JCH making a youtube channel might possibly be one of the only wonderful things to come out of 2020.
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
I am humbled. Thank you.
@marckyokay3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, thought the same.
@gewglesux3 жыл бұрын
Besides Covid( and assoicated things)2020 wasn't to bad for me. I am one of the lucky ones.
@N199UA3 жыл бұрын
This is like taking a 5-year old to Disneyland! Deeply impressed by Kanto’s beautiful work.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
that shop is amazing - japan really is the GOAT for film photography
@HtMnBrusso3 жыл бұрын
Bellamy, what cool place, thanks for taking us. Some amazing craftspeople there!
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@Tony166106 ай бұрын
I came across a chap with a painted M6 done in the "reporter" style which was done by Kanto and from them it's been an absolute grail of mine should he ever decide to sell it. Wonderful to see shops like this and I can sincerely say I hope that they stay around for decades and decades more to come.
@donjagoe6 ай бұрын
Wow-precision is right!
@rumblestar57712 ай бұрын
Just fantastic stuff! Thanks for the tour Bellamy. Please do more videos like this.
@stevehoffman9735 Жыл бұрын
They did an amazing job on my 1967 M4. Just a perfect camera now!
@fingerluck3 жыл бұрын
My dream list to have my M6, FM2n and the lenses to be check and service by legendary Kanto Camera.
@MrChomiq3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Bellamy, it's really great to see the masters from Kanto at work. Too bad the bloody Leica's nearly doubled in price over the last year and a half.
@jr-wv4qw3 жыл бұрын
If you did a series of visiting all the little camera shops in Japan I would watch the hell out of it. This camera shop reminds me a lot of my favorite camera shop in the US, "Alaskan Photographic Repair Service", up in Fairbanks Alaska. One man shop, tucked away on the second floor of the Fairbanks downtown indoor mall. He's been there *forever* and seeing his shop is worth making a trip up to Alaska.
@asten54093 жыл бұрын
Blimey overnight the JCH KZbin channel became the de facto best film channel on the platform. What a treat to see these artisans at work repairing and customising cameras by hand! As usual so refreshing to hear from someone who actually knows about cameras rather than just an 'influencer'.
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
I am honoured, many thanks.
@colintoews74583 жыл бұрын
One of my dream jobs 👍 Awesome video thank you 🙏
@LE672AJ2 жыл бұрын
A great behind-the-scenes look at the best place in the world for these sorts of repairs/upgrades. Well done!
@japancamerahunter2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@JonnyEnglish-gu1cs3 жыл бұрын
Wow what an interesting place great video
@ianhand50063 жыл бұрын
What an excellent facility! When I see "Made in Japan", on an item, I know it's a sign of quality.
@funkyuk13 жыл бұрын
Superb stuff Bellamy
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@DANVIIL2 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@dorfschmidt4833 Жыл бұрын
Wow. Vacuum deposition killed it. 👍
@TorToroPorco3 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a special place. Love they can do single coatings. I remember the first B&W photos I ever shot and developed myself using my dad’s old Yashica rangefinder which had a single coated lens. The negatives had a gorgeous tonal gradation to them.
@mesta12053 жыл бұрын
Those guys have saved my mamiya 7 twice! Fixed a lens and the shutter lever back in 2017. Amazing service by Kumiko and the team!
@mesta12053 жыл бұрын
@Eduardo Oropeza I guess it's pricey. CLA for mamiya 7 was 250$. Fixing the lens was 100$. But, bear in mind it's expert service. One of the OG kanto guys used to be a mamiya engineer. He's actually worked on the mamiya 7 so it felt safe in his hands :)
@leniseormsby3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing us Kanto!
@BeingWolfy3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. Thank you!
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@zakshah34803 жыл бұрын
I can say without a shadow of a doubt, this is absolutely beautiful work. Thank you for bringing light to the hard work that these people do!
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome
@augustlions3 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Really glad you restarted your youtube channel and have great content like this.
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@schuerfer3 жыл бұрын
Whoa. What an amazing place.
@rossana7823 жыл бұрын
👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you, very much indeed.
@NickShvelidze3 жыл бұрын
I can't comprehend such a concept as too much workshop space.
@JasperBunschoten3 жыл бұрын
This is so cool. People genuinely loving old cameras and putting the time and effort in to maintain and restore them.
@chrisloomis14893 жыл бұрын
On another note ... Love the silent quiet workplace. Ahh quiet and hyper focusing .. Lovely place to work on things !! Lovely ~
@HarmFlo3 жыл бұрын
Never thought I'd get to see this. Awesome!
@kriseric13 жыл бұрын
My god, this is incredible
@alanmoulsdale61723 жыл бұрын
I loved that guy doing the precision work at his bench with a phone next to him! I bet he loves it when that goes off mid job. Great video, really interesting.
@MarcS4R3 жыл бұрын
envy, i love their work !
@ProudNothing3 жыл бұрын
Wowow magical
@PB613 жыл бұрын
Nice to see some of the faces behind the repair of my GW690 III. New shutter and a tidy up. Very happy
@chooselife15092 жыл бұрын
Wow.
@TannerGarcia3 жыл бұрын
I just found out about Kanto. Thank you so much!!
@hotpinkbulb3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the behind the scenes peek, really enjoyed it.
@emiliogonzalez28073 жыл бұрын
Love these people, they make my soul happy.
@nofear12423 жыл бұрын
Cool video. Amazing folks out there keeping old cameras and film alive!
@georgemunz3 жыл бұрын
I've watched this several times. So nice to see behind the curtain. Thank you for the heavenly gift.
@Traveljournalist3 жыл бұрын
Amazing documentary ! Thank you !
@lightloving6833 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Inspiring to see artisans at work.
@falcopunch143 жыл бұрын
Such a cool, behind the scenes, exclusive!
@malbeats36003 жыл бұрын
thanks for that, so great to see behind the scenes
@AtlantaTerry3 жыл бұрын
I was stationed at Tachikawa Air Force Base from 1966 to 1968 so know the area well. I loved to take the train into Shinjuku and The Ginza to visit camera stores. I also went to the main Tokyo train station then across the street to the Nikon store and also the Nikon repair center when my Nikon F bodies or Nikkor lenses needed service. Akihabara was also quite an interesting area, too.
@xjoexedge3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing to see. I’m so happy you are making these videos.
@imcg1103 жыл бұрын
Just a wonderful video. I love when someone with your respected reputation can allow us all access "behind the curtain". Fascinating to see.
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@kidrichards26133 жыл бұрын
This is pure magic. Thank you for this! Keep it coming, mate!
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@sksaito82273 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh... I always wondered what it looks like in Kanto. Thanks Bellamy!
@connorp12183 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for going out of your way to show us these things!
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@KeithCanisius3 жыл бұрын
You have some truly great video's.
@dongrandmaster37873 жыл бұрын
I am very impressed. That is why I love Japan.
@ryanzidarich85553 жыл бұрын
Incredible, thank you so much
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@photoholic63693 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this "behind the scenes" video. It is soooo interesting. And good to see, what is still possible in terms of camera repair.
@followthe-Light9 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this video, thank you very much :)
@japancamerahunter9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@HOSTILEWORKPLACE3 жыл бұрын
Ever since you posted about that M3 you had them overhaul and paint I have been fascinated by this place. Thank you so much Bellamy for giving us this tour. Maybe in the future I can visit with my own M3 and have them build it the way I want it. Keep up the amazing work with this channel!
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@riceboy8903 жыл бұрын
I’m so incredibly happy to see you making KZbin videos again ❤️
@slothsarecool11 ай бұрын
Love this crazy workspace 😅
@japancamerahunter11 ай бұрын
Us too!
@jonlouis25823 жыл бұрын
One of the most interesting things I have seen on KZbin.
@anywhichway41823 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Thanks for the behind-the-scenes tour.
@hudwa3 жыл бұрын
Bellamy, I'm absolutely loving your new YT videos. This one is especially wonderful, a really rare treat that only you could manage to provide. Thank you so much and keep up the great work!!
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@pcfentiman5333 жыл бұрын
Love Kanto and thanks to Bellamy's help l have had a couple of my own Cameras put through the 'Kanto Process'! Highly, highly recommended!
@coffeepyros3 жыл бұрын
This is sooo interesting! Thanks for taking us along! :)
@hippo_hq3 жыл бұрын
Super cool to see that and damn, so tempted to reach out and get that W! :)
@3mfreale3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for bringing us this! So unique
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@john_murch3 жыл бұрын
Japanese perfectionism at its finest!
@guillermolastra65553 жыл бұрын
Thank you for bringing us this! So unique, I follow Kanto on Instagram and the jobs is amassing
@srkgv3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing this.
@62smarty3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the story!
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure!
@jcaldrey10393 жыл бұрын
Really enjoining this series mate!! Awesome Job
@kribomon3 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing us this kind of access, its really much appreciated.
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@terencemorrissey44133 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@hiro_1013 жыл бұрын
Great video showing the behind the scenes. After watching this, I'll never moan again how long these services take. So much work goes into it.
@laurencepak88513 жыл бұрын
Love this!!!
@glhf9043 жыл бұрын
I like ur t-shirt!!
@josearielramos3713 жыл бұрын
Amazing stuff, mate! Thank you for letting us see what happens behind the scenes.
@marckyokay3 жыл бұрын
I have only seen the place from the customer perspective in the tiny foyer they have. SO great to have a look behind the curtain. This is the single very best place on the planet you could bring your analogue camera to... sadly the turnaround time jumped from 6 to 9 months recently (at least when I spoke to them). Email responses could be quicker tbh... takes around 3-4 weeks to get a response. Amazing place anyway.
@ralphmendoza3 жыл бұрын
A beautiful field trip
@AimShootDevelop3 жыл бұрын
Always in awe of the gear and know how you bring to the platform! Keep up the good content!
@yasha89513 жыл бұрын
Wow amazing!
@japancamerahunter3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@echosierra17903 жыл бұрын
Seems like a lovely shop. I'd love to have a black painted M2 from them.
@HighHatOG3 жыл бұрын
I want their gold hassy 😂
@TheKakTer3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the video!
@WesleyVerhoevePhotography3 жыл бұрын
Such a lovely look into such a special place! Thanks for this!
@kurocamera3 жыл бұрын
Very cool! Now they just need to hire 10 more people or so to take care of that backlog :)
@hugevibez3 жыл бұрын
Where do you find 10 people that have the knowledge and experience to do this job? I'm sure they hire anyone that walks in there and is capable.
@garymorrow93243 жыл бұрын
That vid was so interesting. Thank you! Gary
@jvladcliff40833 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@johanvanhuyssteen92173 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for the inside peek.
@chromacameras17153 жыл бұрын
Really interesting video B, thanks for putting it together. Seeing the other side of Kanto is awesome. Cheers
@kelvinahkian58093 жыл бұрын
More of this please. Perhaps a deeper conversation with them.
@albertmeyer89833 жыл бұрын
This is so cool! Subzero! Thanks Mr. Hunt!
@GigiScorcia3 жыл бұрын
great video, really interesting, keep on doing that stuff... that kanto shop looks like paradise