Shooting Film in the Dolomites, Part 1

[@zerlionngo395]

that Voigtlander thingy is something! I love all the photos came out of it! so magical

[@ReimannPembroke]

Dude you got some epic scenes on this trip! I would love to explore those trenches all day!

[@ExpiredBren]

It’s such a surreal experience! Plus it poses a nice challenge to produce some decent images

[@KelsomaticPDX]

The photo at 12:28 🥵 First video of yours I’ve watched and it was great 👏🏻 looking forward to more

[@ExpiredBren]

I'm happy to hear that you found my channel!

[@MacnTeensVisuals]

What a place, stunning shots too Bren. The Dolomites is very high on the list.

[@ExpiredBren]

Thanks! The Dolomites were high on my list for years so I was quite happy to finally visit

[@DylanSpitz]

Let that history buff shine! Seriously though, your passion for that mix of history and photography made for my favorite photos of the trip. Great video, buddy.

[@ExpiredBren]

Thanks Dylan! Rest assured there’ll be plenty more history in my videos going forward

[@philippetorterotot7053]

Hi, I like the Dolomites and the history of this area. I live in France and have already been to the Dolomites several times. The first few times I went with a medium format camera (Hasselblad 500CM, 50mm, 80mm and 150m). Then I went with large format, a Bush Pressman view camera and finally with an X-Pan and a Chamonix 42N2 view camera.

[@ExpiredBren]

Each of those kits sound perfect for the Dolomites! I am definitely jealous about that X-Pan and Chamonix combo most of all haha

[@heswithfilm]

Damn... This video made me smile a lot. What a great trip that was. As exprected you shot awesome images Bren. Really looking forward to part 2. Cheers mate!!!

[@ExpiredBren]

What a trip indeed! Part 2 shouldn’t be in another two months fortunately 😂

[@mindluuuk]

Never hike without Landjäger. Great video Bren, captured the emotions of Dolomites perfectly, can't wait for part 2!

[@ExpiredBren]

That's the truth! I really crave Landjäger when I'm back home hiking the Sierras/Cascades

[@mamiyaonfilm]

I really like this kind of videos, really peaceful and interesting, photos as always turn out sooo good

[@ExpiredBren]

Thanks! I'm glad that you find the video peaceful

[@nultse]

I'm traveling to photograph Dolomites next september and I'll use mainly Mamiya 7 and propably take Pentax 67 as a backup.

[@ExpiredBren]

That'll be a great combo. Have fun in the Dolomites!

[@aiherzen]

I'll be going to the Dolomites in about 6 weeks so I'm very lucky to have found your KZbin channel (I found you on Instagram first). I expect I'll take my usual combo of cameras - Mamiya c220, Pentax mx and Olympus 35RC and I'll probably panic buy film closer to the time (although there's hp5 and Gold in the freezer).

[@ExpiredBren]

That will be a great combination. Have fun out there!

[@NunoAlmeidaPhotography]

What as awesome video, Bren. I've been wanting to visit the Dolomites for quite some time now and this just hyped me up even more to go there! Loving the images that you've managed to capture, great job!

[@ExpiredBren]

Thanks man! The Dolomites are well worth the visit 👍

[@matthewsantomarco2714]

Loved the video and frames Bren!

[@ExpiredBren]

Thanks man! I appreciate it

[@im_filmdude]

Awesome shots!

[@ExpiredBren]

Thank you!

[@TheMolch11]

Amazing, as always. Nice landscape about some 400 km away from where I life... Informations about planning your trip would be appreciated...

[@ExpiredBren]

For this trip I was along for the ride and didn’t have to plan a thing, which is quite nice because usually I do 100% of the organizing!

[@zondervon]

I went 7 or 8 years ago, before i was primarily into film. So at the time i brought my Canon 5DMKII, probably my Zeis 50mm planar. When i did shoot film it was probably Portra 160.

[@ExpiredBren]

Nice! Portra 160 is great

[@tavakessler]

Great video and photos! The views are actually silly

[@ExpiredBren]

Thanks Tava! The views are absolutely absurd

[@yishaylandoy309]

I like the most all the B&W 6*6. And your friend with the tripod... I'm waiting for the next one. And the om4T is very good indeed. But did you use zuiko prime lenses on it in this trip?

[@ExpiredBren]

For this trip I opted for the 35-70mm zoom, which was a first for me. If I were to go again I would have brought the 24mm as well though

[@richardmasseyphotography]

Excellent video with helpful info. What was your resource for planning this trip? Keep up the good work.

[@ExpiredBren]

Thanks Richard! I relied on my friends to plan this trip, as they had hiked the Dolomites before, but one thing for sure is that a car is necessary to get around as opposed to public transit

[@linusfotograf]

So many great images Bren. Would be cool to see you shoot even more history related stuff in the future

[@ExpiredBren]

I'm looking forward to mixing more historical topics into my videos going forward!

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Great video 👍🙂

[@ExpiredBren]

Thanks!

[@NJ1810]

I went to the Dolomites last year and brought a Mamiya RZ67 with two lenses for hiking. Shit was heavy. So definitely not a rational choice. But no regrets.

[@ExpiredBren]

Oh man that is one hefty setup to bring! I'm sure the quality of the images made it well worth while though.

[@daniellezigon]

Hi! I've been following you on IG and found your KZbin Channel. I'm super stoked-- recently picked up a 67 and heading to Colorado to just be a mountain film bum for a weekend-- I often have trouble with metering and not blowing out the sky-- how do you approach this? Thanks!!! Keep up the great content :)

[@ExpiredBren]

Taking the 67 to the Rocky Mountains aughta be a blast! Keeping the sky from blowing out continues to be a huge challenge for me as well. I would say I have that issue all the time to this day. Shooting with Portra 400 can be a crutch in that regard, though, considering the incredible shadow and highlight detail that that stock can retain.

[@FabrizioZago]

Amazing series of photos. I'm Italian but I've never been there, the Dolomites are on my wishlist.

[@ExpiredBren]

Thanks! The Dolomites had been on my wishlist for a long time and it pretty much exceeded my expectations.

[@tomislavmiletic_]

First of all, welcome to the Olympus OM club. In my mind however, you'd me better served with a set of several primes instead of a zoom. Unless that's a constant aperture f3,6 version of 35-70mm which is allegedly very good, and not the f2,8 variant which is excellent but insanely expensive. Moreover, for that kind of scenery, I'd pick Kodak Ektar over any other colour negative film, in my humble opinion. And last but not least, the last time I was in the Dolomites I was still very, very young and just wanted to ski...

[@ExpiredBren]

If I were to go again I would have definitely brought more primes. I have a 24mm that I use quite often in fact! I bought the OM-4 in Germany for a great deal right before the trip and it only came with the zoom and 50mm, and the 24mm was back home in the US

[@c.f.7493]

I have been to the Secede region two years ago and instantly recognized some spots in your video (eg the parking lot at Grödner Joch). I brought my Hasselblad H3 with Digi- and Filmback with me at that time. Good to know, I'm not the only crazy one, who drags up a medium format camera up a mountain :) Regarding the images, you took some very nice pictures. But I find some of the Porta shots extremely warm and yellowish/brownish in the green-tones. Can you tell something about your processing/scanning? Thank you for the video Christian

[@ExpiredBren]

The Hasselblad with the Digi and Filmbacks sounds like a great choice! These images were processed at a lab in Germany, and I scanned them with a mirrorless camera and converted them with Negative Lab Pro