Buying a 2nd hand film camera? Here's how to check it | 3635 basics

For all you newbies to film cameras, here is a full list of things we do to make sure the cameras are of working condition before we purchase it. We hope this helps you out in your 2nd hand film camera purchase!
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[@spiritwalker6153]

All good advice. Not too many people know what to look for when purchasing a vintage used camera. I've been lucky so far. Every one of my vintage cameras work as advertised with the exception of the light meters in a couple of them.

[@Project3635]

Hey guys, we hope everyone is doing well with the quarantines (self-imposed or government imposed). This video is made to help all the people who consistently ask "how do I know whether this camera works". I struggled with this when I bought my first camera too, but was lucky and did not waste too much money before finding the cameras that I'm still using today. If you find it useful, please share with your friends who are looking to get into analog photography.

[@markthomasduggan6515]

THis is a fantastic video! Super well explained! Thank you!

[@rjohnbernales]

Thank you,this was very helpful 🙏

[@yaramd716]

thank you this was super helpful!

[@user-hf3so6gk7x]

Thank you for this video, very well done! Have a wonderful day.

[@hondainapot]

WOWOW this is so helpful!

[@caypasha]

love the video! thanks for the insights

[@sseulreal]

rly helpful video! i recently had this sudden interest in film photography and decided to go ahead to purchase my 1st film camera. was thinking how should i even go about starting to test the camera to make sure it's in usable condition. it will break my heart if i ended up spending hundreds of dollars & a roll of film just to end up with an expensive paper weight hahah

[@patrickpeeler5994]

Stuff I didn't know. Wow thanks 👍🏻

[@evestanton]

Hey, this video was really helpful thanks. I can’t seem to find your video on checking second hand lenses though, is it in a specific playlist on your KZbin account? Thanks

[@tesstay450]

this will sound soooo dumb, but i bought an old film cam from a bazaar with the knowledge of a noob smartphone photographer and i missed the fact that it was missing the shutter curtain until i loaded a film and was already halfway through it thanks to your video 😂 thank you for saving me the disappointment of looking at developed photos of nothingness 🙏

[@lafemmeparallel]

Thanks!

[@tea_drunk.]

Ain’t gonna lie, when I bought film for my “new” Minolta X-700, I immediately searched for test videos and this one was first, this video was very helpful and useful, big thanks, thanks as well for saving me 7€, cuz my Minolta has a dead shutter 😝

[@jokesNgiggles]

this is so cute and useful. i love your shirt as well.

[@Project3635]

Thank you! It is one of my favourite t-shirts. :)

[@TeddyJSmooth]

The first thing my opinion, to check is the camera shutter!

[@TeddyJSmooth]

I have a Vintage Pentax FZ 20 film camera, is has a little dust, but camera takes great negatives. It a autofocus.

[@jerichodumay2954]

Do you think I can replace the black sponge thingy? I find it on my mom's old camera Canon Sureshot 38-60mm Zoom very rusty like.

[@David-sw3on]

Thank you very much..for this helped me out a lot! I am just learning about these intricate vintage beauties. And PS...by the way, Your English is very good, You should be proud! I am guessing that your language of coarse is hard to learn, but so is English! Take care, best wishes.. And 2 thumbs up!👍👍😉🇨🇦

[@Project3635]

Thank you! Also, I speak English natively. As a Singaporean, I grew up speaking both English and Chinese that’s why my accent isn’t what you hear from western countries. Hope you find some good camera purchases!

[@AbdulAhad-gx8ce]

Hey which one is better Pentax k1000 or Nikon fm. I'm gonna buy my first film camera 🙌. Please reply 😅.

[@bryanmartinez7849]

Where’s that other video

[@evatarabrager8103]

Pretty good guid thank you a lot :) but half the time i would not have understand you without subtile

[@cardfun7653]

best watching in speed 1.25

[@ferrariz5069]

Where do you buy film camera ?

[@johnoofsatchurch]

Garage sales, thrift stores, eBay, Etsy,

[@horsenuts1831]

Re, self timer. Do you know anybody in the history of the World who has ever used a self-timer? No, me neither. It is not a function that needs to be checked.

[@Project3635]

It’s still a part of the camera. You can choose not to check if you don’t care about it but it doesn’t mean that everyone thinks the same way. Likewise, can you show me evidence of no one ever using the self timer?

[@cameramanceltic4915]

camera is older than you??? aaah no not in my case . very judgemental comment ffs lol x

[@blopin2002]

From the looks of it you're a fellow Singaporean, and though I've been shooting for a while I still found this video very informative! Do you guys have a social media?

[@Project3635]

Hello! Thank you for your kind words. Links to our socials are in the description!