I put a modern lens on a Polaroid camera

[@grahamfil777]

It's a Fujifilm camera that uses Instax film

[@DarkenEdge94]

786 likes and no replies?! Lemme fix that. You're welcome

[@lilomel]

Dont start the chain

[@INFINITEMINECRAFTER]

@@lilomel too late. already started

[@brrrrrr]

​@@lilomelthe chain isnt even funny

[@lilomel]

@@brrrrrr why you saying that to me not the first reply

[@KTA_4]

"This is a Poloroid Camera" Pulls out any instant film camera that exists.

[@NicolasGrant]

yea my bad 😂 Completely slipped my mind

[@serial_box]

Bru....... Polaroid is not just a brand name. It is said about all cameras of this kind 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@chaschuky999]

@@serial_boxit is quite literally, just a brand name.

[@7se7en81]

@@flooper3661 ok.

[@BlockMasterT]

@@chaschuky999Kleenex is just a brand name but guess what everyone calls tissues

[@anderbrightwood1259]

ah yes, polariod.. Definitely not instax

[@NicolasGrant]

yeh my bad 😭 always get these mixed up

[@sumalee8581]

Bro polariod is instax hes not wrong

[@anderbrightwood1259]

@@sumalee8581 Yep, definitely don't wonder why your film doesn't want to fit inside your polaroid camera. They're absolutely compatible /sarcasm

[@xander1052]

@@sumalee8581 they have absolutely nothing in common besides being instant film formats. Instax originates from Kodak's failed 80s instant film, Polaroids come from the long line of Polaroid formats that date all the way back to 1948

[@albertodipiazza7752]

@@xander1052 I agree that dudes an idiot but Polaroid also went bankrupt mate, the current Polaroid is a zombie resurrection of its past self. If you’re gonna dish out history lessons at least get your shit right ❤

[@EmilyCatz]

And here I was, thinking that he was about to engineer a lens mount on that camera, and then he said he was burrowing his girlfriend's... I was amazed she trusted him that much

[@theemperorsalad]

Well thats love for ya, trusting your partner is part of the process of a healthy relationship! (Of course that only applies if your partner also trusts you back)

[@sondreglosli6955]

To get a blurred background you need an actual polaroid camera, not an instax, and it has to be an sx-70, it is also an slr so lens attatchments exist for it

[@panzerofthelake506]

Obviously, you can't just slap a lens on top of another lens. You'd have to remove the original lens and then attach the dslr lens.

[@AppallingScholar]

This is what you get when everyone has access to a camera. They think they are a photographer and understand photography. Does he even know what a focal length is ?

[@revolvency]

Yes, or he need some lens extension. Still mind boggling, did he playing with us? Or for real doesn't understand this?

[@hapypsLIVE]

@@AppallingScholarit aint that deep

[@kinoirvoidjustice]

what about flange distance

[@usernamepassword9091]

​@@kinoirvoidjusticemines about 6 inches

[@TheRussell747]

More like "i held a camera lens infront of an Instax camera"

[@stephenchurch1784]

It works well for macro because the lens is sitting on an extension tube

[@mariemuller838]

1. Not a Polaroid 2. There are 4x5 and medium format polaroid backs if you want shallow DoF in a Polaroid

[@czypherth]

everytime i watch his videos i prolly lost some braincells. he has this so called "theories" but with half baked execution

[@Rikaisan]

For people that have a normal DSLR camera, if you take out the lens and flip it, you will be able to take nice macro shots as well.

[@AmieW]

it's very fun seeing modern photographer discovering how classic camera works

[@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart]

Fun Fact: Polaroid branded itself after the "polarizing" films and was one of many back in the day. The word polaroid thus became a short name for any instant film producing camera. You would say let's take a Polaroid. Now, some years later the tech is dated and not many can talk or know about all of the other, now gone, brands that produced "polarizing" films. Basically, he was right in calling it a polaroid although it can def come off as confusing in it's immediate setting but makes more sense in the larger context.

[@redracerb18]

The issue that some people have is that Polaroid is still around and still makes new cameras and film

[@Wasteofspace25]

bruh if you wanna call it a polaroid just buy a polaroid☠️

[@NicolasGrant]

I always get them mixed up my bad 😪

[@Answersonapostcard]

@@NicolasGrant My *mistake*

[@MilesCantRun]

​@@Answersonapostcardhey buddy, Google "slang" sometime.

[@Answersonapostcard]

@@MilesCantRun maybe don't use it

[@liamivarsson]

@@Answersonapostcardmaybe stop pooping your pants poopster

[@areallyrealisticguyd4333]

it's literally got Instax in the name. if you wanna use a generic term then call it "instant camera" or "instant film". not every instant film is Polaroid

[@Edvanfleury]

this is not polaroid, welcome

[@omfgblondie]

Like Kleenex, Qtip, and Post-It, many use Polaroid to refer to any camera that prints the pictures like a Polaroid does.

[@Edvanfleury]

@@omfgblondie maybe you also call an Iphone as Samsung just because they are all phones, like cameras lol

[@wubbadubnub]

@@Edvanfleury nope. Polaroid has become synonymous with instant film cameras. If you wanna be a smartass about it go ahead🤷🏽‍♂️

[@amitjain4249]

@@wubbadubnubyep. Just like vaseline, xerox, cellophane, escalator etc. Its called genericised trademark.

[@DavidCruickshank]

@@Edvanfleury Except people don't call all cell phones Samsung but they do call all hook and loop fasteners Velcro. There are so many other examples of brand names being used generically, stop being pedantic.

[@Seele2015au]

He has just discovered what close-up supplementary lenses are.

[@redoni3429]

Just goes to show how popular and successful Polaroid as a company was that people mix up the brand Polaroid with any instant camera

[@uniquesandoddities]

100% They’ve also been making cameras 50 years longer. So that helps too I suppose haha.

[@imjyun]

just show how important physics class in highschool is, he obviously didnt pay attention

[@RileyStroud99]

If you ever feel dumb, just remember this guy made this video.

[@Naftaliheilbron]

😂😂😂

[@ricardoman21]

Call it a Polaroid. One. More. Time. ...

[@NicolasGrant]

My bad my bad 😂

[@CTZN1]

its polaroid

[@PiegiXD_2319]

Bro that last picture looks so good!

[@branlol5961]

Flipping the lens on a regular camera gives you good macro shots I thought everyone knew that

[@makuthreesixty8228]

She's beautiful

[@itzJee1]

Oh no she is damn gorgeous 😮 I felt mesmerised for a moment

[@havock76]

Never had I thought I'd live to see foreshadowing in sub 60 sec video

[@RamSinghKushwaha]

😂 she said ok one sec. completed and now give it back 😂

[@C01j01]

Thanks for all this in one vid, you MVP for that

[@AnkitChoudhury93]

If you reverse the lens you will get even sharper macros, new photographers use this technique as macro lenses are expensive, even there are mounts to reverse lens.

[@wackywaffles1448]

This is super cool!

[@hukmai]

It could work if you use a vintage lens with manual aperture control. In modern lens the aperture is closed down when there is no power

[@Mr.Nobody_6609]

Result is awesome

[@hansdavis7335]

Bro casually called us maidenless....

[@Ekvorivious]

this short attracted a mosquito to my screen that has been annoying me for 3 hours. Thanks. I killed it.

[@froman46992]

Dorky enough to mod an instax with a real optical lens element but not dork enough to know us dweebs will roast you for calling an instax a Polaroid, or being smart enough to troll us into commenting is a wild way to exist.

[@froman46992]

And no you’re not the problem, I’m just an elitist asshole who is sensitive about Polaroid purity haha

[@NicolasGrant]

no no this one was my mistake lol legit just got the names mixed up 😪

[@CrookedNose2131]

​@@NicolasGrantYou didn't bother checking before making yourself look stupid?

[@sfb-wi9pn]

I mean, the natural DoF effect is from how big the sensor is and how much light its getting. If 1 or both of these conditions are not met, it cant have good DoF blur.

[@dannibble]

When you think about it, theres a huge space there. Just like an extension tube.

[@skyedoze]

Polaroids don't have tiny light/photon receivers or something unlike new, modern cameras have, that's why the lens appears to zoom objects, but they do are good at those classic shots

[@uzairriyazkhan8913]

She was absolutely confused 😅😅

[@cultofcedar]

Oof the comments are rough here but yea extensions do indeed distort the minimum focal length. You get a better macro magnification by reversing the lens and having the mounting side out as well.

[@revolvency]

If the aperture is small, you need extension, because the focus drop is in front of your original lenses

[@PanosKets]

We need more extention tubes!

[@extract_mods]

Bro is onto nothing 🔥

[@tomzahradka]

If you are interested in looking into different possibilities, my friend published an article about how to connect an old Ljubitel middle format camera to instax printer back. The results are amazing!

[@whitedayblade1656]

The depth of field is created by the sensor dimensions and the f Stop. So Putting another Lens on top of the other makes no sense. Remove the old lense and mounting another with an faster f stop would make sense but i dont think that would make a great diffeence. I think the biggest "problem" is the sensor dimensions and you cant change that obviously. So the solution is: just shoot with a full frame camera xD

[@sondreglosli6955]

first as many have said not a polaroid, though there is a polaroid camera that has this depth of field effect that is called bokeh, the sx-70 or slr680

[@serial_box]

Oh man... I'm not a photographer but every time someone shakes a polaroid it shivers me. You have to lay it face down until it is fully developed, only then does it reveal its true quality. Light is poison for Polaroid photos. The fact that even the most professional photographers in the past and today don't know this is really scary.

[@vishnuraj2277]

The purpose of Polaroid is not to take professional grade photos. It is just a fun instant camera

[@HuyTran-sb2ql]

Polaroid has become synonymous with instant film cameras now 😂

[@Ranter-yi9zq]

It’s like calling every portable cassette player a Walkman

[@TonyBueno10]

Could try an older lens where you control the aperture manually and make sure that it's open as wide as it can. I wonder if you could 3D print a converter to hold the lens in place. Really love the experiment.

[@Wii505]

Fujifilm sells printers that let's you take pictures that you have on your phone or compable camera and turn then into a instant film picture. I have the Instax Mini Link and I like giving people a physical picture of what they took or one that I took of them with my phone

[@Luke..luke..luke..]

If you use a manual lens as the second lens it will work better.

[@blase1856]

Instructions unclear i turned Paris into a table game sized city

[@HritwRaje]

99.8% gibberish 0.2% actual topic.

[@canturgan]

To get shallow depth of field on the Polaroid, get closer.

[@XzTS-Roostro]

"This is a Polaroid camera" > Pulls out a Fujifilm Instax camera > Same camera concept, different brands

[@michael_177]

You can get the bokeh effect with an actual SLR polaroid camera from the 70s - 80s

[@east_photoz]

I woulda checked the aperture blades a lot of lens will stop down to the smallest aperture when turned off. If you can find a manual focus lens that has manual aperture control then maybe it would work better

[@adriannasyraf3534]

thank God youtube shorts can skip timeline

[@niklas620]

A nice trick on a digital camera : turn the lens around and shoot through the front of the lens to get really nice macro images. I wonder if this works with Polaroid as well...

[@leo-hao]

This is quite similar to a pretty well known technique to take macro photos with normal lenses on DLSR cameras. You can use a spacer between your lens and the sensor to artificially increase the focal length of the lens. Also causes an extremely shallow depth of field that is absolutely stunning but very frustrating to work with.

[@kharismanando9051]

I dont know why but the result looks like the items you see in video games

[@EanEan-zu3vx]

Bud just dissed the Polaroid fans...

[@coolomya2253]

man just discovered effects of lens

[@ConstelationofMinecraft]

That macro trick works on any camera with two lenses (preferably with very low aperture)

[@jordanwood5119]

This guy is gonna love lomography. Was checking the comments to see if anyone had recommended this company/website. However was astonished by the amount of comments correcting the instax camera and instax mini film from a “Polaroid” yes it annoys me too😂however it’s like the hoover. It’s technically a brand name and the invention is a vacuum cleaner. Or Kleenex, that’s the brand of tissue. It’s a common practice, so people need to chill out😂anyway. Yeah lomography offer some creative ideas on the Fuji film instax cameras, allowing interchangeable lenses, different film backs, the use of coloured gels over the flash. Double exposure, bulb mode, etc. on multiple instax formats, or other instant film. They don’t really dabble in Polaroid, however they do with 35mm film and those cameras. Would highly recommend if looking for further creativity within the medium. As honestly that’s what the hobby is meant for, creativity.

[@global001]

Just put a Polaroid back onto a film medium format camera. That’s literally how they did test shots prior to digital cameras.

[@marksmanmerc1]

It looks like a dark souls ring icon.

[@NUGG1ES]

bro pulled out an instax lmao

[@sevenalexand]

Saying that's a Polaroid is like saying a Honda is a BMW, they're both cars but they're completely different.

[@chuwuvi]

wow looking at such a small channel putting so much pf effort is crazy i hope your channel does good

[@NicolasGrant]

Thanks man 🥹

[@SirTimBastianvonBoeck]

Start the camera, open the aputure, remove the objectiv while the cam is on. If you remove the objektiv while the cam ist off, the aputure is closed..

[@DanielLopez-up6os]

You can also get a Polaroid/Instax back for a Film Camera, something like the InstaMagic for Canon AE1 to use the beautiful FD lenses and have it on Instax paper.

[@tokyothefox7078]

lens blur is achieved by the aperture of the camera, not by the lens.

[@shpirreshalla2244]

"Can i use your poloroid for a bit? " "sure, dont delite my pictures tho!"

[@jose_matthew]

There are some old medium format cameras that have changeable back so you can load a ploaroid/instax film to it. And also, there's couple indonesian people that also modify instax camera and change it to old camera lens so the camera had better image results👀

[@mori-patte]

On some models of lenses there's a small hinge that controls aperture, sometimes opening it up could be useful for a setup like this

[@TheAndroidGamer367]

Instax: Hello! My name Is Instax Owned by Fujifilm! Polaroid: Hello! I'm Polaroid one of the oldest camera. NicolasGrant: Hello Instax Your Name Is now Polaroid!

[@legenddiaries607]

in vintage lenses with manual aperture ring, it works actually.

[@user-gs1bo9oh9u]

You're a genius

[@victordashmohapatra3546]

Physics: combining two lenses results in different focal length. 1/f = 1/f1 + 1/f2

[@Tactical_Assault_Pelican]

I swear they already make film cameras with detachable lenses, basically a dslr without a sensor, you van see down the lens and everything

[@jotaeme_tc]

You need to take into account the focal distance of the lens and make sure the sensor is at that exact distance from it, you may need to mame an adaptor to keep the lens further away or, more probably, get it closer to the sensor

[@MyChevySonic]

I'm more bothered that he didnt just look it up. This already exists and has existed for a while. NONS has been making interchangeable lens instant cameras for a while now, and they also make the field expander to reduce vignette when using 35mm/FF lenses. Instant film is actually a medium format, so you have to decrease the focal length to get full coverage.

[@xizili2314]

Bro these comments makes me mad yeah thank you it’s an instax camera not a Polaroid but it’s like 1. Polaroid is used a lot to refer to any instant camera because of it’s popularity (i.e. Kleenex, Q-tip, Sharpie etc.) 2. There’s like a thousands comments already pointing this out

[@IPpainting]

ofc its good at macro when you move the lens further away from the sensor

[@johny3889]

Invert the lens and you’ll get even better macro shots!!

[@8bitsloth]

No one tell him that instant cameras with detachable lens has existed before.

[@daone1008]

Everyone is harping on the fact that this is an instax camera, but I'm gonna point out the fact that unless you use medium format lenses, the fov won't be big enough to cover the size of the film. Also, if you use a lens that has diaphragm control (aka any lenses made after the 1970s), you will not be able to control the size of the aperture unless it's mounted on a lens mount converter.

[@danielaviles2155]

The reverse lens has been discovered by new generations 😂😂

[@zwiemon]

You're adding a lens on top on another lens. Since there's no way to change focus or change the aperature on that lens manually you'll have to set it on your camera, the while the camera is turned on tkae off the lens. It works for macro cus you're both using basically using 2 lenses and using the wrong distance from back of lens to "sensor" (same way macro tubes work), a dslr lens might give a better result?

[@goybells6732]

Dude looks like a wood elf from Oblivion

[@NicolasGrant]

😂

[@RadioactiveBenTube]

I met U at anyc thanks for finding that kids axel great vid by the way

[@Neptunite]

this is not a polaroid camera lmao

[@NicolasGrant]

my baddddd

[@Jeffrey_LOL-vi9wy]

Man got the exact opposite of what he was going for and still made someone cool

[@safarirat]

u are missing point of focus point. you can use slr lens for that

[@NicolasGrant]

oh trueee

[@huwawei]

it's an instant camera the brand is fujifilm. other brand is polaroid.

[@whyvedant8600]

use your zoom lense upside down and you will get super macro shots with it

[@CrossfeetGaming]

You can also do this with a regular camera