Reviving and Shooting a Vintage 126 Agfamatic Film Camera and Cartridge Using 35mm Film Stock

[@camerarover7124]

Hello Ed. A very interesting aesthetic in these photos. It looked a bit of a faff with the insertion of the film but it was good you managed to resurrect the old Agfa. Enjoyable video 👏

[@studioswinden]

Thanks. It certainly was a faff, but I think it would become easy with practice. Glad you enjoyed the video 🙂

[@facelessnomore]

This was also one of our early cameras, replaced the 'Brownie' it was a good camera in its day. FAKMATIC have a commercial available cartridge which is reusable and removes all the faf of adapting an old cartridge.

[@studioswinden]

Hi, thanks for commenting. I did consider 3D printing a cartridge or buying an adaptor, but I like having the original backing paper as it shows what frame I'm on, keeps out the light, and seems to help the shutter-cocking pin find the right place so that (once I'd learned a good technique for actuating the winder knob) I didn't need to worry about holding my hand over the lens and clicking the shutter between shots to avoid double/overlapping exposures, which I think I might have had to do using an adaptor alone on this particular camera. Adapting the old cartridge actually worked out cheaper than buying an adaptor as well, though there is the chance of shattering the old cartridge when first cracking it open...I used a combination of twisting it and then using a flat-head screwdriver to wiggle along the separated edge. Hope this info is useful. Thanks again for watching 🙂

[@gohumberto]

How ironic, shooting film on a "Sensor". Loving your stuff around my old home town of Stockport I'm currently revisiting film myself (Agfa APX 400 b&w) on a Canon EOS 500. The beauty of the EOS 500 is that (1) it cost me €10 , about 8 quid (2) It's thoroughly modern. One of Canon's final rolls of the 35mm Dice, before the digital era took over (3) It takes all my Canon full frame lenses. In theory a better setup than I ever had in 1980, with my Pentax ME Super setup. Having revisited film several times lately, on some vintage cameras, I know full well that the results won't be as impressive as my Digital SLR results, but that's not the point is it?

[@studioswinden]

Thanks for watching, and commenting. The EOS 500 is a lovely camera, and I have one of my own that I was shooting with this very morning...though mine has become unreliable (the shutter appears to stick sometimes). I miss the depth-of-field preview that many other Eos cameras have, but I love the way it winds the whole film out at the beginning and then winds it back into the cartridge after each shot...no worries about losing what you've shot if the back comes open! And the results from it are lovely and sharp, well exposed. Yes, it may not match modern digital for resolution, but like you say...that's not the point. Thanks again for dropping a comment...enjoy your photography 🙂

[@tonyrobinson3309]

not realy a photo related thing ..but the building behind you in the opening few moments used to be a fruit and veg shop on the upper level on market days and a cafe on the lower level the rest of the week...they did a very nice peppered pea soup ..particulary in winter...mind you this was in the early 60s ...just thought i would mention it..

[@studioswinden]

Thanks for the info...always interesting to hear about the local history. I like watching videos of olden-day Stockport and finding out about stuff. I wasn't around in the early 60s but I was in the 70s...can't remember what it was then! I think the underneath may be part of the dungeon museum now...or is that on the other side? Thanks for watching 🙂