I tried using a film camera from the 50s...

I found a film photography camera and wanted to see if it worked. I've shot digital for years so this was a fun side-project for me...
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[@nickroush]

Hope you enjoyed my first video, did you spot the moose?

[@NinaRoush1]

I love this video. ❤

[@pembridgehouse]

Yes. Great video and I saw the moose.

[@nickroush]

First one to spot it! We actually saw 3 that day.

[@ratgirl13]

There’s a moose? I was kinda distracted by the pretty gals.😉. I enjoyed the video and will now go back, and look for the moose.

[@nickroush]

haha! let me know if you spot it!

[@NuclearTopSpot]

Great video! Love those 50s and 60s cameras. The design language, the tactility, the mechanical-ness.. they all feel built to survive nuclear war. The fact that you can pick up a 70 y/o beat up camera, load it up with brand new film and get amazing results will never cease to amaze me. Imagine finding a box of digicams and DSLRs 50 years from now only to have the batteries dead/leaky and the old flash memory unreadable and new sticks nowhere to be found.

[@nickroush]

Thank you! I agree! love that these two are 100% mechanical.

[@1marcelfilms]

you know there will be plenty of strange nerds restoring those in 50 years

[@t3zla736]

Boy, I have the exact same folding Kodak and the exact same Ihagee Exakta with the waist level viewfinder. You’ve should try to shoot with the Exakta; is a little bit of a nightmare to use it, but is an awesome camera.

[@nickroush]

I wanted to! Love the waist level finders but it has some corrosion that was causing some of the mechanics to bind up.

[@pacarguy9722]

Beautiful camera. I have one that was passed down from my grandpa

[@heckintech]

That's fantastic, what a cool find! I've been dipping back in to film photography again lately, and it really is a totally different experience. Mostly 35mm stuff, some old Minolta gear, Ricoh, and a weird little 110 camera, I'm about halfway through a roll of that. But a couple weeks ago, I found a "Tower Model 7" fixed focus 120 film box camera, for 7 bucks! It seems to be fully functional, and I'll likely pick up some film and do some messing about soon! What a lovely experience film photography is. Anyways, Great video! I just LOVE the size of that second one! I look forward to seeing more!

[@nickroush]

That camera sounds fun! I’ve done some more shooting since this video and getting focus right with the pony is tough so I might actually end up using the tiny Bolsey more.

[@christopherwelch5568]

Welcome to your new addiction lol. Film cameras from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s are the most durable and useable ones ever made. 1 have a medium format camera from 1948 I bought on eBay 25 years ago that still works and has never been serviced. It’s literally just a metal box with a simple lens and it takes great pictures. Best $20 I ever spent

[@nickroush]

That's awesome!

[@xiaodu87]

Really cool video on this topic! I have my late grandfathers AGFA Silette L from about 1953 resting in my shelf (focus broken at the moment). Its a really nice camera. It has a still working selenium lightmeter and a decoupled rangefinder from Voigtländer. Hope to get it fixed soon. So I can very much relate to the videos sentiment

[@nickroush]

That sounds cool! Hope you can get it working!

[@sonuvasteele2226]

Oh man, I have one of these and still haven't used it after 8 years. Now I want to. I bought it when I was afraid not to have a light meter. Now I just shoot an Argus C3 and a Zorki 4 or a zed 2. None of them have light meters so it sounds like a fun challenge.

[@nickroush]

Go for it! I use the sunny 16 rule a lot, rely on my instincts (which aren’t always right), or use an app called lightme. Sunny 16 and lightme haven’t steered me wrong yet… instincts have…

[@damo42315fg]

Your results were wonderful. I started shooting film a few years ago and often take a digital and film camera out together. I have a Leica M5 and am always more excited to see the results from it much more than the digital RAWs. I don't know if it's the anticipation or the feeling that' if the image is good that I had more of a roll in it (pun here). Enjoy your film journey and I am sure the cameras are enjoying being out in the light again!

[@nickroush]

Something about waiting to see the results is fun! Delayed gratification isn't one of my strengths so it's fun forcing myself to wait.

[@popeoftattoos]

I’m love finding thrift cameras that most people would pass over and take it home and throw a roll in it and put it back to work. Keep ‘em coming man love it

[@nickroush]

I always have my eyes peeled at thrift/ antique stores. No luck yet.

[@thevoiceman6192]

Nice photos. Even some of the light leaks came out interesting. I always tape up old cameras in case of light leaks or The plastic toy ones that come with light leaks. Now find a good photo lab to take your film to.

[@nickroush]

There are a couple good labs here in SLC! I just get it developed and set up my own scanning system with a light table and a macro lens.

[@thevoiceman6192]

@@nickroush Ok. I take mine to a lab where they develop and scan to cd and print. They can do a better job of it then I ever could. Plus I buy film there .

[@VictorReynolds]

Reminds me of my late Father-in-Law’s Argus C4 from the 1950s. No light leaks, however one of the shutter speeds is seizing up due to age.

[@nickroush]

Ahh that’s a bummer :(

[@darrenjennings]

Welcome to the addiction😁

[@nickroush]

Haha no kidding! I’m hooked

[@justaboringjoha3678]

I really enjoy the Kine-Exakta, like the one you found in the beginning, tbh i would have chosen that camera over everything 😂

[@nickroush]

Yea, I loved that one! I'm dying to get a camera with a nice top down viewfinder but it has some other mechanical issues that I didn't think I'd be able to fix :(

[@justaboringjoha3678]

@@nickroush What didn't work on it?

[@nickroush]

It had some corrosion that was making controls and the focus ring bind up. Lens was pretty hazy as well. It might be recoverable. I'll take another look when I'm out East again.

[@justaboringjoha3678]

@@nickroush yeah, I have had similar experiences with the Exakta lenses, don't know that they used back then, but it has become certainly very sticky.

[@patrickrostker6693]

These photos are super nice considering they came from old cameras right out of storage! I fell in love with old cameras, and how they can still get beautiful results. Great video 🎉 cheers ❤

[@nickroush]

Thank you! I’m having a lot of fun shooting film with these

[@HaiTomVlog]

Super cool cameras! That’s an awesome collection 🤙🏼

[@nickroush]

I’d love to get more of them working!

[@careypridgeon]

I inherited several cameras from the 50s and early 60's that are still in near perfect condition, along with some truly amazing lenses. There's a 3x4 Graflex that I can't get the rear rolling shutter to work on. I'll keep trying because it has a medium format film back I can use instead of sheet film. I could put Instax mini in it if the shutter worked. There's one medium format British (Rolleiflex copy) TLR that's now so rare I've not been able to find another for sale, and it works perfectly.

[@nickroush]

That sounds awesome! I hope you can get that shutter working.

[@careypridgeon]

@@nickroush I need to dismantle the rear part of it, I'll have a go later this year.;

[@jplum7708]

This is great. I LOVE old cameras and inherited a collection of cameras ranging from old folders to an RB67. The oldest camera was made around 1911 and i cleaned it up and ran a roll of 120 through it using adapters. Turned out great. Dont shy away from the really old ones. I replaced light seals in a few of them. If you really want to use an old camera forget the tape. Replace the seals. If i can do it anyone can. KZbin university will show you how and you can buy or make the seals. Looking forward to seeing your continued adventures.

[@nickroush]

That’s awesome! The little pony camera doesn’t even have any seals. Just a little tongue and groove in the plastic so gaffer tape is my only option I think… maybe I can find some thin gasket sort of material.

[@codexmendoza]

Jam some black Cotton yarn down into the groove. Job done

[@nickroush]

@@codexmendoza I'll give that a try next time I open it up!

[@wchristian2000]

Great stab at a first video, kudos to you man

[@nickroush]

I’m way more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it! Thanks for watching!