How to Shoot Medium Format Film

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[@user-bv7lc4yi6e]

The pacing on this was was different and top notch. Kudos Jason!

[@toptools4you]

Also felt that, but as a negative. Not nice to non English natives.

[@thegrayyernaut]

@@toptools4you I would suggest 0.75 speed for those who can't keep up (sincerely, a non-native speaker)

[@tylerhuttosmith]

A solid, funny, well edited, and succinct video on medium format. Produced by Baxter

[@mitchellhughes5180]

Naturally

[@asdfasdfasdfwertwert]

*Me in highschool in Turkey with no real income whatsoever* : _Shoots a roll of film and gets them developed and printed every week with a Zenit Slr and all kinds of different lenses_ *Me making shit load of money as a software engineer now* : _I'll never be able to afford film photography of any kind ever_

[@eyeofalchemy]

More people need to see this😂😂

[@ashchurova27]

😂😂😂 I hear you!

[@arricammarques1955]

Make it happen, Mon Capitan!

[@altanbayraml6933]

As a current highschooler I agree

[@kotwa]

Totally agree :-). For me it was the same. Now wondering how I was able to afford shooting not just Foma, but also quite a lot of Tri-X, Neopan or Delta :-).

[@yurimoe8067]

I've finally witnessed Jason upload for the first time since I started to watch his videos

[@bagnome]

If you live in Middle America, the South, or the Midwest, a great lab that I'd recommend is Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas. They offer a lot of different film services and are reasonably priced. I've sent my film to The Darkroom before and it was a great service, but Dwane's is just closer to where I live which reduces the time my film is spent in the mail. I also find them to be a lesser priced option than many of the other processors.

[@thewhiteapparation]

Isnt it the lab in the movie Kodachrome? Aka the last lab to process Kodachrome?

[@rolle820]

@@thewhiteapparation Indeed it was

[@midwestgrain]

Idk man I live in Missouri and it took them 3 weeks to send me my scans for 2 rolls

[@AdamBuker]

@@midwestgrain I live around the Springfield area and I can never tell what the post office is going to do with any package from one day to the next.

[@bagnome]

@@midwestgrain They've been pretty good to me. They've sent me all my scans within two weeks of my film arriving at their PO box. The post office has also recently been good to me. Everything I've sent to or received from Dwayne's has only ever taken two or three days to get delivered. I live in Louisiana. Though I've also sent stuff to California, and it's taken the same amount of time. I know they can be really inconsistent, but I've been really lucky with their service the past few years.

[@Benjaminjohansson93]

This was the greatest most informative and still funny videos of how to shoot 120 ive ever seen! 10/10. You really basically went through everything to know but still managed to keep it short enough!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@clydeparson]

Wow, an entire video delivered on a single breath. I need a nap.

[@itzyamancam8561]

Coulda used this when I picked up 120 after a week of 35mm lol

[@iateat]

Same. I am a beanie bitch idiot.

[@delarey]

I will be forever grateful for my ADHD that lead me to this. As someone who has watched almost every video on here, I can say, this is the most perfect KZbin video of all time. Perfection.

[@oudviola]

Thanks Jason, great stuff. You didn't include the Bronica GS-1 in the 6x7 group. It is priced similarly to the RB67 but has electronics (for better or worse) including a fairly accurate metered prism viewfinder, and is lighter, more like the weight of the RZ67 but much cheaper. I guess some people aren't convinced the Bronica glass is as good, although I have not done comparisons, but you mentioned the S2A in the 6x6 section so seems worth noting the GS-1 also. BTW, Flic Film in Alberta, Canada has a new developer formula called Black and White and Green, which is non-toxic for putting down the household drain. I guess it"s similar to Xtol (ie phenidone plus ascorbic acid) but is dissolved in triethanolamine not water, so it's viscous to pour but is supposed to have a shelf life longer than the proverbial shelf. I've tried it on lots of the standard B&W films and it seems about the same as HC-110. Cheers from Montreal!

[@GlaciaDay]

Obviously he cannot mention all good stuff in a brief video. Also GS-1 is much much lighter then a RZ67 so probably the best starter 6x7 camera imo, especially for a SLR. It has more function being a new camera compares to early Pentax 6x7 with similar price.

[@oudviola]

@@GlaciaDay Actually I don't think the GS-1 is much lighter than the RZ67, which itself is much lighter than the RB. The RB is great I suppose if you want to go completely non-electronic.

[@GlaciaDay]

@@oudviola Weighted them before. My RZ67 Pro II with 110mm was around 2550g and GS-1 was like 1900, all without battery.

[@oudviola]

@@GlaciaDay Indeed, it's been a while so I just checked again, my GS-1 with WLF, film back and 100mm standard lens is 1934g. But with the AE metered prism viewfinder and speed grip, which is how I tend to use it when walking around, is 2673g. That's with battery, which only a few grams though.

[@GlaciaDay]

@@oudviola yea, prism finder for 67 cameras weights like a brick. I'd rather take a light meter with me than bringing my AE finder.

[@nello1591]

I'm awaiting my Pentax 6x7 to arrive and have been rewatching all your videos to build the anticipation.

[@ZupaISO]

It was so good I even watched the Squarespace part without skipping. Thank you! 👏👏👏

[@mcb187]

You forget to mention for those that are indecisive about what frame size they want, interchangeable back cameras can often shoot multiple sizes. For instance, my rb67 can shoot 6x45, 6x7, and the cursed 6x8 size. Supposedly mamiya made a )x6 back for a short time right after the launch of the camera, but no one bought them, so they stopped making it. Oh, and it uses the Graflock 2x3 standard for backs, so if you want to shoot 6x9 and 2x3 film, you can. Though, I’m not sure why you would.

[@keyleb4271]

My day was dull, all had gone haywire, plans dismantled, the pill that I was missing was the lesson, an ingest desperately needed by my system unbeknown to me, and now that I've had it, my nerves are taking the chill, the frantic fire of neurons is simmering down, toes touching the ground like an angel descending into mortal lands. A new goal at hand, Medium Format!

[@MichaelGAubrey]

A Mamiya Universal Press with a multi format back and then shoot 645, 6x6 or 6x9 whenever you feel like it. Lenses: Just the 50mm f/6.3 (31mm, 27mm, and 22mm) and the 100mm f/2.8 (62mm, 55mm, and 43mm) and you're set. Just don't try to switch formats mid-roll. Nailed it.

[@willdegraw]

Great video, brother! Also, you have definitely found the sweet spot of your dry humor and informative monologue. Love being a sub of yours.

[@venomr4g334]

One of the best videos i ever watched. Entertaining straight to the point❤

[@michaelhaarstad2130]

Shout out to those sick popping sounds for the frame sizes. I like to think you poured over options to find the most satisfying.

[@jamesmeisel4723]

This is when the day went from good to great!

[@jordansmith4353]

I love how grainys videos fill the whole screen

[@TheKenyanKid]

This is so timely. Hours away from my rz67 showing up at my door and I couldn't be more excited

[@deepoceanplatypus3313]

Hey, I recommend you do a review of the Canon Demi EE17. The Demi series is a great half frame camera and the EE17 is the most feature packed out of all of the Demis.

[@Stanlyok]

Love the energy and edit on this one 🤟

[@thomasbrady8056]

So damn good. Not only hella informative but actually makes me chuckle

[@edipisreks5535]

This was extremely helpful, especially the part where you explain how to finish the roll. Thank you.

[@norinjon3240]

aaactually, the sides of 120 film that contains text are about 2mm wide, so the imaging area are: 42x56mm 645 56x56mm 66 67x56mm 67 (according to Pentax 6x7) 76x56mm 68 (accroding to Fuji GX680, german ones seems to be a bit longer) and 84x56mm 69

[@Harryveryharrys]

First time watching this guy's video before start my shooting film journey and I like this guy already lol !

[@kadaver78]

Im been shooting medium formats with my Hasselblad Pentax 6x7 and Mamiya 645 for while, your video came on my KZbin stream and decide to watch it and I really enjoy it this will help a lot new beginners in to medium format photography.

[@siypic]

Top tip........ put elastic bands on your wrist if your shooting 120...... have watched the white tab that sticks down the film after shooting going flying off in the wind many times....the band s saves the day.

[@ohm8n]

hah I loved the humor on this one. lol'd at the shoutout to Nico's channel. cheers

[@gueorgui29]

There's some solid work here.

[@sushi_donut]

Feeding the children with this one. AND I ATE. 💯

[@JakeWebbFilm]

Love this new style. Quick quick quick. Two quips a minute at least!

[@mistagrafixraw]

lol @2:57 , never thought square pics could look so good, gonna try this

[@11113Roy]

This video is so high energy I got whiplash.

[@HarderSty]

Kudos for the editing on this one my man

[@DixonLu]

Other cautions: 1. Basic Patterson 115 tank can only develop 1 roll of 120 @ a time, unlike 35mm. Loading 120 in the dark is worse than 35 coz of the backing paper. 2. Some old cameras don't have a film counter, relying on the # printed on the backing paper. Problem is some films have #'s printed so faint (light gray on white)/small (8 pt font) you can barely see it. Gets even worse if there is a red filter over the film counter window.

[@Dogdrule]

and the added fun of finding out that certain film stocks skimp on the quality of their backing paper and you end up with nice light leaks through the counter window

[@DixonLu]

@@Dogdrule The windows were dark red back when there were only low ISO orthochromatic films. Not sure how it works w/ modern films. In some cameras u can close the window between shots but I add gaffer tape.

[@SatumangoTheGreat]

@@DixonLu even worse, the even older cameras had a lighter, orange filter over that opening, only suitable for the older, even less sensitive films they had in those days.

[@B-28]

WOW! Dude you are a hidden gem! So glad I found you lol

[@just_eirik]

I’m so glad you’ve started using 4:3 (or something similar?) for your videos! It looks so good on my iPad. And I only watch KZbin on my iPad now days. Oh and the video was good too.

[@iYaro]

If you're in LA, The Icon on Wilshire does great work. Only processing and printing though, no film for sale unlike Samy's.

[@lukepearson8928]

Tasty video. Love your usual content this was just a nice occasional change of pace. Top work 👌

[@greentothebone]

🥵 wow the pace of that video. More of that please 😄 Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@dflf]

I can see I'll be watching this video over and over all weekend

[@jonflan691]

Dude , the humor in these videos …lmfao so good .

[@gehmirausdersonne4791]

pov: you‘ve just finished a roll of heaters and the grand finale is licking a piece of paper. Gotta love the 120 lifestyle.

[@chadventure3672]

"unless you love chaos and don't care about money" generated a hearty chuckle from me.

[@fragileyouth4302]

Hey Jason! This is amazing stuff man. You've entirely got me obsessed with film photography and it goes so well with what I do as an ambient artist. I currently only have a pentax kx for 35, and tomorrow I picked up a zeiss nikon 518/2 (Hense the medium format watch ahaha) do they have camera backs for old ass cameras like that?

[@christianlopez2769]

Glad you have this page, great video and big ups for making these!

[@regalwalnut]

Your best video yet, Jason. Too much good stuff to comment on.

[@blakebritain9787]

Glad you recommended the Bronica S2A, I’ve been wanting to get one for my first medium format camera. 🤙🏻

[@bagnome]

When will these videos be in 6x6 format? 4:3 is awesome, but I want to feel the medium format in my mind.

[@johnkaplun9619]

Watch the lighthouse

[@xander1052]

@@johnkaplun9619 unfortunately that was not filmed with 65mm but instead 35mm

[@johnkaplun9619]

Well its 1:1 so that's close enough for m

[@bagnome]

@@xander1052 Jason should just buy an Imax camera and vlog everything in 65mm.

I know the Rings of Power is out on Amazon Prime but this is the video I was waiting for 🥳

[@walterc.clemensjr.6730]

This vid will slowly but surely rack up views

[@photo_dude1686]

I'm thoroughly convinced you sped up your voice ala TBS sped up Seinfeld episodes to get in more commercials. That or you've definitely hit the ceiling on the amount of Mt Dew your body can process.

[@joiscara7191]

Medium Format in a Nutshell. Loved This.

[@KK4CNM]

Jason doing the lords work and trying to bring back aerochrome.

[@marsrover001]

I like the faster pace. I clicked in expecting chill and got woken up by speed information.

[@justinjohns9069]

You've leveled up. Awesome work

[@keeskoeable]

Loved this video

[@IFrAnIKOz]

Excited about the Adox Color Mission cameo

[@MartinH81]

Love your videos man, this one was refreshing. Keep up the great work!

[@kingpincameras]

Awesome video as always. Medium format… love it 😍

[@Strawbsmedia]

It’s a good day when grainydays uploads

[@pierrecharil3963]

I watched your video backward and it is even more interesting... However me and my pair of reebok pump are now getting out snapping some bad shots just because of you. Well done.

[@zhee.]

You're a legend man!

[@ronniea.4830]

Can't unsee it

[@peruperu-jj8zs]

6x6 is amazing

[@lojackmac1239]

If you are looking for a 67 the slide showing cameras is wrong a Pentax 67 is more then a mamiya rb67 is significantly cheaper. The body for a Pentax 67 is around 600 where the mamiya can go for 250. I just bout a full set up with a Penta viewfinder. For 350 compared to the 800 for a complete Pentax. For a mamiya look around the ball park of 400 to 500 Pentax 67 around 800 to 1000

[@mikejankowski6321]

I believe that was a 6x7, older and cheaper.

[@lojackmac1239]

@@mikejankowski6321pentax 67 was before the pentax 6x7 i think ur thinking about a pentax 67ii newer however they all sit around the same price pentax 67ii is more

[@lojackmac1239]

@@mikejankowski6321 I just double checked the 67 is just a but under the 6x7 and the 67ii is significantly more

[@Otto_Captures]

Nevermind that this whole video is in 6x7. What a chad.

[@UltraClue]

Best medium format video ever.

[@tonytfuntek3262]

WOW...did I just watch one of your youtube videos or was this a 2am infomercial on a rotisserie chicken maker ???!!!! But wait there's more .......

[@Lucho_Torsa]

The Nico joke just landed perfect😅

[@tompleysier1268]

Here is some fancy extra stuff: You can shoot on smaller apertures as difraction is less risky on Medium Format happy shooting kids :D

[@OscarMartinez-fu6jn]

Been using Samys for years, but have been wanting to try out the small shops in the valley

[@Stop4MotionMakr]

8:23 literally me doing my RAT test before going to work each day.

[@Jonaseneskar]

-Shoots basically only medium format -still watches since it’s a new grainydays vid

[@jokwonpope1561]

I was just checking if you had any uploads last night!

[@lukewtcleland]

I have 2 Contax 645, and therefore bankrupt twice. Send help. This was amazing.

[@PaskalS]

*that's Nico's job* 😂 lost it

[@spencersanderson4590]

The “a Star Wars story” part was gold

[@emotivemulsion]

Kodak is killing this man

[@tugdualroche2348]

I laughed a lot great one

[@Bjordgoltor]

I have learn more in 8min and 53 seconds than in 24 years of school, highschool and university.

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

I got one job to do!

[@Dignity_first]

F, man, you’re fast! Kudos..

[@Daddelmacka95]

Why you should shoot 6x6: A Zeiss Ikon Nettar costs like $20 or less. Also Maier took baller photos; if she could do it, I will learn!

[@CliffordGraham]

Killer video. Except the light roasts of 6x6. I’m a sensitive Hasselblad boy.

[@arricammarques1955]

Proud to be a 6x6 slow jammer!

[@jayfinn7885]

How bout you slow down some! I’m trying to learn medium format photography and you’re giving lessons in speed readings and understanding!!!

[@yourfamilydocter]

The Icon LA is my go to, theyre the only ones who will print 6x6 inches

[@slendermanRblx]

You forgot to mention cameras that use the red window to view the numbers printed on the backing paper itself. Usually on older cameras such as the Kodak Brownies.

[@jeromearnould9940]

love your video Dude...

[@georgelodes9734]

Nice hat... Watching in St. Louis

[@jeremyrowlettmusic]

I fuck with the pace of this video. It's like you rushed through it really quick before having to take the biggest shit ever lmao

[@willbuck8552]

That 2 and a 1/4 scrolls radiant today.

[@jagwire8671]

oh this works perfectly! im about to go on my own route 66 trip, but i have retrograde analog amnesia, thanks grainman

[@erichung9043]

I went to watch Caleb first cuz he talked about Bessa R. Man this tops his in entertainment value. I need to watch out how I lick the seal of my 120 rolls. Thanks for the pointer.

[@qvarfoto]

Always a blast from the mast... that's the saying, right?

[@yoh2857]

Hope the third lesson will finally tell us how to shoot some good pics.

[@philbob1309]

Awesome. When "How to shoot large format"?😍