I Tried this $15 Camera and I’m shocked…

[@Pierretlambert]

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[@kyotodream7135]

I think we need more of you doing film photography, the shots look amazing!

[@LukasSosa]

so true

[@Pierretlambert]

Thanks! I instantly bought a B&W film roll and went to shoot it haha

[@samiulluimas]

@@Pierretlambert Do you know what would be better? A series of film photography.

[@jayantorkar7982]

Yup i have to agree❣️

[@nestorpool]

The photo of the kid is sooooo good! 🎉🎉🎉

[@adamsojka3345]

@@paulhotson5820 i want a print 😀

[@andrxmeda1]

timestamp?

[@CentaurusRelax314]

@@andrxmeda1 @7:44 ?

[@sneakingelephant]

That’s a fantastic film camera to use. I truly love the character some older glass provides. Also I find the slower process of shooting film is really relaxing for me. I still won’t stop shooting digitally mainly but I find myself reaching for my film camera gear on vacations these days

[@thevtphotography]

The Konica C35 is a very capable film camera! One with a working meter is most preferable. I always grab this when I want to be discreet on the streets or just not draw attention. The slight 'shift' you are seeing in your images is a rangefinder parallax effect. You are not actually composing through the lens but through another window slightly off center of the lens. Some cameras can correct for it. Cropping in post is typical. Great images, have fun shooting film!!

[@petersmitham8273]

Konica C35 was a standby of many UK newspaper photographers back in the day..a lot kept one in their jacket pocket when they were off duty….nice video..❤

[@duschbrauser]

If film wasn't this expensive I would shoot it all the time. There is some magic about it that can not be reproduced with digital photography.

[@mynewcolour]

Kodak costs are ruinou$. Look into buying a bulk loader and 100ft rolls of Kentmere or similar if you feel like you’d like to shoot a lot of b+w. That’s still cheap.

[@waveril5167]

@@mynewcolour yeah now they go up again 17%

[@ettorevillani]

That's why I gave up with film photography. Here in Italy films are hard to find and so expensive.

[@ugurtopsever6083]

@@ettorevillani Yeah same in Turkey. I just sold my Canon AT-1 for that reason if one day prices gets normal, I don't hesitate a second to buy a film camera.

[@mynewcolour]

@@ettorevillani Fotoimpex? Or is the shipping in Italy too dicey?

[@IanONeal]

I've always loved your videos, but as someone who shoots film, I loved this one the most. Please do more film! (And yes, it is *always* that exciting to get the roll and prints back from the developers.)

[@D_R_Martin]

I enjoy doing film photography at least occasionally. I have two Minoltas that work great, but you are right; the cost is quite prohibitive (but maybe not that much worse than buying huge expensive lenses for the dslrs or mirrorless. Anyway, great shots and fun video.

[@rogiervanoostrom6467]

Nice video! I really like the photos you took. It was very fun to see your excitement of going through the roll, at one moment knowing there are only few frames left (so then taking photos a bit more cautiously). Then, when the roll is actually through, waiting for development and print... The excitement of going through the actual prints for the first time is just golden. I got into film photography for kind of these reasons. I like digital a lot, it liberates the photographer, but there is also value in going through 'the process' that involves film. For film I do mainly b&w and I do my own development and scanning. Apart from the initial investment, that puts the cost down a bit. Also I think for b&w, the film medium is really different from digital, and not easily emulated in terms how the b&w film behaves in terms of contrast when over/underexposed, and how it interacts with the developer, especially when pushing and pulling. The resulting grain, sharpness, acutance and contrast curves are an art form in itself. Well, that's just my opinion ;-) Oh yes, one thing that is important: older rangefinders, like the Minolta you used, often have excellent lenses... That same lens in the €15,- second hand Minolta, but then new, would cost you soo much more. That's actually a good thing of film photography: there is affordable gear if you know how to choose wisely!

[@youtubeaccount24569]

none of this shots have the hdr, the sharpness, lvl of detail, everything that we all want and have on our smartphones ... but somehow i like them much more than the ones on smartphones ... that bit of graininess ... the lens flare... makes them so alive, like you can touch everything that`s in that photo, so immersive

[@sylviaslavinarps1021]

The off centre thing is parallax, it’s a rangefinder camera with the viewfinder off to one side. You’re looking through that and not through the lens. Love the pic of the kid!

[@antnguyen]

0:56 Can’t go wrong with Jason Vong! Love both of your channels, great seeing your film content!

[@seventeendegree]

7:52 is the best photo. Reminds me a lot of Fred Herzogs work!

[@kevinfaris5515]

This was an awesome video. First time watcher and will continue to watch your content. Where was this store located? I am going to Japan in May 2023 and I would love to check it out.

[@TheUrbandilema]

Flim is life...u never know what will happen and it s limited..I remember flim is so exciting... awesome find...I have to go Japan it's my bucket list for cars, street photography and old cameras

[@lindyashford7744]

It is a good little camera, with quirks people today are not used to. I have a little Rollei of a very similar design, maybe a little older. You were haveing difficulty with crispness of focus, this camera is perfectly capable of very crisp focus. If you are setting infinity by feel then once there, I think you were mostly there anyway, then you need to visually and manually just come back a tiny bit to get that crispness. After a little it becomes habitual. I have quite a few analogue cameras, processing film here in the U.K. is crazy expensive so I haven’t used them in ages, but I love the very documentary style you get from them, very undistorted, and great too for high contrast and if you were developing your own negatives, especially b&w just fantastic for playing around with in a real darkroom and pulling out exactly what you want for an image. You have made me quite nostalgic for the days when I could and also for an era of photography now gone. You can get the light leak fixed very easily, I suspect there is very little wrong with the actual camera, but as it is so old the foam that makes the back light proof has perished. It is an easy fix and the camera itself is small and neat and worth keeping. It worked fabulously with all the architectural detail, couldn’t see much distortion of those very geometrical tall buildings at all. We did not have the luxury of digital editing back then so the lenses were really rather nice.

[@martinhlucny]

You are my inspiration Pierre ! I started photography becouse of YOU ! And Im verry grateful to you friend ❤

[@tonydillen]

Love film photography. Great shots as always!

[@TheMusicalKnokcers]

What is shocking me is the amount of good camera shots you get by vloging alone (i mean the video shots) , like you seem to capture amazing instants all the time even if it's not the subject of the video at all. And then on top of that there are the actual photos.

[@coquiangel]

You have some great shots! 💜 I'd love to see you shoot more of film photography.

[@benjaminlim3758]

Where is the shop where you got your camera located?

[@marike1100]

Great looking images. What struck me about that Konica lens is the almost total absence of geometric distortion. Compare that to all the digital lenses today that without software correction look like fisheyes. ;) Great job, fun video

[@chosenideahandle]

How fun! The umbrella shot was pretty strong. As fun as it looks, I don't miss film lol. Those rangefinders need a little space to reframe later sometimes, but they look so cool.

[@alphanuevo]

Nice! Fun to see your process with a cheap film camera. I have an old Canon film camera that I use occasionally and it's fun (mostly use digital).

[@gcadiz]

Great video as usual! Only thing that threw me off a little is the whole "fix it in post" mentality. Man, you have GREAT shots there, no need to crop or edit, enjoy them for what they are… perfectly IMPERFECT

[@DarkBloodyFoxy]

Film does something magical to shadows. I should finally try film photography

[@georgemitchell9244]

Should shoot some Tri X with the range finder. Using zone focus. In downtown Tokyo!! And don’t look though the range finder just get a idea of the lens and leave room to crop. Old school all the way you will be amazed!

[@atarijunge]

If I could find a Konica C35 in mint condition for 15$ I'd be over the moon. Been looking for one for a year now and they're either super bad shape or super expensive here in Europe. Great video, really enjoyed it!

[@_TuyenVu_]

$80 in Vietnam

[@FrankP83]

Pierr...a pro is a pro, even with a 35mm film camera. That's it. The way of thinking a photo ,just shooting a couple of rolls, will change the sens of a shoot also on digital... Shooting with my Canon A1 changed my way of thinking composition, and definitely the brain is now linked with the finger 😄

[@Pierretlambert]

[@laveritepique7035]

Trop cool ce concept! J’espère en voir d’autres où tu prends un appareil pas cher comme celui là🔥 en plus à force à bien réfléchir aux compositions avec 36 photos ..

[@yassss4114]

en europe mnt, les prix ont vraiment augmenté !

[@suliwutsaengsophit738]

Good camera,good film and excellent photographer make amazing beautiful pictures

[@ams914]

If there were no digital cameras, 90% of photographers, including myself most likely, would not be photographers. Double-edged sword when photography gets a little too easy.

[@zerixos]

Hi Pierre, The images are a bit off center because of the viewfinder, you're not looking through the lens, and I don't know if the C35 is parallax corrected, meaning that the viewfinder is slightly off center with the lens, close up this effect gets more apparent.

[@theothertonydutch]

I got a C35 and S3. Both always come as a pair when I bring them. The C35 was 2 euros and 50 cents. The S3 was a bit more expensive but I got it for myself as a birthday present. Both are fantastic cameras.

[@kenstrauss5841]

I was a Konica repair technician in the late 70s . The lens optics in this little gem were compared to Leica and zeiss lenses. I own 2 of these cameras

[@SilntObsvr]

Film photography since the 1960s, developing my own film (when I can) since 1970. In the thumbnail I thought that was a Canonet -- of which I have two, and they're excellent. Those compact rangefinder cameras from the 1960s and 1970s pretty much all had good lenses. I've also got a Petri 7s, which is less compact, but equally good.

[@zaganeazy8656]

We need more Tokio+Film photography content

[@jd5787]

pretty cool camera. Where did you go to find these used cameras by the way? for film you usually need to over expose a bit (opposite of digital) assuming the light meter works!

[@nightcoder5k]

Beautiful colors. Please make more videos like this.

[@philbarrance]

Think you should check the light seals on rear door pierre

[@alistairmcelwee7467]

You need an SLR camera (single-lens reflex) with TTL metering (through the lens). Once you have that then your photos will look the way you expect them to. Currently you’re using a rangefinder camera so you have the parallax error (means what you see is not what you get). Since you can buy cameras used for less than $100 today that cost $1000+ in my day, like my trusty Canon A1, you need to choose your brand carefully because you need to buy lenses that will fit (usually made by same manufacturer). You’ll also want some filters to screw onto the lenses. The real fun comes when you develop and print your own photos. We do a lot of cropping in the dark room when we decide which parts of the photo to print. I never did learn to develop & print colour film - only B&W but that’s plenty to get a feel for it. Was a bit funny to see you learning how to put film in a camera! Things people my age take for granted.

[@skywalkertnc4209]

what was the store you went to in the beginning?

[@nontarou_azmino]

Hello! I had same Konica C35 in elementary school days. It worked very good. Thanks for your nice video which bring back my memory.

[@adamhymel2386]

Haha it's so interesting seeing digital photographers trying film cameras. I feel like it makes you appreciate what digital can do for us that we take for granted 🙏

[@uchral_bayasgalan]

Where did you buy your camera? Please drop the store location

[@ryansim408]

You should shoot on Black & White film as well. Very rewarding

[@Bettys_Eldest]

I've not used mine for about twenty years. Bought used in the 80s for the days when even an Olympus OM1 was just too big. Lots of great photos taken of FP4 or HP5 and processed in my cloakroom/darkroom. It's been sitting on the office windowsill for the past few years. Time to put a film or two through it again.

[@4choooKai]

Yo Konica C35 is a great camera! It may look dinky but never underestimate Hexanon lenses. Those lenses are legendary.

[@mahmudabrori9116]

Great shots. I think, the stairway one is my favourite.

[@HoanVuLa]

I will be going to Tokyo in soon. Can you give tell us where is the camera store and the place you developed? Your results are great and I would like to have some of that fun as well 😀. Thanks

[@bakermantube]

A really good idea! The Konica is a very nice camera and the most of your photos are great!

[@photosxAR]

I was just looking at this exact camera. I guess I should buy before prices spike.

[@bjmddricor6279]

Question here on your other videos how do you put your camera on your like under shoulder on your bag or something?

[@soyomarlr]

Love the results! can you share the shop name? Thanks for the video!!

[@kyotodream7135]

wonderful little rangefinder!

[@ultramanai]

May I know the name of shop that you bought the camera?

[@smalldeekgeorge]

OH WOW! THAT RESOLUTION AND DYNAMIC RANGE! QUALITY SCANS!

[@neiljenkins2011]

Great video, thanks! That Konica looks a lot like a little Olympus rangefinder I used to use 25-ish years ago to shoot street scenes, usually using some grainy, fast-ISO b&w film. You got some great pics out of it, despite the uninspiring choice of film. I’m sure you have your own opinions, and other will have said so already, but that persistent light leak issue suggests to me that there’s a problem with the seal around the back of the camera (worth inspecting). And on some shots you look like you have part of the previous/next shot at the side, suggesting that you weren’t winding the film on fully to the next frame. Nice job, though. Made me nostalgic! 😊

[@IskandarPramono]

Cool! Colab with Jason and Vivian, please… I’d love to see you guys hang out more often

[@bespecific5350]

What is the name of the first store? Pls and thanks

[@jordansun9065]

where is this kind of shops in tokyo?

[@Tenskwatawa4U]

I had the Minolta version of this same identical camera. Bought it for $5 at a thrift store. It was a good camera. Alas, it got left behind during a move. I wish I still had it. Selling for up to $100 or more online.

[@traveli1126]

where in japan did you buy your film camera?

[@tustelpaman]

Amazing result!

[@ldbass62]

Love this video. Great photos! What a find.

[@bengoey]

I have still got Ricoh R1 35mm film camera. The lenses are sharp. Apart from the 30 mm lens, it has a 24mm wide angle panoramic lens. One of the best film camera compacts produced by Ricoh

[@Janken_Pro]

Film just has that feel to it that is unmatched by digital

[@anandaksndi]

Where did you buy the camera?

[@daniellefernandes8423]

I’d love to see you do the same thing but with a digital camera, yes the $15 budget. So an old point and shoot

[@manhrobbie]

This video makes me want to get into film photography even though they are expensive !

[@papje]

Love the colours of these

[@superhap]

Where is this camera store located?

[@Mw_kwak]

What came a store was this? I only know of shops in shibuya

[@fudinhashim4833]

Hi. What is the name of the camera shop? And where is it located? Tq.

[@OnTheMarkToday]

Very cool. Using an old film camera makes you think more about the shot. Film - 36 shots, digital - almost limitless.

[@JMA335077]

Congratulations to Konica C35 that reminds us the incomparable charm of silver film, in the hands of a real photographer.

[@normapadro420]

Hi. That was funny when you said the marshmellow part about your friend. It made me laugh. Your photos came out really nice. 😊

[@HasibulHasanBhuiyan]

Where did you buy this camera? I’m in search of this kind of shop in Tokyo

[@MuhammadKharismawan]

The optical viewfinder parallax eh? I'm also still learning how to frame correctly using the Zeiss oVF of my RX1R and my problem is exactly the same, I'm using the guiding line but I still can't line it up properly, esp on portrait shots as as the oVF and lens are different horizontally.

[@dontzidunzi]

the photos were amazing!!! Where did you find the film camera?

[@vidolitas]

I'm not sure if I missed it or not, but could you tell me what shop you got the camera from?

[@kaisseyetienne2749]

Thank you for the great content ! Do you remember the name of the shop where you bought the camera ?

[@kogcyc]

Those 'compact' cameras were great for travel because of their light weight. I recommend an Olympus XA if you can find one. And if you like (and can afford) film, then get a Nikon or Olympus SLR. Nikon glass is often too sharp.

[@cinematiclenses]

Which shop? And where

[@jaaychung]

dang what store is that

[@miket2120]

10:49 image was off center. The camera's viewfinder is not centered over the lens, hence the slightly off center foreground subject (parallax error). Most of these cameras have a set of marks in the viewfinder to account for this, IF you knew what you were looking for. Those who grew up on digital cameras will find this disconcerting since they never have to deal with this.

[@Bettys_Eldest]

You have an orange streak along the left hand edge of many of the prints. At first I thought it might just be the first image where the film had not been wound on far enough prior to the first photo. When more prints suffered I thought that the camera might be leaking light along an edge, but half of the images are not affected. Is it a printing issue? is the streak visible on the negs?

[@hajimematsumoto61]

Hey, anyone tell me where this shop is at??? i wanna check it out too!!

[@V.S.M.OChannel]

8:16 make it soft everything like marshmallow! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I would love to see what's look like and eat it!! 🤣🤣 Savage

[@maxmakesmusic6450]

What store is that?

[@OnnTheRoadGaming]

what camera are you recording the video with

[@autoauto2000]

welcome in the past. i never stopped taking pictures like u🎉❤

[@filipinobackpacker6040]

Hey where did you buy the camera? Planning to go to Japan soon.

[@Pierretlambert]

Nakano area

[@ratwynd]

Similar camera I have used and really like is the Canon Canonet G-III QL17. Also the Petri Color 35. Small, quiet and good hyperfocal performance. ps: Loved seeing some Japan again. My favorite city is Kyoto. I have been there 5 times and my daughter lived there for several years. The camera shops are awesome. Last trip I brought home a mint CLA'd Canon 7 with 50/1.4 for $160 USD. Later picked up a well used Canon f1.2 (yard sale find on a thrashed 7 body for $15!) which I use a lot on an RD-1 Epson. Lots of brass but functions well.

[@lexmadness]

Hello, please let me know the name of the camera shop? thank you :)

[@BlazingSerenade]

the C35 is a sleeper, konica made some great glass

[@shokomiya6004]

great color of sky. old lenz is great

[@Farisfauzee]

Hi mr Lambert, just want to ask what is name of the shop that u bought the camera

[@shanephillips7704]

Very cool idea. I just got back from Punta Cana and took shots from my Canon R5 with a Canon R lens (6 - 7k) and then I used my cell phone ($500) The cell phone turned out better which is really frustrating! I want the more expensive camera to outperform the cheaper. However my first camera was a P&S Canon Rebel 2000. The print outs of those shots taken almost 30 years ago are still amazing.