My First Time Shooting on FILM! | Photography in Japan

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[@JaseFilm]

Ahh potato jet shooting film. Welcome! Let me introduce to you the idea of shooting film on a drone.

[@timothylaw91]

Hahahah let’s gooooo 😂🙌🏻

[@TNTArtisticMovement]

next episode, shooting film on "drone" first lets get a pilots license

[@dontshootphotos3372]

bro i love your work on instagram man! bro is built different from the rest

I saw one video 16mm on fpv drone. Looks sick!

[@blackduncan9812]

😂😂 What

[@kaichuuuuuu]

3:41 I love the juxtaposition of a wireless mic on a vintage film camera

[@Guillaumephotos]

Me too! Great concept.

[@tunedcentral]

This was amazing, please please please do a follow up with your Dad's camera's and history of shooting film and show Kari's first role of film shots too.

[@ohmwai]

I love how you chose your film camera. "Looks cool. Feels good. Sounds nice. I like it." Very rare to find anyone choose a digital camera like that.

[@styledliving]

lol, literally tons of fuji or leica owners just for those reasons 😂😂

[@RViscara]

lol you kids are hilarious praising him because he choose a camera because it feels good sounds nice?? You kids would have never made in the film days. You would ran at the first twist of the stop bath bottle cap in the darkroom if you even got that far down the road of knowledge.

[@Ჽum]

​@@RViscara"yOu KiDs WoUlD hAvE NeVeR maDE iT In ThE FiLm DaYs" Lmao quit being a FUD, it's photography not rocket science. I bought my first film camera a decade ago in my early teens solely based off my appreciation of it's design, now I primarily shoot film, and I repair and resell vintage cameras for side cash as I pay my way through college. I probably learned how to develop C41 for the first time from a 10 minute KZbin video. It's not difficult, the hardest thing about it is spending the ~$70 dollars on chems and equipment.

[@LeoMkII]

​@@RViscaralmao, who cares if we "wouldn't have made it in the times of film", it isn't the times of film anymore so it's not like people shoot with it because they have to, just because they want to

[@JasonPierceOfficial]

Man this video was refreshing to watch, the whole vibe, storytelling and visuals. Not the typical “the best camera” or the “how to grow on Yt” type of videos that my feed is bombarded with these days. Great job, cheers! 📸🔥💯

[@TheRebelBagel]

Would absolutely love a new series of your journey into film photography!! I like the idea that Sam had with the 3 of you each getting a camera and doing like a photo walk and it would be awesome to maybe see a video of you with your dad discussing film cameras.

[@dhananjaysingh756]

I wonder if any other city would look this cool on film. Japan is so aesthetically pleasing

[@jefferson.castillo]

Make this a series! I loved this episode.

[@SeanNeale]

I love that portrait the dude took of you, looks so cool

[@Guillaumephotos]

Same here.

[@JohnRobinsonRC]

I LOVED this episode! Plus plus! ❤️❤️❤️

[@monodistortion]

Yeeeeees! One of us! One of us! One of us! One of us! Congratulations!

[@cablekibble2942]

I just jumped into film on a trip last month! What a cool experience. There are no words to describe the anticipation of getting your precious photos developed, and the fun of finally finding out how cool they turned out. Great video, I'd love to hear from your dad about his old cameras.

[@DavidZhou]

"It feels like everyone's a distant cousin here", I loved that. It's how I feel every time I go to China! I'm American born and raised so I feel like a foreigner and it's usually places I've never been, but there's a calming sense of fitting in when I'm there.

[@Anjroo]

Film photography has been my personal renaissance ❤️ even when shooting for huge clients, film feels like art, digital feels like work

[@qvarfoto]

Well put, couldn't agree more!

[@cablekibble2942]

Completely agree

[@EposVox]

I love this! Film is the best

[@bonnetshashu8867]

A lot of people use these mics but you guys know sound very well. Everything always sounds so good.

[@ckhicks]

Loooove seeing you dip your toe into this wonderfully maddening and beautiful medium. 😁 Shoot, enjoy, repeat. Film is great.

[@bigleafwoodcraft1453]

And medium format is even more exciting!

[@byDanimal]

That was rad! It's great to see you enjoy your time shooting on film. Loved all the photos. It does make me want to go back to Japan.

[@besimai]

"dad's camera collection" sounds great!

[@adamz3090]

Japan is my fav place so far! Been there for 8 month with a cruise ship, visiting 25 cities around the country. Its a tech heaven!

[@mattdayphoto]

Love to see this. 👏🏻

[@corazoninmaculado77]

I love this episode... Nothing like a film photography... is just something else. Thank you.

[@ShoAndTech]

Man this has been one of my favourite videos in a while. Loved the vibe

[@gabrielmiersch]

Love the analogue photos and will love the analogue content that you are planning!

[@Guillaumephotos]

I reeeeeeaaaaaally enjoyed this first episode of you exploring film photography. I had a smile on my face from beginning to end. And you actually made me want to try out my Dad's old film camera. Definitely looking forward to the next episode!

[@drparham]

Glad you used your platform for this we watched you fall in love with film...... awesome

[@H0LMES7777]

I‘ve loved this video and this format.

[@clonkex]

I'm honestly so impressed with how good most of these photos are! Well freaking done!

[@UrbanoModa]

such a refreshing video, starting with film will put anyone in good running for great digital.

[@ZuntaLutra]

so fun seeing you shoot film for the first time! me and my fiancé also started our film journey this year as a new year's resolution and we've shot a ton. we also develop it ourselves which is fun and also suspenseful. maybe you should try developing yourself but it's such a huge commitment

[@crespotakesphotos]

Lovely video and welcome to the film photography journey. I started about year and a half ago and I love the whole process of slowing down and being observant. It makes the process intentional and pushes you to do your best capturing a photo. I also love your story in Japan, how are you tied to it. I’m traveling there in April and this video is a great preview on what to expect when I go there.

[@ShortFootMedia]

Loved this vlog! Would definitely want to see a second part with your dad in the future!

[@joseaguilar2084]

Congrats on started your film journey! There are only a handful of us left in this world and I'm so happy you've joined in!

[@MinimalWave1982]

seeing Potatoe Jet with an analog camera gives me goosbumps!

[@Golov-Nikolay]

This is a very interesting topic. I really enjoyed this episode. I'm looking forward to the continuation.

[@JQhardge]

I had no idea that different film rolls had didn’t ISO that’s so cool!!! I never thought about how older cameras handled ISO, honestly didn’t even know they could.

[@AnnabelleLi-g6p]

Yay Pentax! They're actually designing new film bodies as well!

[@markwoll]

Nice to see a pentax. I still have two from the 70's. Good cameras. Olympus OM-1 or 2 would also be a good choice.

[@MattCheol]

This is my first potato jet video, the film photography algorithm must have sent it my way and I’m glad it did! My camera rec is the Nikon FM3A the last and best manual film SLR Nikon made.

[@yeknomlana]

it is a rabbit hole...but its very lovely to be in said hole. Would love to see the decor become function and used. A friend offered me an old 8mm camera but was afraid of falling into that hole, but I'd imagine it would be just as lovely and fun. Also super curious to see your dad's camera collection and their thoughts

[@ConnorNolanTech]

I recently picked up 20 of these old Asahi Takumar lenses to cinemod. Most of them have incredible image quality, even on digital, but at the time they were some of the best film lenses you could get. The 55mm f1.8 you have isn't bad, but for my money the 50mm f1.4 stopped down to the same aperture blows it out of the water.

[@Taro0oo]

Would definitely watch a follow up vid to this or a while film photography series

[@motioneyedroneservices]

I've been through the film era and also when digital first came out when they made digital backs for film cameras. I've also shot on giant view cameras . You want a challenge, try that one out but you will get awesome photos using the slower speed film on an 8X10 view camera.

[@haibowang6262]

filming color is so good!

[@J.a.k.o.b.]

I love it i m shooting film aswell and its such a nice experience keep up the nice work

[@Nattodayy]

Film is so fun to shoot in Japan, especially during winter. It was like perpetual golden hour when I went. Also Pauls Photo in Torrance develops 35mm. I priced it out and it was the cheapest I've found for the quality.

[@melodymurray3579]

Really cool to see you use a vintage camera!

[@emilianomarquez1629]

You're getting into Faizal Wescott's territory, I'd love a collab between you two, specially cause you're both completely different approaches to photography. It would be a DREAM to go shoot film in Japan. And Kari, i totally want that doggo cam.

[@kricke243]

Loved this video! And also that you used the Pentax Spotmatic. It was my first SLR I got from my dad in 1990 or so (he got it new in the 60ies or so). I still use the lenses on my DSLR. I actually created the Pentax Spotmatic wikipedia article back in 2006 (and had a picture of mine in it, but it has been replaced since 😋)

[@Cloud_Effect]

10/10 Content Bro

[@yo_itsjw]

Your videos are always so fun. This one especially. For ease and speed you can't beat shooting digital, but there is something special about film. I just bought a roll of 8mm film and will be shooting at a comic con next week just to see what it's like and to see what results I get. I'm not even sure if the light meter in my camera works haha good stuff, keep up the great work!

[@workingwiththelight3119]

Definitely film photos look different than digital. More mysterious, fuzzy, charming? Thanks for reminding me old days!

[@moviewryter1985]

Fun video to watch. It was FILMtastic! Thanks for sharing.

[@q3aki]

film is unique, no matter how good the digital sensors are - film has its own vibe

[@qvarfoto]

DuUuUUde!! Welcome to the film club - it's an amazing journey! Love the episode man, brilliant! Also, I really wanna go to Japan now. Cheers

[@dylanhill1640]

Film lives in the soul. I love my film camera!

[@dccoletrain]

They have amazing film camera selections in Japan. I’d love to go there and attempt street photography

[@alexsystems2001]

This was actually a fun video! Finally! It’s been a while.

[@noxdrrego]

This bring Back Memories Brother ! Thank You Very Much For The Video ! And Nice Clicks !

[@jacobleetech]

I REALLY enjoyed this video format. fav pj video in awhile

[@m_b4299]

Another way to mix up digital (if you want to keep it in rotation) is to adapt old film camera lenses to digital cameras. A lot of the image characteristics come from optics. You can also put modern glass in front of film, and then really appreciate how sharp modern optics are, all that in case you get bored hah!

[@444p.hotography]

SHOTA GO SHOTA LOVE HIS WORK

[@BarikTown]

Pentax! My very 1st camera was an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic. I no longer have the camera,but I still have some lenses for it.

[@joshuacondeza1748]

On a different level.

[@MonsieurFromLondon]

I have the same camera. It was my dad's and it's a lot of fun to shoot film every once in a while!

[@creator_yo]

Welcome back to Tokyo! So satisfying to see all those film shots 📷✨

[@SocialTrading]

Wow, I think that's the first camera brand i ever bought from a second-hand shop in Canterbury in England :) A Pentax Asahi K1000 - loved it - used to go around taking photos of everything. SO strange though - different ISO film and stuff. How nice to see though. Finally, I owned a camera before you sir! :) And yeah, the look is really different. you can also ask for a matt or gloss finish when you get them processed. Both great, but get one of each and have a look at the difference. It's wonderful.

[@Shauny_D]

I will shoot a single roll over the course of a year or so and then forget and get 3 or 4 developed at a time and it is amazing fun to see shots suddenly from years ago.

[@lyleabrahams]

LOVE this journey... MORE! MORE!! MORE!!!

[@vincentli2090]

I started off using a FM2 to shoot film, and after a few rolls got tired of manual focus and got a F5, it can burn through a roll in a few seconds, and it's autofocus is surprisingly good.

[@johnmarkpadillo3374]

I WANT MORE OF THIS GENE DOING FILM PHOTOGRAPHY

[@ilovelimpfries]

Man those shots on film looks like it was taken in the 90s. I forgot how nostalgic it feels.

[@martintolley9234]

Takes me back. My first SLR was a Pentax Spotmatic II - but I had the all black version with the super Takumar 50mm f1.8. It was cool then to rub the penta-prism edges with abrasive paper to get a worn, brass look along the edges. Mine still works today. The feel and sound is nostalgic, but for me the smell of the inside - whiff of engine oil and a slightly sweet aroma...

[@AJ_UK_LIVE]

How funny. I literally got back from Tokyo last week. What an incredible place it is!

[@MrHaydnSir]

yes ! now this is what i’m here for and alll about 🥳🥳

[@andysmith8544]

This was great Gene, thanks for sharing!

[@AllenRReid]

I'll watch any photography video in Japan. Those colors looked great.

[@lights_camera_coffee]

This was unexpected, but cool! I love film and have a bunch of old Pentax cameras, including a Spotmatic like the one you got. Nicely done! As mentioned, it's totally a rabbit hole just like FPV. I like developing b&w, but there is really no need to. With a macro lens, a light pad, and a copy stand it's very easy and economical to scan your own negatives and save a few bucks though

[@marcelotanaka]

loving all the old personal photos/footage in this and the last video

[@RadioactiveDrew]

You should check that lens on your film camera...it might have thorium in it making the lens radioactive. Nothing dangerous. Thorium was used quite a bit in the past. Loads of old cinema lenses from Angenieux, Cooke and a bunch of others used thorium in some of the elements. They used it because thorium has a high refractive index and low dispersion. It allowed lens manufactures to make smaller faster lenses.

[@daverizz]

Dude I love the format of you guys talking while walking around shooting, and that audio is what is playing under the photos. Great format. Especially if we're invested in this new adventure of yours. And the transition sound design of the shutter is a nice touch too. ...I think it also helps that I'm more of a video guy myself, but recently got an old Lumix LX-5 (it's still digital, BUT it shoots Raw, and is TINY, ie. 1000% pocketable for street shooting) and I have been going on walks explicitly to shoot stills... so I'm kinda-sorta already invested in this journey with you a little. lol.

[@MattyHughes]

Great vid! My first film camera was a Pentax K1000 I bought for $500 back in the early 90's! Enjoy shooting on your new film cam!

[@SuperNicktendo]

I shoot on film but I have a point and shoot instead of an SLR. Fuju Natura Classica. One of the smallest 35mm point and shoots. Very low fstop. It's nice to take with to weddings or friend events, take one or two pictures then develop the roll after a couple months. It's like a little time capsule you record for yourself. Nice change of pace since nowadays every memory can be captured and replayed in an instant with your phone. Being sure to capture just the right moment forces you to stop and think about what you really want to remember in the future.

[@samtang]

duuude! loved this episode! please do a follow up with your pops and whatever Dylan's idea was! PS: get the nikon thing for cari.

[@randominterest8868]

Congrats on your interest in film, for some of us, that is where our interest started, for me a Nikon FG, then in the 90s the switch to digital point and shoot. Going from almost everything manual to everything digital was a novelty, however now, w/all the digital options, menus, auto focus, etc. something has been lost. People complain about noise (grain in photos), post processing has allowed people to spray and pray with digital cameras, then spend hours post processing, w/film you either got the shot or didn't. The holy grail of film, medium format w/Hasselblad and/or the digital back for the 907x. Another option for folks put your digital camera on manual everything, cover the back screen and only use viewfinder, set an ISO and leave it that way for 24 or 36 shots and only look at photos when you get back home. I believe manual focusing, picking aperture and shutter speed for each shot makes a better photographer. I honestly look forward to your videos about film shooting, all the best.

[@kyohei_west]

「これ、お願いしまーす」🤣🤣🤣 Great contents! I still enjoy watching one of your videos which you talk about 「ボケ」.

[@RockWILK]

Wow. You just made me grab my father‘s old Minolta XE1 camera and now I have to go get it fixed so that it works. :-) I adapted his lenses to my Panasonic S5, two old Minolta Rokkor lenses and shot a full length feature with them. 28mm f2.8 and 50mm f1.4. Amazing. After watching this video, now I’m gonna go get his camera fixed. He passed away in 1988, I found all this stuff in his camera bag after he died. This is what KZbin is for. :-) Great video.

[@danielbraden3655]

Stokes Gene is in his film era! Would love more film videos

[@valerintproductions]

This is awesome. Nobody in my family are video people or photographers. I'm a DP and I started all with digital. BUT I wanted to get a 35mm photo camera and try it out and I love it. I had jumped on the vintage lens bandwagon and adapted the Canon FD lenses to be used on my Cinema Camera. Because they were so cheap I picked up a couple spares along with the Canon A-1 to shoot tills with and its been interesting because I'm not a beginner filmmaker and photographer BUT it was my first time using Film

[@KoshoyBM]

Nice episode! The first roll of film turned out so sweet! I guess I have the same Pentax camera 🤔 should I take it to Japan?

[@noscadefpv4954]

Damn! That just made me miss shooting on film.Wish I still had my film cameras.Sold them all when I made the jump to digital.

[@rarvizu2]

Do more film stuff! Trust me you’ll love it

[@williamchan8866]

Great vid…..it’s funny to see you guys talk about film and cameras as a novelty. Once in a while I still drag out my 6x17 pano to get 4 shots per roll. Shot film in all the formats including 4X5, 6X9, 6X8, 6X7, 6X6, 35mm and half frame cameras….fav is still 6X17.

[@NickedOff]

Awesome to see you getting into film! Wait until you get into medium format landscape photography...

[@JBMountainSkills]

Really enjoyed this one

[@modhaju]

Oh,my god !! You came to Mochimune Beach in Shizuoka.😄 That was a very happy thing! As a huge fan of you! Living in Shizuoka.

[@johnnysbv]

look at him getting sponsored fully from dji. that's great dude! love the growth of this channel and you as a creator.

[@elishamaudorok]

Loved this!!

[@tackhershey5672]

Glad to see you in Tokyo!!