I Shot a Film Without Camera Buttons

Can I shoot a real short film while removing buttons from my camera?
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[@DSLRguide]

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[@williamsitton]

Who else been watching DSLRguide for years?

[@NadroJize]

Even before to have a camera !

[@Jagadeesh1]

If he grew up with that camera, i grew up watching his videos,

[@thesabysingh]

❤

[@worldofgreenhell]

7 years. Reason is he's humble and on point. And always quality content.

[@LuizPaiva2077]

Since 2017... and still one of my favorite channels!

[@Chuck-pm7ng]

Imagine getting cast for a film shoot, rehearsing the script constantly in preparation for a hopefully good film. Then you come on set and the camera guy is randomly supergluing buttons on his camera lmao

[@chrisphillips1492]

Have been watching this channel for years. This had me cracking up the whole time. It's 2023, and the T3i is still punching well above its weight even with buttons removed. HAHAHA.

[@jod3000]

Started watching DSLR guide during my master's 10 years ago when I had a 600D. Honestly winced seeing you pluck away at the buttons like that. Love your stuff Simon

[@KKAkuoku]

Never thought I’d wince over the disassembly of a DSLR as if it was a living creature, but here we are.

[@leokatzzz]

he's officially gone insane

[@jippalippa]

The T3i is a legendary camera that defined a generation of filmakers, perhaps the very first generation of amateur filmakers. It was the first piece of technology that allowed people to get cinematic results on the cheap. What a glorious tool.

[@JuanTheBone]

i loved my t3i but I believe amateur filmmakers existed prior to the year 2011 lol.

[@aalooprod]

This was weirdly extra nostalgic for me but brilliant lol! I say nostalgic because your channel and video still feels like my home out of all the filmmaking channels I follow, since you've still stayed true to your philosophy of using what you have (that mighty t3i!) for a decade and it helped me make some great financial decisions and slowly your philosophy has become the norm for me

[@kunaikai]

As a long time fan of the channel. That camera destruction was so painful. It was like someone killing my first camera haha

[@kojisan1]

Is the short available to the public? I'd love to see how it turned out.

[@rodrigoalmeida8527]

I really like your videos but this one seems pointless. Destroy a camera just for it to only have the Rec button? It was better to have done a challenge where you could only change the configuration once in the whole session. Feels empty to me.

[@wondervisionfilms]

Just thought of you simon just came to check on you, you was the first channel on youtube i started watching at the start of my film journey and im happy to see you still going at it consistently! Even got a beard now! Much love

[@bensherwin7226]

You’re not a damn plant Simon 😂🌿 I fail to see how removing buttons make you stronger lol

[@uniworkhorse]

Simon to his T3i: "You've served me well over the years, taught me many lessons, pushed my creativity and influenced millions" Also Simon: "You are unmade"

[@trevorbaldwin2935]

I think I'm missing something. Why? I'm not sure if I understand what you're hoping to learn.

[@jessepermenter2980]

But why???? This video hurt

[@KaarloMedia]

Yeahhhhhh the justification for doing so was really not explained too well. He didn't have to rip out the buttons and hot glue them if he wanted a challenge, just put some gaffer's on top for demonstration purposes. No sense in mutilating a core memorabilia item of the channel just for a half baked challenge video.

[@NadroJize]

​@@KaarloMediatotally agree

[@brokenstudiotv]

I died 12 times throughout the viewing of this video.

[@FreeBackgroundMusicForCreators]

Great video ! Keep it up ! New KZbin friend is here !

[@jovi9918]

You really need to rebrand the channel name to just your first and last name

[@upeskino]

Loved the idea of how barebones actually filmmaking is, thanks!

[@kinoromantic]

Been subscribed to this channel for years! It's always painful to watch cameras get destroyed, but at least this one lived a great life. Covering the ISO button actually kind of turned a 600D into a real cinema camera, because you're almost never compelled to change it during the shoot to avoid color shift and noise variation with most cameras, unless you're shooting Alexa 35 - then you have ISO 6400 noiseless mode 😄

[@kinoromantic]

PS: 32 gb of footage! Oh man! We're lucky to not go past a terabyte on modern rigs. Given the quality of your footage that's fantastic! :D

[@lomor2n]

Love the way you use 600D to shot video. You are the one of my favorite hero. ^_^

[@cmorellato]

Boy, that T3i. And I thought her lessons were over. Thanks for everything!

[@macalby]

Can you remove the infrared filter on a t3i? Might be a cool experiment with your sacrificial camera!

[@devinramey9657]

Dude why are you doing this? Is this a meme? Is this a joke? Are you joshing us right now man? What’s going on? Who am I? Why are we here? Where did my dad go?

[@DSLRguide]

innovation

[@FlooKooTV]

Taking point and shoot to a whole other level 😎👌

[@luismartino321]

Still can´t get the lesson that was learned after tearing such an amazing camera (my first as well, love it and still have it) apart. Even old film cameras have buttons. Making it as functional as a pinhole camera isn´t something that is comparable to any real life situation. Love to see the T3i performing SO well though.

[@verebellus]

Id love the perspective of the actors

[@WiktorJurek]

You're nuts mate

[@ryanleethomas]

This feels like the Banshees of Inisherin but for cameras, just to reconcile with not liking a certain camera anymore.

[@KomalNirwan]

At the start of the video: Why Simon, why? After watching the video: Okay, now we know why.

[@markoboychuk]

Lol this whole video I just kept asking myself why?

[@VinOnline]

This is how they shot Oppenheimer I think

[@jonnybjrkhaug9711]

Why???

[@uniworkhorse]

DIY perks' mod, but epic

[@eltee5696]

Not sure if I'd glue or remove parts. Plastic tends to be brittle and could easily snap. Also glue seepage might just short the circuits. So I'd just tape over the buttons.

[@ThatAndre]

Not like he cares, this video is just a bad excuse to just destroy something and a get youtube title out of it. 🤷‍♂

[@BruceAUlrich]

Interesting challenge

[@forewarnedfilm]

I feel like I witnessed an old friend being dismembered… T3i was my first filmmaking camera. Health warning, or helpline numbers next time! (Don’t have a next time, please)

[@Sebliminally]

This is so stupid i love it

[@FilmmakingFemboy]

Simon's having a normal one 😥

[@lippylee947]

Nooooo! 😮

[@chuckshreve3866]

Throw Magic Lantern on there already.

[@speeder172]

Great video but please don't scatter the ads in many parts during the video. It is painful to watch.

[@mauricioocadiz]

you are well on your way to a new dogma.

[@Milan-cf1xe]

❤

[@pay_it_forward_franklin4469]

#legendary

[@sesanafolayanskill3354]

Cade but why

[@MrGADzilla97]

Ты дурак или нечем заняться? «Как я снял фильм заклеивая и вырывая кнопки на камере, потому что надо привлечь внимание к рекламе беспроводной петлички» 🤡

[@paulconway1176]

Could of just not used any buttons?

[@blogpolyarnika]

try to shoot without camera next time. use your tripod or iphone charger. see whats you can get

[@jacobnussbaum2309]

THe hollyland wireless Lavs are the worst compact stereo lavs in the market. No external power support. Slow charging, spotty battery life means I can charge up the units and the box and come back a couple weeks later with them all drained. spotty connection with the transmission cutting out at just 3m distance if the subject turns around and I lose direct Line of Sight between Tx and Rx. Never buy hollyland lav kit

[@qjack]

this video is incredible and everyone in the comments saying its dumb isn't seeing the vison

[@ggdfggdfgdffgfddg34]

бредовый ролик, не делай так больше!

[@jonathand827]

When need a reason to break the million subscriber barrier 😅 sad

[@keyoor18]

Nonsense. Unsubscribed, never thought I would. But you have to respect your equipment.

[@checktheneck]

Minimalism and creative constraints are fine. That's why it's worthwhile to limit and minimize ideas for new videos about creative constraints before it gets absurd.

[@AndreyAlcoforado]

hey could you share more pictures on your instagram? I love the pics you post, just thought it would be cool to see new ones =)