50 AWESOME Film Cameras For Under 50 Dollars

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50 AWESOME Film Cameras For Under 50 Dollars

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4 ай бұрын

No frills, just $50 cheap film cameras here for you to check out if you are interested in getting into film photography but not breaking the bank! Analog photography has been getting increasingly expensive over the past few years. With certain film cameras and the price of 35mm film skyrocketing, it's tough to know where to start.
In this video, I go through 50 different options for you from the Ricoh 35ZF to the Fed 2, to the Ektar H35 and disposable Quicksnap cameras from Walmart, this video has something for everyone.
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@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

Quote of the Day: “If you want details, go somewhere else.”

@revaaron 4 ай бұрын

Yes! The Minolta Hi-Matic AF2! That's the camera that my mom used from when I was 5 to in my 20s. I ended up buying one in 2022 and love it.

@eklipsoverda 3 ай бұрын

Just got to the Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 and shed a tear. This was my mother-in-law's camera, which she used both for family snapshots and when sightseeing and photographing with us ... for at least 20 years. Now she's passed away, and we have the camera, which is suffering from an intermittent contact in the power circuit somewhere (probably around that pop-up flash). To get it fixed, I'd have to send it away, and I'm not sure my wife would allow that.

@aheadachewithpictures 3 ай бұрын

I shoot 6x9 medium format, I have no use for pocket point and shoots, but I just love seeing cameras I didn't know about, thank you

@22RAANA22 3 ай бұрын

You're like the only guy giving us cameras that are actually under 50

@garfoidial-mass 6 күн бұрын

minolta xd-11/xd-7/xd (all the same camera) is also a good option! you can find them for about 50 bucks online still. Has full manual controls, shutter priority and aperture priority modes, and looks really nice imo. Also its nice to see a youtuber from kentucky besides kentucky ballistics

@RickLeMon 4 ай бұрын

My first real camera in high school was a Minolta X-370. I'm still using it. It's a great camera

@Overexposed1 4 ай бұрын

That’s an awesome story Rick! Keep shooting!

@VictorReynolds Ай бұрын

Great video! I had the Yashica Electro 35, Pentax ME Super, and Vivtar PN2011-all good cameras.

@bbmousedoowop Ай бұрын

I just reseructed my old Olympus OM-2n slr and Minolta AL-f rangefinder cameras. Both are in excellent working condition. Batteries were available through Amazon and Kodak Gold 200 can easily be found. I've been using my Olympus lenses maunally with an adapter on a Sony A6300 mirrorless digital camera for a long time. It will be intresting to see the difference between the analogue and digital.

@joey.leblanc 4 ай бұрын

Solid list, entertaining content as usual! I can't give the Nikon L35AF series enough praise, my L35AF2 comes with me on every trip (regardless of the other gear I bring). So many memories created already in the past couple of years with it!

@Overexposed1 4 ай бұрын

Can’t go wrong with that! Thanks for watching

@aw614 4 ай бұрын

Plastic fantastic 90s to 00s autofocus film SLRs that resemble their digital counterparts Nikon N80, Minolta Maxxum5, various Canon EOS are really good deals for what you can get out of them. Bonus points if you already have the lenses, its a cheap accompanying film body to compliment them.

@dedclownsRfunny 4 ай бұрын

Yes! That’s what I commented. Always underestimated

@ianroe1076 4 ай бұрын

The Nikkormat (especially the silver one, which appears to be cheaper) is a great low-price SLR with extremely good build quality, and the best ergonomics I've personally ever see on an SLR styled camera. The lenses might pull someone a little over budget but there are lots of options.

@gregwardecke 4 ай бұрын

Excellent suggestion. If I go to a camera swap I can usually get one for $10-$15 and then go find an aftermarket 28-80mm zoom for $20. If you go to the wrong part of town and leave a Nikkor 50mm on your seat with the window down a little, you’ll come back a few hours later and there will be 3 Nikkormats on the seat next to the lens.

@speedandstyletony 20 күн бұрын

My first 35mm camera was a Nikon L35. Got it for my birthday as a teen. Before that I used my mom's 110 or polaroid cameras. I still have it, need to pull it out of the closet and shoot a roll or two.

@Ybalrid 4 ай бұрын

Funny you mention the Canon FTb! I just picked up one (well, an FTb QL) to have a 100% mechanical alternative to my AE-1 Program using the same glass. Great machine, just had to put new light seals on mine, and I also added a diode to the light meter so I can use 1.5 volt batteries

@danieljimenez1989 4 ай бұрын

I also have the FTb QL, do you have a link for the diode mod?

@Ybalrid 4 ай бұрын

There’s a video on KZbin where it is done to a Canon TX. It’s similar on the FTb. The wire you want to insert a diode into is the one on the bottom lug on the left of the camera near the battery compartment. I used a 1N34A. Before the mod the meter would want to under expose by around 2.5 stops when using an LR44 battery in a little adapter. Now it is very close to the reading of my Sekonic, just slightly off. Good enough for me. It’s not the most precise match needle meter ever in all cases

@michaelnewmanphotography 4 ай бұрын

My wife has a canon sure shot zoom 85. Running a roll of film through it to see if it still functions properly. Might be a little more than $50 but I like it’s form/function of shooting it.

@SgtPnkks 4 ай бұрын

Some that I feel really could make the list are the canon rebel 2000 and some of the minolta maxxum line... I see them quite often with at least one lens for under $50 Also electro 35s are hard to find working... Most being sold under $50 are completely untested because it's someone who found one in the attic and they aren't gonna spend money getting a battery or battery adapter... I have three and two are electrically dead and the one with working electronics was broken in shipping

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

5:18 I’m getting a visual of Sunburned American Tourists in Europe having this

@SchwarzPoet 3 ай бұрын

A good month ago I bought the Sigma Mark 1 including a zoom lens and leather photo bag for 30€ including shipping. The camera works perfectly. If you don't know the camera, it's the first Sigma camera ever and a direct copy of the Ricoh Singlex TLS. Another camera that is basically a relabelled Ricoh Singlex TLS for the American market would be the Sears T-L-S. The Sigma is normally found between 30 and 70€ and is purely mechanical except for the TTL light meter and is a real metal tank. Praktica and Revue / Revueflex, or Zenit have already been suggested to you, then there would be Porst, Chinon or Topcon, where you can definitely get one or the other model under 50 € or even under 50 $. It's definitely worth looking. Greetings from Germany

@colemandupuis9066 4 ай бұрын

Recently sold my olympus xa and I will miss it for sure! One of the easiest cameras to travel with, and one of the ones that really got me to love rangefinders.

@laurences.d.1176 4 ай бұрын

Nice video. Bravo for your efforts. You forgot to mention the Praktika, Zenit and Revue cameras which are also very good for under 50 euros!

@Overexposed1 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@saf1999 2 ай бұрын

Have an Olympus AF-1 super. Really excited for it

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

11:13 EXCUSE ME? Although DTF also stands for Down To Focus

@dedclownsRfunny 4 ай бұрын

Didn’t even talk about the plastic fantastic 90s consumer SLRs like Canon EOS 3000 or Pentax mx/mz50? Come on these are fantastic cameras for dirt cheap easy to use pretty decent looking gear.

@troydehoyos 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Covered a ton of cameras in a short time.

@robertknight4672 4 ай бұрын

Normally as an alternative to the Pentax 1000 I would recommend the Olympus alarm 2000 which is actually made by Cosina but it can use the Owen Mount lenses. The cheapest ones I found on eBay were $49. It can function without the battery but it lacks a PC sync port for flash. Considering it's not a true Olympus I don't think that camera is really worth what people are selling it for. There were other versions under other brand names that would use those companies respective lenses.

@ajorsomething4935 4 ай бұрын

Most of these cameras I haven't used but I will vouch for the ME super, I own better featured film cameras but I have one of the MEs in silver and I love the way it feels in hand and shoots. It's not fully manual, though you can use manual mode, however I'd say it's better than the K1000, since the secret is getting out on those while the ME super remains reasonable. It's a teriffic feeling compact 35 with an immensely big and bright viewfinder and the more basic pentax lenses are plenty cheap.

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

This was truly a very interesting list. My only fear is maintenance.

@PokhrajRoy. 4 ай бұрын

Inflation is bad but wages not keeping up with inflation is the devil itself.

@Overexposed1 4 ай бұрын

No doubt!

@GarrettWare 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video brother! Thoughts on the Hi-Matic G2? Just had one cross my way and I think it could be a honey

@levivandenberg4223 4 ай бұрын

I have the Nikom L35AF. It's a good camera if you can find it for around 50, but you have to get lucky. I've seen these cameras listed for as much as 250 euros😢

@joey.leblanc 4 ай бұрын

I've got two of them, the L35AF2 and L35AF3, I paid $10 for the first one, and $30 for the AF3. If you look hard enough, deals come up locally. I've seen people thrift them too. I highly recommend this, or the Canon counterpart, the AF35M & AF35ML!

@edits.by.hobbie Ай бұрын

Hey I just saw your video now if you would recommend a camera from this video which one would that be because I am new to film photography so don’t know much about it

@mixschrecks3839 4 ай бұрын

Great list but I disagree with the disposable camera option. If you want to test the waters, borrow a camera from a family member or friend and shoot a roll of cheap color film.

@StanleyKubick1 4 ай бұрын

Hi-Matic 7s far outperforms the 7s2

@matthewparriott 4 ай бұрын

What's your go-to for used gear? Keep it simple Ebay or something else?

@UncleDon226 4 ай бұрын

And that's not even getting into all the medium format 620 cameras like the Brownie Hawkeye, Duraflex, Argus 75, Anscoflex, or the 120 cameras like Holga, Diana, Afga, or Lubitel.