Daido's OTHER Camera And What WE Can LEARN From The Master!

Good morning you awesome KZbin camera geeks! Today's episode focuses on one of the lesser known cameras used by Daido Moriyama, a world renowned Japanese street photographer.
Daido is well known for his use of the Ricoh GR-1 film camera in his film days but he's also used a lot of digital cameras for his iconic street work.
Today we focus on one of those "other" cameras, namely the Nikon Coolpix S9100 from 2011.
My first impressions of the Coolpix S9100 many years ago was that it was a cheap, generic point and shoot and so I was surprised when I first heard that Daido, a master photographer, was using it.
But the more I learned about the camera, the more I used it, the more I came to appreciate it and the more I learned about Daido's methodology with regards to camera and street shooting.
I share all of this with you guys today on this video. Hope you enjoy this video and if you did please don't forget to drop a COMMENT to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!
I appreciate your support thanks for watching! #camera #cameras #digicam #oldcamera #photography #film

[@krzysztofgolke1957]

Great talk about taking photos with cheap cameras!

[@cameralegend1033]

@@krzysztofgolke1957 Funny but yeah that's what it is! 😂 It seems Daido has used all types of cameras but prefer cheap ones.

[@algate0r908]

@@cameralegend1033 Couldn't agree more especially in bnw where you get generous amounts of blacks and shadows similar to Kodak tri-x film

[@japanvintagecamera8869]

He used a number of film and digital cameras. I used to have a Rolleiflex which had formerly been owned by him, it was pretty beat to hell, and I had to replace the shutter before I could use it. He was (and still is) a figure in Shinjuku.

[@cameralegend1033]

@@japanvintagecamera8869 @japanvintagecamera8869 Wow that's really cool to hear that he used a Rolleiflex and that you once owned it! I've not heard of it using a Rolleiflex so that's very interesting to hear. I wouldn't be surprised if there were tons more cameras he used. Thanks for sharing your insights and love your channel by the way! It's a great resource for the camera community and I applaud the work you're doing. Keep up the great work!

[@andystenhouse2335]

Another interesting video ! Keep up the good work. 👏👏👏

[@cameralegend1033]

Will try! Thanks much! 🙏🙏👍

[@paulpurpi9069]

Im glad you finished up with the most important point, the best camera is the one in your hands. To artist's like Daido the camera is secondary to his vision.

[@cameralegend1033]

@@paulpurpi9069 Thanks and I really do think the camera is secondary to Daido, his vision for the shots will always come first.

[@numbersix8919]

OK, now I get it. It's a Daido camera. And you knew what I was going to do as soon as I heard "Daido" -- and you stopped me. You're right, of course...you can't follow the Daido way -- maybe "Daidodo" in Japanese -- by buying his cameras. Thanks man. I'd like to hear your thoughts on the black-and-white JPEGs. They looked very good to me, plenty of DR even at a high contrast setting. And with the good AF and 24mm it might be one of the best cameras for Daido. Very glad to hear you're just scratching the surface! All the best in 2024.

[@cameralegend1033]

Thanks Number Six for sharing your thoughts. As for the black and white jpegs they're ok. The High Contrast Monochrome is cool and dramatic, maybe too deep and dark for my taste but maybe that's how Daido liked it. The jpegs are much softer than what comes out of the Ricoh cameras. That's my observations. Appreciate your comments as always!

[@unbroken1010]

We don't people bringing up the price 🤷

[@numbersix8919]

@@unbroken1010 Fun cameras are getting scarce. But most people are still just looking for Fuji$

[@unbroken1010]

@@numbersix8919 got know where to look

[@МихаилБойцов-р5г]

A good video for those just starting out in photography. The main thing is passion and discipline, everything else is not so important. Take pictures with everything, the main thing is to take pictures.

[@cameralegend1033]

Thank you and well said! That's sums up the Daido style of shooting.

[@Lisakayeblood]

Great channel, thank you for the info

[@cameralegend1033]

@@Lisakayeblood I appreciate you watching and your kind words thank you!

[@earlfenwick]

I think you're right. He probably didn't give a damn about cameras. They're like screwdrivers. I love me some P&S cams. I killed my Ricoh R8 yesterday. It took a hard fall. 😱😢 But that means I get to buy a new old camera.

[@cameralegend1033]

Sorry to hear about the R8 but heck yeah that's a great reason to get a new camera! 😂 Appreciate your comments thanks! 🙏👍

[@jensarne5773]

I am a big fan of compact cameras with a big zoom range; Lumix LF1, Lumix TZ90, TZ 100, and one of my favorite zooms are Tamron 28-300 for canon. They may not be as sharp as primes but we will get some more interesting photos in many cases. BTW; your videos feels genuine and interesting - so do not quit.

[@cameralegend1033]

Thanks Jens for sharing your experiences. Yes superzoom cameras and/or lenses have always been a bit of a compromise but you definitely get more flexibility and that could lead to interesting results as you said. Appreciate the kind words and the vote of confidence thank you!

[@joaopaulobuchholz7471]

very good content bro!!! thank you!

[@cameralegend1033]

@@joaopaulobuchholz7471 Appreciate the kind words Bro and thank you for watching!!

[@outtathyme5679]

Great stuff

[@cameralegend1033]

Thanks appreciate it!

[@VictorBezrukov]

Hey Sam thank you for the great advise - just go and shot with what you have :-)

[@cameralegend1033]

Thanks Victor for watching and yes that's the best thing I learned from Daido and his cameras! 😍📸👍

[@Bhethar]

Bought that for a project in uni, made 5 shootings. Than made 2 more non professional shoots for an ad campaign when I was doing an internship. I than stopped using it because phones got so good and compressions online made it so annoying. I recently found it again and I do feel bad I didn’t use it much

[@cameralegend1033]

@@Bhethar It's good to know that you were able to use the cameras for real world presentations! Don't feel too bad about not using it much, on the whole the phones are better. The video says more about Daido's old school mentality than about the camera's quality 😂 I appreciate your comments thanks! 😍🙏👍

[@lepwastaken]

nice video!

[@cameralegend1033]

Thanks a lot!

[@bwc1976]

I so wish I hadn't had to sell my GR1 to pay the rent 20 years ago. That said, I like the Olympus XA even better. But to this day there's no digital XA, only a digital GR.

[@cameralegend1033]

Great idea! They really should have made a Digital XA before they got out of the camera business.

[@bwc1976]

@@cameralegend1033 Their camera division is still around under a different name, OM-System in honor of their early film SLR's.

[@dogwalk3]

the xa line is still my favorite films compacts. i think i'm an oddball in that i prefer the xa3 the most out of all of them. i don't really shoot film anymore, but i'm never getting rid of that! always love seeing it get mentioned. even if there isn't a digital xa, i still think of it when i use (most recently) my sony dsc-t5 with an internal focusing mechanism that the original XA pioneered.

[@normapadro420]

I have 5 digital cameras. I'm not buying any others until all of them break. I usually use my phone camera as well. A long time ago I tried other cameras, but got used to the point, and shoot ones. I didn't have to do anything special. Just take the picture, and that's all. I never cared about brands either.

[@cameralegend1033]

Good man! A rare breed in today's world. Very Daido-esque approach to photography. Minimalist and effective. I commend you for being able to do it! 👍👍

[@AleksandarBloom]

what do you think about Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX100 VII?

[@cameralegend1033]

Sorry I missed this comment! I've never used the RX100 VII so I can't really say but I still have the original RX100 and I think it's fantastic. As I understand it, all the RX100 series cameras use the same or a variation of the same 20mp 1 inch sensor and so I didn't see much reason to upgrade. However if you want wider and longer the RX100 VI has it with the 24-200mm vs the 28-100mm on the original. I'm sure they tweaked the newer camera for better overall image quality and video as well. If you need those features then it's worth the upgrade. If you haven't gotten the VII already and you just want to get great photos and you don't care about video or any other differences, you could save a bunch with the original RX100. Sorry again for the late reply, good luck with the camera if you get it.

[@Stygmah]

Im still rocking my fuji XF70, the poor mans GR.

[@gabrielalamberti5860]

wondering what camera he is using now.

[@cameralegend1033]

I'm not sure! Would love to know too. The most recent I remember was the Ricoh GRIII but that was like five years ago so it's possible he's using something different these days.

[@cameralegend1033]

@michaelpennphoto Good to know and quite amazing now that he's in his eighties. Thanks for the information!

[@unbroken1010]

The Epstein Camera 😂

[@cameralegend1033]

@@unbroken1010 Did Epstein use it?! 😂

[@mefrankchoe]

he used nikon s9500, nowdays he always take a picture nikon s7000

[@cameralegend1033]

@@mefrankchoe Sorry for the late reply I missed this. Appreciate the information thanks!

[@fujiandeye]

i wanted to buy the GRXiii

[@cameralegend1033]

Still could! Daido also used a GRIII I think but I believe Ricoh gave it to him. The best lesson I have learned from him is that the camera is less important than the photo. Thanks for watching and sharing the video I appreciate it! 😍🙏👍

[@christopherrodriguez7223]

Absolutely, agree. I’ve recently decided to return my zf and stick with my og Sony a7s. I just want memories not a high spec camera.

[@cameralegend1033]

​@@christopherrodriguez7223I'm impressed and actually quite surprised I thought you loved that ZF?! You sure you want to do that? Anyway sounds like a good plan 👍👍

[@unbroken1010]

​@@christopherrodriguez7223your shutter going break

[@unbroken1010]

Keep voting Blue till your broke

[@unbroken1010]

Mind broke. The zoom

[@cameralegend1033]

Sorry to hear! As mentioned in the video I don't think it's the best Coolpix Nikon ever made so when Daido used it, it made me curious.

[@unbroken1010]

I meant the the first digital gr 1 with terrible colors but amazing black and white. Hopefully I can find someone to fix if it's not to expensive. I would pick up a Nikon if I saw it. It's been a bad year for my cameras. I had the Coolpix a and it got stolen. I might have just scored a old Lumix that is similar to the Nikon but way better controls . Surprised I never bumped in to you at Union square

[@cameralegend1033]

@@unbroken1010 Sorry to hear about your camera issues! Sadly any digicam with the telescoping lens design are prone to mechanical issues, hopefully it could be fixed. I'm not in Union Square that often, I'm mostly in Jersey these days. But you never know when we could run into one another as photographers in this area! Have a good weekend thanks! 😍📸👍

[@unbroken1010]

@@cameralegend1033 👍👈