13:13 For the rangefinder cameras, I suggest Soviet cameras. I got a Fed, Zorki and Kiev for under $50 and the lenses are very nice and reasonable as well! I suggest the Kiev 4A, its the highest quality camera for the best price and the lenses are all under $60 online from wide angle 28mm to 135mm long range glass.
@night_bot_dev7 ай бұрын
Daddy is back
@aycuens3 ай бұрын
Welcome back Patrick! Excellent video and definitely a great guide for starters in this world of cameras.
@scrptwic13 күн бұрын
I recently reconditioned a Pentax Spotamatic SP11 I had bought mainly for the Takumar lenses and metal lens hoods that were I the kit. The Spotamatic needed new light Seals that I replaced with $ 8.00 worth of supplies from Walmart. I dont trust the old light meter so I used a Minolta hand held light meter to espourser. I used the 35mm 3.5 lens with Fuji ASA 200 film all my pictures came out perfectly and only needed minor editing. I'm glad to see my photography skills are still intact. I was unhappy with Pentax's new 17 half frame camera as if I was going to use a film camera I wanted one full frame with interchangeable lenses .
@Anavrin18127 ай бұрын
I have the secret rangefinder recommendation you were missing: Canon Model 7s can be had in good condition for about a hundred dollars at present, are very pleasant to shoot, more or less fully featured, have built in switchable frame lines for 35, 50, 85/100, and 135mm, and the light meter might even work. They take L39 aka M39 aka Leica Thread Mount (LTM) lenses, and Canon also made some nice 35s and 50s for them which are usually about a hundred dollars as well. You can also use cheap soviet glass, or multiple thousand-dollar german glass, oc. Some soviet rangefinders like FED-5s are even cheaper. Those are worse ergonomically and have more limited features, but if you get a screaming deal or just want to try out rangefinder shooting with an interchangeable lens camera maybe still worth it.
@patricknicholsdesign7 ай бұрын
These are good recommendations, I just don't have any firsthand experience with the FED cameras and I've heard mixed things about their quality control, so I decided against mentioning them. Thanks for watching.
@PlastiForgeАй бұрын
34:23 Pro tip, you can dismantle that aperture ring pretty easily and use the ball of a ball point pin for its indexing bearing.
@patricknicholsdesign27 күн бұрын
Saving this tip for later when I inevitably lose another one. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@viriatvsoflvsitania54227 ай бұрын
New subscriber here. Great video with really useful tips. Facebook marketplace was the place where I got my latest bargain deal: a Olympus OM-2 with a motor drive, a Zuiko 50mm f:1,4 and a Tokina 28mm f:2,8 for 100 euro (about the same in USD). The camera is in good condition and working fine, just needs a good cleaning, lubrification and new light seals. The lenses are in good condition too, glass is unscratched, some dust and fungus inside. A good cleanup of all this gear is gonna be my upcoming project so I can use it during my summer holidays. Cheers, looking forward for future videos.
@Noah-lj2sg7 ай бұрын
I agree, local deals will almost always be cheaper and more trustworthy than what you'll find online
@giacomodelillo17197 ай бұрын
Welcome back
@Narsuitus7 ай бұрын
In 2016, I purchased my last 35mm rangefinder camera, a Leica M6. It was the best 35mm rangefinder I have ever used. Argus C3, Minolta Hi-Matic 9, Canon QL17, and Contax G1 were the other 35mm rangefinders I owned and used before the Leica M6. My personal favorite was the Leica M6 with 21mm f/1.4, 35mm f/1.4, and 90mm f/2 lenses.
@truckerzachbell3 ай бұрын
Canon eye controlled EOS ELAN IIe. It was what some thought was too advanced for it's time, and the eye controlled autofocus feature is difficult to calibrate. But that film advance motor sound is oh so satisfying...
@robertwaffel82487 ай бұрын
Minolta is the answer: SRT (regardless which model) for all that manual goodness and x300 for a bit of aperture priority support.
@720whip4 ай бұрын
the XD's are really nice, same feature set as the x300-x700 but way nicer build quality and looks
@robertwaffel82484 ай бұрын
@@720whip But the X300 you can have almost for free 🙂
@janklaassen38884 ай бұрын
The x-500 is definitely better. Less risk of capacitor issues too.
@Narsuitus7 ай бұрын
In the 1967, I purchased my first 35mm SLR camera, a Miranda Sensorex. It was unreliable. I got rid of it because broke too many within its three-year warrantee. After the Sensorex, other 35mm SLRs I used included Pentax Spotmatic, Fuji ST705, and Nikon F, F2, F3, F4, EM, N70, and N2000. All, except the Miranda, were reliable cameras. My personal favorite was the Nikon F2 with 35mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.4, and 180mm f/2.8 lenses.
@michaelcase857426 күн бұрын
I purchased my first 35mm camera in 1967 too, in Anaheim. It was a Canonflex, one of their first attempts at SLR.cameras. I wrote a check for it, and the store called the bank to see if I had money in the bank. How things have changed!
@loudharley6926Ай бұрын
Nice part about the Yashika, you can fit Contax/Carl Zeiss lenses on them should you run across a bargain on one of those
@tunasalad9707 ай бұрын
Great video, when I was looking for a rangefinder to play around with I also found it seemed like slim pickings compared to all the affordable options with regard to SLR's, I ended up with a little auto compact which is super handy in low light with its flash, and very easy to carry around. I just take it everywhere, too many times I bought an SLR somewhere and had to lug it around for no reason, or wished I had a camera but didnt bring it. I think the big learning curve for me when I first got into buying SLRs was figuring out what lenses fit on what. Luckily most of the big brands seemed reluctant to change lens mounts for long periods of time. Would also love to see a teardown/cla video of that 50mm macro, I've kind of wanted one of those for a while but haven't seen one come up for a price I'd pay just yet.
@Tax_Collector012 ай бұрын
I am an Argus C3 airhead, of the seven that I have…one has a rusted backplate so it’s unusable (for now), two have broken rangefinders (one I broke trying to remove for cleaning and the other, the seller broke trying to clean as well), three had fungus colonies in the lenses (in which one I managed to destroy the coating from cleaning, it wasn’t apparent until I received the scans), my Harry Potter matchmatic has problems with the slow shutter speeds, and the rest are fully operational. The units with broken rangefinders are not a loss, but taking pictures with them would slow me down indefinitely. In summary, they are worth what you want from these cameras…which isn’t a lot, but it’s special. I just really like the Brick’s history, lenses, simplicity, “easier” serviceability, reliability and layout of controls.
@patricknicholsdesign2 ай бұрын
Always thought those Argus ramgefinders looked like fun. Haven't tried one yet, but might have to at some point. Thanks for watching.
@SamCyanide7 ай бұрын
For the budget autofocus SLRs, you can also find Nikon N4004 and N6006 for cheap, but I like the control layout on the 8008 a lot more. The buying guide where you walk through the cameras is a great segment Also, first.
@olivierbourbonnais13257 ай бұрын
33:19 Pavement fan?
@Focal_Paradox19 күн бұрын
When buying old lenses on eBay and the like, ask the seller to shine a light through the lens and to look for signs of fungal growth on the internal elements. This is especially true on zoom lenses. I've had a number of occasions where a lovely looking lens on eBay is actually riddled with fungal growth on the inside. Generally speaking, this is something the seller is not even aware of, unless their feedback suggests they sell a lot of lenses...
@Rangefinder483 ай бұрын
Had a Nikon S2 for a while until finally switching to Canon P. Sold the S2 for more than when I bought it, bought the Canon P with about 35% of the S2’s price. What an upgrade in so many aspects!
@Derekhenseler7 ай бұрын
Nice vid, and nice Rokkor collection!
@reeve79297 ай бұрын
Hey you mentioned using the Minolta 50mm f3.5 for scanning film, have you tried that out yet? I want to get into scanning my own film if I can. I have a Sony A7R that I have a few adaptors for, one being an MD mount so using a Minolta lens would be ideal.
@patricknicholsdesign7 ай бұрын
It's been very good, but if you're going to be using it on a full frame camera you'll need to get an extension tube for it. At the time I purchased it for use on an APSC camera, so the fact that it's a 1:2 lens didn't matter. I recently upgraded to full frame, and found that it was weirdly difficult to find an extension tube for it at a good price relative to the initial cost of the lens. Thanks for watching.
@reeve79297 ай бұрын
@@patricknicholsdesign Sweet! I've just placed an order on Ebay for this lens with the 1:1 extension for $150 Canadian. I'm not sure if that is a reasonable price or not but it was in very good condition with the original extension tube as well. Do you have a specific model or brand of light source you recommend for scanning film?
@rileya76523 ай бұрын
@@patricknicholsdesign Would love to see a video on your setup/scanning process
@illegalmindset41227 ай бұрын
Hey awesome a long one welcome back
@arnbin91863 ай бұрын
I subscribed early, I am not disappointed 😂
@professionalvr2 ай бұрын
Praktica cameras for life !
@Rutherfordium20234 ай бұрын
Canon f1 my beloved
@otterb2 ай бұрын
Hey Patrick, I've been getting into film photography for just over a year now with my Minolta Riva 110 Zoom, which has been super fun to use and shoot with, but I would love a stint in 120 film photography to be able to get a better handle on manual controls. At the same time, I also want a modernish camera (1990s and later). However I've found it extremely hard to find a good camera to start on that isnt like $900 AUD +. Wondering if you had recommendations on either models, or places to look for cameras? Happy with any format really, (hopefully 645, or 6x7). Let me know if anything comes to mind! Otherwise no stress. Cheers
@patricknicholsdesign2 ай бұрын
Medium format is very difficult to get into anywhere close to the pricepoint you can with 35mm. Probably the best value that exists is the Mamiya 645 but you're still going to spend $300-$400 USD for a full working kit. The TLRs used to be a good value but have crept up a lot in price over the years. But yeah if it were me I'd go with one of the 645 modular cameras (Mamiya, Pentax, Bronica, etc.). Thanks for watching.
@naomiobscura7 ай бұрын
90s slrs are so underrated, they feel kinda crappy yea but their cheap and have so many features. i have like 5 canon rebel bodies i bought for under $5 each and they all function
@720whip4 ай бұрын
the eye controlled auto-focus in some canon EF SLRs is so intuitive
@Baer94713 ай бұрын
Still a pass for me, I only own metal soviet cameras rn lmao I had an EOS 500n btw
@butterbean85774 ай бұрын
Point and shoot ftw
@turdledive9277 ай бұрын
Man using flash on point and shoot is so nice for easy pictures
@xbaxtrollz7 ай бұрын
Amazing video. I wish I had this video when I was trying to buy cameras
@cameron64657 ай бұрын
HES BACK
@johnyoung16064 ай бұрын
Well done,, Stay with the 60's-80's cameras,,, Medium Price,,, most expensive,,, then specialize in different brands,,, ETC.... :) :) :)
@FredCDobbs1516 ай бұрын
Dude. Make more camera teardown and repair videos!
@thevoiceman61924 ай бұрын
KEH is the best in my opinion. You forgot to mention shipping in your KEH review. And KEH usually will put what's wrong with it in the description.
@shinya34477 ай бұрын
Gonna take this opportunity to say I'm selling a Minolta XE-7, one of their best cameras made. Camera has been CLA'D!!!
@danem22153 ай бұрын
AF SLRs may be less cool to be seen shooting with, but I almost always use a way more reliable and fast Maxxum 800si for anything remotely important or action-y.
@patricknicholsdesign3 ай бұрын
They're definitely the way to go where speed and ease of operation is a concern. I'm pretty fast with my X-700 but I still always shoot with an AF SLR for portrait jobs. The ability to fire off continuous shots is really a game changer for capturing nuanced candid moments. Thanks for watching.
@rafaelgara14705 ай бұрын
idk thay're really the same, just bought minolta x-700 bcs of it's look and happy with that 😁
@Guttersmurf-gx2sn2 күн бұрын
01:40 X-Pan gang enters the chat
@drunkleted18237 ай бұрын
Hey man, if I paid you, would you restore my camera and make it white like your badass Minolta?
@PuppyTeethVEVO694 ай бұрын
Disregard the haters lol. Canon AE-1 Program for life. It's the perfect little blaster. Picked it up at a thrift store out of curiosity (with a few lenses), knowing little about it, and it's been a dream. Also got a Yashica 200-AF, but it just doesn't feel right. AE-1 Program for LIFE.
@VideoCommentsAndMore4 ай бұрын
Subbed for saying gif correctly
@hullinstruments7 ай бұрын
Not in the photography but this channel is Killer
@Being_Joe4 ай бұрын
35 is nice, but babes love guys that shoot 120
@magedzaki9637Ай бұрын
Are you kidding guys?! We are comparing between dslr and mirrorless cameras and you are getting back to analog cameras
@operatorpsyduck20357 ай бұрын
personally i wouldn't pick up any pentax autofocus slrs, their mirror/shutter gears are plastic and very prone to breaking
@Jsoberon7 ай бұрын
Thinly veiled Minolta Propaganda! You can't get past me!
@nikomenicou73047 ай бұрын
Omg you have a face
@JimIBobIJones2 ай бұрын
Shooting point and shoot with film is pointless hipster posturing. The whole point of shooting film is the process, everything else is objectively worse than shooting digital and/or can be achieved better with digital. If you take the manual exposure control out, what's the point. Its just a worse version of a digital point and shoot, you might as well shoot with your phone and use filters if all you are after is the hipster film grain look. Don't even get me started about people who don't develop film themselves...