Film Review: Cinestill 400D with Pentax 6x7 at Yellowstone National Park

[@perrylane]

Some people might never get to step foot in such a place as Yellowstone national park so its great to watch videos like this , plus having a love of photography helps. Very enjoyable !

[@AlainBanon-d5j]

Amazing. Great video and great work! Thank you! for sharing your travel...

[@michaeldelacruz6370]

The AD in me saw the coffee and the light outside the camper and then I knew, he's going to miss the morning golden light window for his first landscape. You made the best of it though.

[@nubjanehattakarnkij1211]

I’m so glad finding this channel, it’s purely hidden gem! Thanks for producing masterpieces

[@TheLemon22]

Heya! As a fellow Pentax 67 owner, just giving some advice on how to better care for your camera. When you wind the film advance lever, try not to let go of it and let it "snap" back into position, instead cradle it with your thumb as it returns back to its resting position. This will keep your film advance lever system healthy long term :) noticed this when you loaded your roll @7:20

[@locuraphoto]

such a comforting video... your advice is honestly great just in general let alone for photography. incredible film photos!! ❤

[@terryroth2855]

Some awesome photos you made on this trip, Brian. Thanks for sharing.👍👍

[@BrianCWeed]

Thank you for watching! I was very happy with the shots I got, it’s an amazing place for photography!

[@TesserSpace]

Gorgeous video! Thank you for sharing your trip and tips. I can't wait to see Yellowstone again and try your suggestions. So jealous of your moments of solitude in that incredible place.

[@BrianCWeed]

Definitely go back when you can! Early morning and late evenings are magical times in the park

[@ser_delpino]

Great video and awesome photos! I hope to go there soon, what an amazing place...

[@BrianCWeed]

I hope you get to go soon!

[@mrxanadu82]

I very much enjoyed the footage, photos, and storytelling. Great job!

[@BrianCWeed]

Thank you for watching!

[@gollariddhi]

Amazing work

[@BrianCWeed]

Thank you!

[@Raffnunez]

Amazing video, hope to one day visit yellow stone and get some shots with my Pentax 67!

[@BrianCWeed]

You should! It’s my favorite NP and full of great photography opportunities

[@umgawa12]

Wonderful results with the light you had. I've had my two Pentaxes in the park with me (6x7 & 67II) with Fujicolor. I'll surely get some 400D after seeing your results. I think I saw some fire smoke smeared clouds near the end of the video?

[@acecreates]

Oh Brian, Sometimes KZbin recommends a channel that I fall in love with. Yours is one of them. I LOVE this video. Love your narration of the NP and the technical elements of the shot. That film was a great choice. It brought beautiful soft colours and you framed the photos deliciously. Thanks for taking the time to make this video- I loved every second! Subscribed, can't wait to watch more.

[@BrianCWeed]

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to watch

[@randallstewart175]

The high contrast from those early morning terraces comes from reflected sunlight. This screams out for a polarizer to kill those reflections. Same to kill surface reflections from those colorful pools. Big Plus for his use of a monopod. The subject features are quite spread out, so hauling a P67 and lenses can be wearing. A monopod is a great compromise between a shaky freehand and hauling a tripod.

[@BrianCWeed]

Yes, I definitely missed having a polarizer! Would have helped, but I forgot bring one on the trip.

[@randallstewart175]

@@BrianCWeed Last time I was there, I misplaced mine. My shots of Grand Prismatic Pool suffered for that. My excuse - I was wearing new boots, which turned out to be a bad fit and were destroying my feet. Rule: Never wear new boots on a long trip.

[@BrianCWeed]

@@randallstewart175 I learned long ago to always break in my boots before I really need them!

[@gusdstevens]

Incredible photos! And the level of detail and descriptions in this video was awesome!!! Makes me want to check out Yellowstone now :) Great video!

[@BrianCWeed]

Go there! It’s such a great place. Worth the visit

[@sneakingelephant]

that shot at 17:32 is dreamy. love it. Definitely going to try out the 400D next year. For now I still got to try out their 800T

[@BrianCWeed]

Can you believe I’ve still never shot 800T? I’m slowly working my way through the Cinestill lineup. I think BWXX is next up

[@sptnk87]

This was great, fantastic really. What would your lens be in full frame mm?

[@randallstewart1224]

I just noticed this video again. Having been to Yellowstone a couple of times over the last 20 years on photo safaris (8 days; nothing but photography; no non-photographers on board), IMO if you plan a photo trip there, watching this video tells you about everything you need to know and where to go. Grand Prismatic Pool is better in sunlight, using a polarizer to cut surface glare and reveal the gradations of color and tone under the surface, a quibble. The herd of buffalo shown along the road from Yellowstone canyon south to Lake Yellowstone seems to be a permanent fixture But if you stop to shoot them, they are not afraid of people or cars, and they tend to move in close along the road. If they get in a mood, they can hurt you, as I nearly found out last time there. Use a telephoto and a respectful (and defensive) distance.

[@alhOOO2O]

Jeez this has a longer intro than It’s a mad world

[@shootretro8121]

Is 400D really that punchy? I'm comparing it to the color profile of your video, and I couldn't help but notice that at 12:12 the difference in color is massive! Which would you say is truer to how it looks in person? Really nice photos by the way. I do most of my shooting in and around the Connecticut/New England area. We've got fall coming up which is exciting and the first one I'll be able to shoot on medium format. But when it comes to parks to visit, we have Acadia...a whopping 6 hour drive away.

[@BrianCWeed]

Yeah, this is how it comes out for me with my scanning technique. Because it's (almost certainly) based in a kodak motion picture stock, I scan the files in a very flat log-style color space, then adjust my curves until the blacks and whites reach the proper luminance level. I think the shadows drop off a bit sharper than other color negative stocks, which helps give it such a low-grain look and also a punchier feel. The video at 12:12, by comparison, was shot on a DJI Pocket 2 in d-cinelike mode, which is slightly flatter than it's normal mode. I ran out of time to do much, if any, correction to that footage to give it a better rec709 look, so by comparison it's going to make the film images look punchier. And dude - sometimes you gotta make that drive - It took me two and half days to get to Yellowstone! Everything in the mountain west is spread way out.

[@shootretro8121]

@@BrianCWeed Yeah I figured you were shooting on some sort of log or flattened color mode. I am really impressed by the Pocket 2, it seems like the perfect vlog camera for any sort of content creator who travels. Having a DSLR and a Pentax 6x7 would be a huge pain. You're right about the drive... I've done so much shooting in CT that I need to just set a day aside to go shoot elsewhere. That's what makes this stuff so fun though, at least in my case it forces me to get out and find new places. Great video man keep it up

[@BrianCWeed]

@@shootretro8121 I really like the Pocket 2, it's slim, fits in a pocket, and the video quality is pretty great. Can't imagine trying to do these videos out in the field with a mirrorless or DSLR!

[@shootretro8121]

@@BrianCWeed I've been using a G7X which is less than desirable. That Pocket 2 is a smaller profile, much newer, and the quality just smashes the G7X head to head. That just might be my next purchase haha

[@hlash99]

Awesome video. It was almost meditative

[@BrianCWeed]

Thank you - Glad you enjoyed it