53 year old film on an 84 year old Kodak Vigilant

[@mrpatrickkay61]

Loved this. Followed you here from “the Photowalk” and VERO. I occasionally shoot film with my first camera from 1981, canon a1, but I also have my dads box camera from his time in WW2 which now I’m keen to try out

[@jsollowsphotography]

That’s wonderful Patrick! The AE1 is a great camera. I own one myself. If you have any questions about your Dads box camera, I’m glad to offer any assistance I can.

[@TheProfessorofFilm]

Thank you so much. I really enjoyed this. I have a roll of 120 HP3 from ‘71. You’ve inspired me to shoot with it and I’ll use a Brownie box I was given and hadn’t planned to do anything with. The stop a decade is an insight really worth knowing. Rodinal rules!

[@jsollowsphotography]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! I would love to see/hear how it works out for you!

[@archer41eh]

I really liked how the images turned out. They had a vintage look that really suited the film era. Great video, Jim. Thank you for sharing you experiences.

[@jsollowsphotography]

Thank you Shawn! I’m glad you enjoyed it!!

[@thecoganfamily]

My wife bought me a mint, hardly used Kodak Junior 6-16 today. It’s in the original box with notes of its history from the 2nd or 3rd owner in the 50’s. I intend to try it out if I can get some film, then preserve this historical camera for the generations to come. Your images turned so nicely that I excited to find some film. Not too sure where to do that but I suppose eBay would be a good starting place. Thank you for your video.

[@jsollowsphotography]

@@thecoganfamily Thats so wonderful Stuart! I would love to see a photo of the camera and hear how it goes for you. My contact info can be found here. linktr.ee/jsollows

[@camerafusion]

Looks like my 1930’s voightlander. It’s such a beautiful camera and takes amazing images.

[@jsollowsphotography]

30’s Voightlander … nice!! Hey I see you shout Fuji and Film!! How is it we haven’t run into each other!! 😂 I’ve subscribed to your channel now 👍

[@camerafusion]

@@jsollowsphotography great videos! Subbed!

[@TheDonnaCrosby]

I have this camera in my collection. Great tip on the viewfinder

[@jsollowsphotography]

I suspect mean the little Paralax Correction dial? That an surprisingly advanced feature for such a basic camera. Do you shoot yours?

[@TheDonnaCrosby]

@Jim Sollows just checked I was mistaken mine is a Polaroid land camera model 150.

[@camerafusion]

The pictures turned out great!

[@jsollowsphotography]

I was pleased with the results. I honestly didn’t expect them to turn out as well as they did.

[@stikkisoxx]

Shots really look amazing. Can't to try out my Tourist. Thanks

[@jsollowsphotography]

They definitely turned out better than I expected. It’s a lot of fun you should definitely try out your Tourist!

[@aphexteknol]

Came for the interesting photography experiment, stayed for the Hermes Rocket typewriter on your desk! Thumbs up from a fellow photography/typewriter nerd. :)

[@jsollowsphotography]

Stick around you will see others 😀 I use a typewriter daily.

[@guyloughridge4628]

Your results are fabulous

[@jsollowsphotography]

Thank You!!

[@adammitka452]

Love this camera. I buy last week Kodak Junior 620 and shoot 40 years old adapted kodacolor vr400 film. Next week i send it to lab and wait for results;)

[@jsollowsphotography]

I’d love to see your results!!

[@MARKLINMAN1]

Pretty damn cool. I just got back into shooting film after NOT shooting film for over 20 years. Still Love it.

[@jsollowsphotography]

Yes I was the same. I’ve been back to shooting film now for about 8 years and am here to stay 👍

[@ChrisTDownTheRabbitHole]

Nice to see using old simple cameras. Good job!

[@jsollowsphotography]

They are so much fun!!

[@gerryhardman9060]

Thanks for doing this video, I have that same camera with 105 mm F8 lens, which is obviously not as good as your lens which is a 4.5 aperture but now I’m looking forward to using it because I didn’t think I would get anything out of it, although I think I should probably stop down the lens to maybe F-16 to get decent sharpness out of it it’s only about I think a three element lens. But thanks for sharing your insights on old film too because I have a lot of old 4x5 film I want to use which is back from the 70s, regards, Gerry

[@jsollowsphotography]

You’re welcome Gerry! With old film it can perform quite well but it likes contrast. Low light and shadows can be muddy. It’s fun to use it 👍

[@zetorek83]

mine is on the way very good deal only 46 bucks only films might be problem and place to develope now days but still excited

[@nancymatheson8602]

Fascinating. I'm not a film shooter, but this particular subject was very engaging.

[@jsollowsphotography]

Thank you Nancy!!

[@justlikeswimming5988]

Enjoyed your video! The shots turned out well, hope you try some modern 120 film out soon, find out what the lens on that camera can deliver. Will the numbers via the red window space properly with 120 film?

[@jsollowsphotography]

You can’t load 120 film because the spool is too thick. You can respool 120 onto the 620 spindle. I do intend to do that soon. Im working on a project involving a cold war era spy camera at the moment.

[@jamesthorpe8796]

Well done! Was the Cana-Pan 220 or 620?

[@jsollowsphotography]

Slip of the tongue on the video. It was 620 film not 220.

[@fotograficzneopowiesci7389]

Hi, great material, great results. I have a question if I may, I bought an old Agfa Isolette camera and it had old Kodacolor II film exposed, I would like to develop it and I don't know how to approach it, the film is probably from the 70's. What would you advise?

[@jsollowsphotography]

If I recall the Isolette uses 120 film. I would develop as normal. Kodacolor II tended to hold its colour quite well. You will likely see some fading and maybe even colour shifts but you should still get very usable images. You can do some colour correction and improve saturation and contrast in post. I’d love to see what you get!

[@fotograficzneopowiesci7389]

@@jsollowsphotography This film is developed in the c-41 process so I need to take it to the Lab. I am very curious myself because if it was properly exposed, it should be archival photos from the 70s. When I get the film developed and scanned, I will of course let you know what the results are, and maybe I will make a short material on my channel. Thank you very much for the advice and answer, Best regards.

[@donnafentanes7775]

Those were really nice photos. I just picked up one of those cameras recently and got some 620 film. I'm getting ready to shoot. But I noticed that you didn't have to focus on any of the shots, was that because of your stop and speed settings? Thanks.

[@jsollowsphotography]

Hi Donna. The camera uses zone focusing so you need to know the distance to your subject. To minimize this, I was out on a bright day so I tended to shoot at f16 to give me a maximum depth of field. I use a technique called Zone Focusing.

[@Kalides]

is your camera a 620? if so, are you rewinding 120 film? or does the 120 fit. i know ur vid u said 220. bit of course that in not available thhese days. ( except, as u are using expired)

[@jsollowsphotography]

I was shooting an actual unexposed roll of 620. I realized after posting that I inadvertently said 220. Unfortunately KZbin doesn’t allow videos to be changed without deleting all the history so I made a note about the error in the comments.

[@MRGCROFT]

You mentioned nothing about 220 film no being readily available what options do we have

[@jsollowsphotography]

It actually takes 620, not 220. I made a slip in one spot on the video and said 220. There is a correction in the show notes. 620 film is the same size as 120, its just a thinner spool. You can re-roll 120 onto a 620 spool or you can also buy new 620 film from a few suppliers. FlicFilm, Lomography and Film Photography Project all make 620 film.

[@zetorek83]

how can i tell what year is it

[@jsollowsphotography]

With some high end cameras such as Leica’s, you can actually look up the serial number and see the date of manufacture. With this camera you can only approximate by researching the specific model to find out the years it was in production. In my case, the camera came in its original box with manual and sales receipt dated July 12 1939.

[@andreasfranz1683]

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[@jsollowsphotography]

Thanks for watching!