$20 Disposable vs $5000 35mm Film Camera

What if we compared a Fujifilm Quicksnap disposable film camera to the greatest film camera of all time - the Leica M6? Would the world explode? I don't know, let's find out. Fuji has been making their handy disposable cameras since the 1980s and they are great. Likewise, the Leica m6 was introduced in the 1980's as well. What do both of these 35mm film camera options have in common? Well, they both are essentially dark places to put a sliver of 35mm film, and despite their differences - both can create pretty amazing images. Check out my video discussing the merits of why you should buy suck an expensive film camera. Thanks for watching!
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[@jagerbolt90]

I feel the same way about my Nikon F5 and my Mamiya RB67 when it comes to just holding them. Man. These things are just plain SATISFYING to hold, even when you aren't shooting them. Just how much thought and consideration goes into the sensory ergonomics of these things is just a testament to the love and care that went into them, and I'm so grateful I have them.

[@Overexposed1]

Glad someone else has this experience as well. It truly is a satisfying thing! Thanks for watching!

[@rogerpyli]

disposables actually usually have one fixed shutter speed, about 1/100 - the battery is only used for flash and generally the camera works completely fine without it

[@PokhrajRoy.]

3:56 Also, younger celebrities are all about capturing moments on film cameras. There’s a resurgence of physical media.

[@thomasa.243]

What I would recommend for someone wanting to start in film is: Don't 🤣. But in all seriousness, get something like a Lomography Simple Use. It gives you the disposable camera feel but slightly better. Plus, you can reload it and experiment with different film stocks. And then, you can start to go down the rabbit hole, if you want to. If you don't, not much money is lost.

[@Overexposed1]

That's a great suggestion. I have a Simple Use and the thing is great. Thanks for watching!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The landscape shots are always lovely.

[@Overexposed1]

Thank you, friend!

[@pd1jdw630]

I took the middle way route. I had a 24-70mm L And I bought an Eos-3 and it works. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@suivezlemir]

As usual, loving the content :) keep'em coming !

[@Overexposed1]

Fine I’ll keep making it ;)

[@marcgravel3010]

Great video from the heart. Love the subject matter....comparing the most expensive and the least expensive.

[@Overexposed1]

Thank you! I love both options!

[@sophustranquillitastv4468]

Leica camera will always be just a dream for me, indeed I also want to shoot with some Leica but it's just too much, a single Leica lens that is not really there premium model to begin with worth similar to 2-3 high-end glasses from mainstream brand like Canon Nikon Minolta Olympus or Pentax, of course I pick the later as I can get multiple lenses from these mainstream brands all across the range while I might get only 50mm for the same money if I want to get into Leica and that alone is a strain for my pocket, so I don't think I will be able to know how Leica image is like and by that I also can't know whether they're up to the hype around them. What I've heard from hearsay are like "it will blown anything from mainstream away to the trash and you can't go back to mainstream camera anymore", though I have no way to prove that even by subjective standard because of what I'd said before, it demand too much for me. However, I believe that there's absolutely no way pictures from disposable camera will look remotely like Leica's, can't even be compared with any proper camera's images, or can it?

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Love a comparison video. This should be fun! Also, love the shoutout to ‘Worth It’.

[@Overexposed1]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mftran]

Anytime I'm shooting strictly film, I bring my Leica M2 and a disposable camera. I have Auto SLRs with AF and light meters, but I don't care. These are the cameras that make me wanna shoot.

[@Overexposed1]

That’s what it’s all about. If you like holding it, you will hold it! Thanks for watching.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I feel like I was one of the last ones to know the delights of the photo studio. Vintage Photo Studios had the best props imo.

[@skylark6167]

Having only ever used digital cameras, I find it so weird, but also kinda cool that 35mm film cameras can all have exactly the same "sensor". Leica cameras do look very nice, and I imagine they feel very nice too, but I think for me I'd be looking for the cheapest hunk of metal I can put my m42 lenses on. Maybe I'll try it sometime, maybe once I get a bit better on digital and feel like I wouldn't waste too many shots.

[@SteveBrandon]

I generally use a thrift store Vivitar 300Z if I want that (semi-)compact point-and-shoot 35mm film experience, although, admittedly, the 300Z has some extra features not on disposables like a pull-out/push-in zoom and autofocus, but I still have nostalgia for 35mm disposable cameras since my 1997 and 1998 trips to England (and a 1997 side trip to Paris, still the only time I ever went) were shot on them I want to say that I think at least one of the disposables I used on vacation was a Fujifilm but I'm not 100% sure. I also shot pictures on vacation in England in 2000 and some pictures at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in 2002 (where my main camera was a Nikon F65 SLR) on disposable cameras but those disposables were Kodak Advantix APS format wide lens disposables with the "panoramic" option which are probably my favourite disposable camera shots ever even though the film stock was lower-detail compared to 35mm.

[@Ybalrid]

I agree with everything you have to say about the design of the Leica M6.... except the fact that it is the best looking one. I prefer the siouette of the Leica M that do not have the slanted rewind crank, and instead have the old rewind knob. Just on aesthetics only. The crank is a lot more usable than the knob. I have a Zorki with the knob and rewinding film on it is annoying!

[@Overexposed1]

I’ll have to get one of my own for “research purposes.” Thanks for watching!

[@Ybalrid]

@@Overexposed1 By that you mean, a Leica M3... Or a Zorki 4 ? One will hurt the wallet the most, the other, I advise you to buy from a reputable place that service them, because soviet grease and shutter curtains needs some love after 50 or 60 years 🤭

[@joshuahoggard583]

Olympus OM-1 is the best film camera I've ever used. Followed by my spotmatic.

[@clintwood1983]

Good video cheers. Whats your opinion on the M6 vs say a Nikon f2. Very similar in terms of what they can do and the build quality. Why would someone choose the M6 over the Nikon? Other than the desire for the Leica I cant see any difference?

[@Overexposed1]

I have an FM2, love it was well. It just isn’t the same. There’s something special about the Leica that’s hard to define. Photographically speaking, the FM2 is every bit as good or better.

[@tthurlow]

I have both an F2AS and an M6 TTL. The F2 is much older so I’m sure this factors in, but the M6 is in another league of smoothness. The F2 is super nice but feels like a piece of clockwork in a way that the M6 doesn’t. Potentially that’s a pro for the F2, depending on how you look at it. I prefer the M6 in almost all scenarios, but it really is apples and oranges as far as 35mm cameras go.

[@clintwood1983]

@@Overexposed1 fair enough, never used one but would love to try it out.

[@clintwood1983]

@@tthurlow interesting you see that big a difference. Cheers.

[@mikestanavech7858]

You can buy 10 F2s and lenses for the price of an M6.

[@RazeTheWeak]

What are the red and blue led lights you have? Been looking for something similar.

[@Overexposed1]

They are the Neewer RGB light bars from Amazon. They are programmable to any color, and also feature rechargeable batteries as well so you can take them with you. They are great!

[@michaeljasterfotografie3985]

Der Fotograf macht das Bild……. Viel Spaß beim fotografieren auf Film ….. mein Lieblingsfilm war kodachrome 64 heute Gold 200 👍🍀🙏

[@TristanColgate]

I was lucky enough to use cheap russian rangefinders to discover that I don't like using rangefinders. I spent a good 20 minutes earlier cranking and firing my 500cm, and took a (probably) uninspiring picture of my dog. I avoided the Leica trap, I just fell down a different well instead.

[@maf421]

If opened properly, disposables are reusables. I think it's still a thing (esp with all this corporate ESG stuff)- but Fuji would recycle their used disposables. Labs could accumulate enough of them to send back to Fuji. I think they may have even paid a bit for them. Also, note that there fancy-pants Leica doesn't have a built in flash.

[@brenoeduardo9432]

Is that a Nikonos V in the shelf behind u?

[@Overexposed1]

Yes it is, there's a video a few weeks back I did reviewing it!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

1:14 Robin Williams? Wait, what? Ok wow

[@Overexposed1]

It's a great movie from the 2000's called One Hour Photo! Should give it a watch!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@Overexposed1 How interesting

[@jagerbolt90]

It's truly Robin Williams' most unsettling role. The man was a talented, versatile actor, and it's a GREAT movie if you have a stomach for the dark side.

[@xHighVoltage17]

Hydrogen bomb vs Coughing baby

[@Pet204]

HI

[@hejmRage]

I thought there were gonna be pictures not just talking.

[@Overexposed1]

There are picture from both… sure you watched the video?