or on 600 mode if SX-70R PCB modded)? I see it's sporting the rare upgraded Powerbar with flash port on top
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Good eye! Yes this camera was modified with the sx70r pcb. And it has the power bar mod too. And yes it was on the 600iso mode
@1987productions Ай бұрын
w2oo0ohooo!
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@8storeytree Ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Thanks for the support!
@Rixynator Ай бұрын
Die la I just ordered from Amazon. RIP
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Actually the pack that Chris used in this episode was from somewhere that wasn't stored well either. so there is still some hope!
@ahmedkhan5107 2 ай бұрын
Super cool setup!
@the.midlifers Ай бұрын
Thanks! I think moving forward this is how we prob test film emulsions 😂😂
@dolanfragrance2274 2 ай бұрын
I think it's overexposed since the older polaroid cameras really are light hungry. I have an old polaroid sun 600 and I used the 600 type film and it comes out underexposed or just right most of the time. It gets underexposed being outside while its sunny (I was under a shade tho).
@the.midlifers 2 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching! Perhaps it might be as you said, but I guess we will never know? any chance your camera was not CLA-ed? or perhaps was on minus EV compensation, cause I haven't rally noticed that issue with most of my 600 cams
@1987productions 2 ай бұрын
yay! now all we need is new colour film ~
@the.midlifers 2 ай бұрын
yea now we just need the results to translate AND some thermal stability!
@markfriday 2 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Love the effort you guys put into these! If you're ever in HK, let's collab! You're from Singapore, right?
@the.midlifers 2 ай бұрын
Yes we are! Will definitely reach out if we ever pop by HK. And if you are ever in our neck of the woods, do drop us a DM!
@damianwithsandra 2 ай бұрын
Excellent review 🎉🎉🎉 well done!
@the.midlifers 2 ай бұрын
Much appreciated!
@WhoIsSerafin 2 ай бұрын
If they can ever get color as reliable as instax I'll come back
@the.midlifers 2 ай бұрын
I think thats probably gonna take some time. I like the black and white emulsion so much that I may just buy it instead of the color film from now on. I am not sure whether it will still turn sepia, so time will tell
@8storeytree 2 ай бұрын
@the.midlifers 2 ай бұрын
the new emulsion is really a step in the right direction! we should prob test its heat sensitivity next haha
@ccgq1985 2 ай бұрын
🎉🎉
@the.midlifers 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@shawnlennon1947 2 ай бұрын
Hopefully it doesn’t turn brown over time. Most of my black and white shots from last and this year that have been stored well are already turning brown starting from the top.
@the.midlifers 2 ай бұрын
Yea only time will tell about its stability. Some recommend removing the sponge on the top after drying the film 30days. Some even suggest storing the film in the fridge to prevent it from turning sepia. But I think keeping my images in the fridge is a little ludicrous
@user_404 2 ай бұрын
love it📸
@shobhitkeshri8282 2 ай бұрын
I have the same keyboard ❤ Btw which switches are you using
@the.midlifers 2 ай бұрын
keys u bunny switches 😃