Film Camera shopping in Bangkok

[@apijaterungwijitsin8328]

Another place where I recommend for shopping film camera in Bangkok is MEGA PLAZA, there are many shops on the 5th floor :)

[@LaynoProd]

Great video Robin! i made a few street photography videos based on my recent trip to Korea and Japan and those videos were inspired by your How I Shoot series, thank you so much for constantly inspiring other photographers *also in Seoul, South Korea film rolls were expensive too, over 10 bucks for portra 400 so I settled for the kodak gold 200 which was 7 bucks, still expensive haha

[@BrokeColonel]

very enjoyable video. I do agree siam tlr is a very nice shop, been their lots of time. the price is not bad and the owner is really friendly and the service is great. Another place I would recommend you is Mega plaza burapa, go to 5th floor there's a lot of film camera store up there you can find everything from compact cameras to leica to old 4x5 cameras.

[@j204ever5]

The cameras there in the shops are too expensive compare to Europe. Way too expensive!

[@soranut111]

Demand is really high in Thailand so the price goes up with it.

[@DrewWillson]

Enjoyed watching this now that it's been up for 2 years. I just checked a lot of these shops out last weekend, going to share my video about it soon as well!

[@Scarrr3d]

Any specific shops to reccomend? Im heading there in a week's time and hopefully find a lens for a good price!

[@DrewWillson]

@@Scarrr3d Sure thing, mega plaza in Chinatown is a great spot right now depending on what kind of lens you're looking for. There may be a number of film photography gear events like the one they had at the Lido Connect building in Siam last week so i would go to some shops and find someone speaking english, then ask about events and expos.

[@kiwipics]

I love how you found the Kodak 126/7 instamatic cool, and found the Kodak disc camera interesting, yet we thought they were dire when we had them from new. The cameras sounded overpriced as far as I could see.

[@GrainOnTheGo]

That 67 was way over even mint online retail prices, absolutely insane. You can pick up most medium formats at bargain prices of 6 to 800.

[@matchat86]

The Rolleiflex that you viewed at 09:30 is a Rolleiflex T with 75mm f3.5 taking lens. The T range was a budget alternative with Tessar or Xenar lenses like the Rolleicord series but the advantage of lever wind. At almost €2000 that is about 4x more expensive than it should be. They sell for under £500 in the UK, even from bricks and mortar camera shops. If you are tempted don't be put off by the fact that they were originally more of a mid range Rollei. The Xenar and Tessar lenses are still excellent performers with good character and they take Bay 1 accessories which are more affordable and easier to find.

[@FuukanaTV]

Thanks for the video, man. I went to Siam a lot of times and never noticed that there are several film camera shops there. But yeah in Thailand the price has been rising rapidly due to the demand and trend of Thai celebs using them. Stay safe while traveling, guys.

[@gouzigounette]

The small TLR is a Yashica 44. It uses 127 film. It is a very capable camera with a good yashinon lens. It produce 12 photos 4x4cm by roll. Good Camera

[@michaelgriswold1809]

It's 2020 and I went back to film (35mm) using Canon's EOS camera bodies (I have six of them) and five EF lenses do to the high cost of going to a DSLR full frame camera. All used equipment from Ebay of course in excellent to mint condition. Right now I have my film processed and scanned through a company called "The Dark Room" located in California and they are still open for business!

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[@ChristopherMichaelR]

The yashica 44 uses 127 film. Bigger than 35mm but smaller than 120. I believe the film has been discontinued for a while. I have a film cutter that cuts 120 film down to 127. Problem is, its spool film, so you have to source the spools

[@n1k1george]

Wow, those prices seem awfully steep but then again they are brick and mortar shops with overhead to deal with. Gone are the days when we descended on places like Hong Kong to find great bargains.

[@nonthaburibear2201]

SIAM TLR K' Surasak are the nicest guy..good person. I miss visiting his shop and near his shop theres good Thai food shop..aroi mak

[@mp3remix171]

That yashica is a 127mm format, it's a bit smaller than 120 and is probably not in production

[@neilpiper9889]

You can buy 127 film from Analogue wonderland here in the UK

[@patteshin2511]

You should visit Mega Plaza ,5th floor ,bro. Enjoy shooting.

[@woodcamera]

Hi there. thanks for the interesting clip. Since I'm residing in Bangkok I was watching the clip with interest. As you found out the film price in BKK is crazy so I've been struggle to uphold my film photography hobby. Nevertheless the Labs you dropped by provide excellent quality of developing and scanning which are upside of BKK film photography. There are some other famous shops in BKK but I wonder how you chose them.

[@bzfreehug]

the 3rd shop is not A$B.It's Hung and Na Studio. A$B is beside and have various film and maybe best price you can find. The 5th floor MEGA plaza would be the place! there 're lot of film camera shops with 15-30% higher than market price but it's still good you guy can touch and try.But right now all of them should be closed according to COVID situations.take care.

[@Peerapolzz]

Theres actually a building fills with films camera shop near yaowarat roads. Most of the shops in bkk is scattered around the city

[@Losersluck_]

"well it was funny for myself." i felt that.

[@oudjunk]

Have you been Mage Plaza? For this time there are a bunch of film camera shops there.

[@hmApollo101]

Even if it is trendy, you have to admit this is a good thing for the world of photography. I just wished more film cameras were being produced. I really hope Kodak produces an SLR, I honestly think that would be a good way to cement themselves in this film war.

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[@JayGrapherBKK]

oh heyy you came to my country in bangkok, very cool. :) did you go to "mega plaza" at china town before? I feel they have many more film camera shops all in one floor

[@ReneSebastian]

I get a bit sad seeing so many camera's in shops. I really think most of those cameras will never leave there again while many people are looking for some. Nothing to do about it though...

[@comfortablyblind6853]

I feel, every film SLR I buy like, I'm saving it from a life of unlove. I'm also very careful with them. Figure, it's lived this long, being a loved shooter, I'm not going to be the one to kill it.

[@kiwipics]

Film prices are what put me off using my analogue cameras now. I used to think it was expensive back in the 70s, 80s and 90s, but now it's just ridiculously expensive because it's now trendy / cool to shoot film. Anyone want some hardly used analogue trend setters ? EOS1, 650, 600, AT-1, A-1 Underwater, Yashica T4

[@FramesPerSecond]

John Taylor The film prices are also so the companies don’t have to file for bankruptcy again after only getting out of it a few years ago.

[@kiwipics]

@@FramesPerSecond .... My problem is that I started with film back in 1977, and it was the norm not a trend. A roll of film was still expensive in a way, but only because I was still at school. Film was about £2.50, and processing / printing was about the same. The only real expense came when shooting Kodachrome, but it was an all inclusive cost. Apart from ilford, Fuji (and Kodak .. just), the film companies aren't the original manufacturers of the films / emulsions of past years, and most are just rebranded anyway. I also don't get why shooting expired film has become a trend ... weird.

[@o.l4890]

How much for the A-1

[@bonelk3693]

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[@therealsirrobin]

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[@Peerapolzz]

Most of us shop for films camera via online shops and also at a films camera fair which happen 3-4 times a year those shop you went is most of the time overprice..the reason is that films camera became a trend in thailand over the pass few years causing the price skyrocketed

[@FramesPerSecond]

Not sure what Canon rangefinder you looked at but the Canon P has a nice big and bright viewfinder!

[@vgoswaldo]

Yashica 44 it’s a 127mmf film TLR you can adapt one of the 135mm magazines

[@AnaloguePT]

Was in Bangkok 6 months ago and visited Airlab and Lert.

[@pick2061]

I think you missed the Mega Plaza, Bangkok's Akihabara. ...cool video BTW!

[@Muazo]

Another great video. So many cameras one would think they would be much cheaper. Were any of these camera prices an actual bargain or have those bargain discovery days long gone?

[@billyabroad8057]

I live in Bangkok. Everything is over price here. That's why most people buy from Japan and Taiwan. Thais are use to being ripped off so they happily pay whatever's asked.

[@TheLemonadedrinker]

Why no pricing for the Canon?!

[@Gabez82]

It’s funny, you use a comma , when you mention prices in US Dollars. We don’t use a comma unless it’s in the one hundred thousandths place. A camera that is $305USD isn’t represented as 300,00 is just represented as $305USD and no additional commas necessary. Sweet video though.

[@Vashu-san]

Yeah same in the UK, we just use ‘.’ To separate between pounds and pence, so I was super confused!

[@MiracleWinchester]

Thanks for this. I got confused with the posted prices. I was thinking it CAN'T be that expensive 😅

[@profrizky]

May i know the name of the store that you bought my heart film roll?

[@TonyLamannaArtStudio]

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[@chapter25]

You missed out Mega Plaza at chinatown. Loads of film camera shops in a single building.

[@Dre_On_Film]

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[@mikeniftythrifty9301]

There’s a shop in MBK mall that must have over $1,000,000 of Leica bodies and glass, I stumbled on it when I was getting a sim for my phone this past February

[@davidj.7779]

"FotoFile"?

[@gabocosta3373]

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[@RobertPHorwitz]

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[@RS-Amsterdam]

Hi , another great video, enjoyed watching it and thanks again for sharing. Since I am following you for quite a while now, I wonder , you are spending a lot of time there , do you live there now , what's the story, if you don't mind asking ! Anyway, still enjoying your footage and shots and thanks for the eye candy ! Stay safe !

[@attachoo5470]

Hey nice vid, however the third place is not A&B Lap. A&B Lap is next door actually! That shop that you went in, he more of a repair shop then a film camera shop. And next time the A&B shop do sell 120 and 135 cheaper price then that shop you went in hahaha

[@mikaelkijbunchoo667]

The popularity of film photography is on the rise in Thailand right now, hence the expensive film stocks. I usually go buy at the place you go in at 19.30 into the video. Comparatively, the films there are cheaper than the rest. They sell out often though.

[@mikaelkijbunchoo667]

Also, my heart is a Chinese filmstock

[@inron13236]

you pick on wrong place guy. i can point you to someplace to buy some film camera. Used - Tested Shop Mega Plaza - near Chinatown , MRT Samyot it's have many shop to pick, or even repair it. or if you want some fun It's have some place that sale "untest-sold as it" but the good news is "You can pick and test it before buy" old SLR / or digital SLR that they sell at price 300-2700 baht ( 10-90 USD) i pick some cheap slr+beercan Minolta lens (70-210 F4l) for about ~10 USD and another slr+ 28-70 f2.8 at same price. it shop call "KingKai Corp." near BTS Bearing.

[@Jim-gr2xc]

OMG did you not go to MEGA PLAZA??

[@ozbaz99]

I believe the Yashica 44 took 127 roll film - I would love to own one. in Brown (very cool brown(

[@FramesPerSecond]

You really need to use decimal points not full stops with the US and Euro pricing. I keep thinking they’re tens of thousands of dollars hahaha

[@blendercsgomore2626]

In Thailand all of cameras are expensive to sell, and for sure everyone in Thailand think and think again when them what to buy it. and me too haha.

[@blendercsgomore2626]

Thanks for visit, Much love from Thailand enjoy and safe trip bro.

[@WuphMusic]

The yashica 44 is 127mm film a “discontinued” film stock

[@vangstr]

126 not 127

[@WuphMusic]

Teng Vang google it

[@WuphMusic]

Teng Vang I have one it’s not a cartridge camera

[@l0stxs0ul]

@@WuphMusic Yeah it's 100% a 127 camera. 4x4 images.

[@hansa3580]

Yes, 127 rollfilm; the Yashica 44 was one of the few high quality 127 TLR cameras; there is also the Sawyers Mark IV, TLR, also 127. Rollei had an awesome 126 cartridge camera, the Rolleiflex SL26, Kodak had a Retina Reflex as well, 126 cartridge camera, also Zeiss-Ikon. If it's worth the trouble, check out McKeowns Price Guide(s) to Antique and Classic Cameras, most recent edition, 12th edition.

[@JanneRanta]

Rode sounds great but couldn't help noticing it pops into view every now and then.

[@carrera3.262]

Damn, I need to sell my cameras in Thailand!

[@DarrylCarey]

We have to do this in Taipei.....

[@fotografm]

I visited several film camera “shops” in Chiangmai. Any cameras worth having were not for sale. What was for sale was overpriced rubbish. I suggested they renamed their “shops” to “museums”. The owners were not amused. Thailand is not the place to buy used film cameras :-(

[@andreasschroder7880]

If you want a Pentax 645 take the 645n or the 645nII.

[@filmismorefun]

OMG those prices! 😮

[@roteephoto]

This is my Home Recommend go to Mega Plaza in Bangkok

[@JammiYork]

YOUTH OF TODAY !!

[@BenceSzemerey]

@the_real_sir_robin at14:19 how you mean that Fujicolor 200 is not available anymore?

[@janujaz8842]

My heart 200 is a Chinese film. The fact that it's kodak film is relabeled

[@luispittairline339]

The Kodak disc is not digital, it is a very weird film format, with tiny negatives on a rotating disc

[@FleccaRobinson]

Fuji XT system is a grail

[@sharpodin]

Love your videos Robin!

[@kollegekool]

maybe check out the Mamiya 645Af Series or the older Hasselblad H series! They are great 645 Af camera!

[@andrydilindra]

OMG!!!!!!

[@marcanthonyskidmore4131]

If you want to get some good film cameras and lenses I would suggest you go to Guangzhou ,China. A Canon film camera will cost you about 100 USD max with the lens. Also most of the vintage lenses about 50 USD. Thailand is the worst place for cameras and electronics.

[@pipinfresh]

You can get that my heart film on eBay really cheap. I think it's repackaged Fujifilm. Not sure though.

[@N.Eutered]

Got a few a couple weeks ago; one of them was kodak, the rest was fuji - all expired around 2002, and all different frame numbers (22, 17, 36, 24), even though the packaging on each of them said 24. The mystery of not knowing exactly what it is or how many shots you have is actually pretty fun :)

[@alinconstantintanasa8207]

Mine was Agfa

[@rooster9750]

Youth of today shirt is sick 👍

[@marcanthonyskidmore4131]

They are ripping you off with those prices.

[@phuhuynh4577]

'LUCKY HOME', is a big film camera store in Thailand. Can you check it ?

[@davidj.7779]

"Lucky Home" (one km from SAMRONG BTS) is unbelievable!! More than 10,000 used cameras and lenses, stacked in boxes and bins. Most are kaput but if you dig, there are amazing bargains to be had. Unfortunately, good vintage prime lenses are hard to find as the piles are well picked over. I've been into photography for 50+ years and I found an example of every camera I ever owned.

[@ForTheViolence]

What's with the prices? Seems way more expensive than here in America.

[@TheKamrenB]

Import tax of 7-20%

[@The_fredlund]

They are so expensive compared to european prices!

[@kurocamera]

Thailand is pretty expensive indeed...wonder why, given that everything else in the country is generally cheaper than most places

[@Peerapolzz]

Daniel Silva its because film camera became a trend in thailand over the pass few years with 3-4 film camera events in bkk per year... the camera and films prices went absolutely ridiculous here

[@muhammaduthmanaffan7145]

I prefer you go to Persona Camera in Bangkok much way cheaper and nice owner! Tell him affan sent a regard to him :)

[@MinPrinramore]

Mega plaza is a place that I can buy Film camera.

[@TheSchnauzie]

Am very curious about the heart photo Roll Robin.

[@ainospiess244]

The yashica 44 takes 127films. But they are hard to find!

[@JasperBunschoten]

Rera still produces new BW 127 roll film

[@sapunyahotra6421]

I think you went to the wrong places for film camera shopping in BKK that’s why the price was way too high. I’m Thai and I live in BKK all of my life. My suggestions (if you guys still in Thailand), check these Instagrams out: aroundtheflim ; highly recommended! because the owner is so friendly and capable to find many rare film cameras in good condition, filmfotocamera, rareitem111 and kongfilms ; reasonable film roll price.

[@Guairenito]

I know now where I will NEVER go to buy a camera, or film.

[@matchat86]

The Yashica tlr produces 4x4 cm negatives. It's their alternative to the baby Rolleiflex.

[@JasperBunschoten]

Aka 127 roll film

[@rakspassion]

myheart is not good film. it's just sticker Repackaging c200 or colorplus200

[@mr_mr]

Why are you out shopping during this covid-19 situation?

[@charliefm826]

HIS with the heart film?

[@GeneDemon]

Welcome to Thailand

[@alexandermandache1628]

Disk cameras weren’t digital, they used disk film made by Kodak. Spoiler alert it was a big fail

[@alexandermandache1628]

Analogue resurgence made a video about it

[@dmarker21]

If you like medium format and don't have a Rollei, you need to get one! @mediumformula

[@johnwilfred5340]

i love your shirt

[@funnymarco1]

Most of these old cameras will need new light seals.

[@kennylin2425]

M Salmon Plasterers pretty sure it was all CLAd before putting on shelf

[@neilpiper9889]

Pentax focus turns the opposite way to Nikon lenses

[@jasondewar2188]

Surely they expect to barter!! Those prices are out of touch.

[@billyabroad8057]

Nope I live here.........unless a Thai friend comes with you

[@fredrikwardhoff]

Gret vlog. Thumbs up from sweden 🇸🇪 //freddie

[@tonylevoyageur]

I bought a Olympus Pen at that store. The guy is very nice but not so many interesting cameras.

[@armandopierregauland5316]

INSANE PRICES!!!

[@john_murch]

You want expensive Portra 400 Robin? Come to Japan it's $17.00 per roll here, better not ask about Portra 800! It's even more...$$$

[@ER1CL33]

You got the thai currency out by 2 decimals

[@yearswithoutsleep]

BREAK! DOWN THE WALLS!

[@BriteFrog]

$822USD for a Nikon 35Ti? Really? Maybe $500

[@amoxintubeu]

How to pronounce "Siam" = Sa-Yarm. Do it slowly, you will get it.