These "Cameras" Are More Than Meets The Eye...

[@ConfusedCrawDad]

I am absolutely FLOORED by the amount of people in these comments who don't even relatively understand the joke he made about millennials. Please read this before losing your mind over nothing lol: The joke is that Millennials are cool, but they ALWAYS act like they experienced things that we (Gen Z) haven't, when we literally HAVE. For example VHS tapes or wall phones. A vast majority of us know what those are, and we used them growing up too. along with nearly everything else millennials experienced. We're a short generation apart, you have to wait a few decades before talking about your childhood experiences like the younger generation doesn't get it lol. I've seen this SO much of that nonsense from millennials in stand up comedy and KZbin bits, and it's so cringe. And the fact that even some Baby boomers and socially challenged Gen Z's are commenting with steam coming out of their ears without realizing that the joke is defending you...May god help us all because holy crap 😂some of y'all have never heard of sarcasm and by god it shows.

[@papermelon]

👆👆👆😂

[@robotp1andfriends187]

​@@papermeloni was born in 2007

[@TwiliPaladin]

​@@robotp1andfriends187That would make you Gen Z, since the cutoff is 2010.

[@maximyllion]

the whole "disguising as everyday objects" is part of why i love the micro change parts of the G1 line just as much as the diaclone parts. i love how bumblebee originally turned into a toy car.

[@Alexisme.]

Now you can catch people in 4k with style

[@padminisarisky1058]

Nice

[@tsarebylgerochi4496]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Thegoldone-pc4ym]

Okay that was a good one

[@rebeccathalita5990]

And with ✨️ *T A S T E* ✨️

[@logan317b]

I absolutely love the Real Gear line. I had the iPod looking one as a kid and it was just so cool and so much fun.

[@papermelon]

Ah I love that toy! Still got him with the other real gear bots

[@theaether3124]

@@papermelon as much as I like the real gear line, I still have a soft spot for the amarda laserbeak which I have and it still works (it turns into a video camera with sounds)

[@animebro5965]

I had the controller and both of the phones.

[@davidsirmons]

Reflector/Refractor was the only G1 cartoon transformer that was never put on the shelves, until years later.

[@KNAPPAID]

ill be the guy and say that The R lineup is a mirrorless lineup , its not a DSLR , Dslr stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex that requires a mirror assembly - even Sony's dslt isnt a dslr.

[@papermelon]

Yep, this is true. I just figured it wasn’t worth explaining the difference in the video since general audiences best understand the wide use of the term dslr. Thanks for sharing!

[@KNAPPAID]

@@papermelon oh i see , no problem then . I can see why you use the term dslr that way then , most of my friends still call any big black camera a dslr.

[@Frost-nk5xc]

@@KNAPPAID ahh yes big black camera aka bbc

[@SonOfJedz]

I never realised that there are people now whom are nostalgic about, from my view, new Transformer toys. I am an ‘80s kid and grew up with the old Transformers. Still love them to this day. Keep up collecting your childhood man!

[@notclever]

These are amazing, I love how they actually put robots in disguise actually as robots our daily items, kinda daily items. Honestly these things are alien, I’m gonna be surprised if it doesn’t go above 4 or 8k, amazing videos Papermelon, love the shorts and vids, amazing dude 😊🎉

[@sithlord2225]

I'm from Venezuela and for some reason a news outlet in here actually thought the Optimus Canon figure was an actual camera that worked and transformed instead of a toy xDDD

[@PiousWildcarde]

the original Refraktor lineup was absolutely insane! and some of the third party versions of them are even more insane with how closely they can resemble an actual camera. I believe Masterpiece and then Perfect Effects has two varieties. one with all three different colors and then a second, more inconspicuous design where they're all the same color so the entire camera design looks nearly flawless. if you get a chance and haven't gotten your hands on it yet, I highly recommend those versions of the Refraktor/Reflektor lineup. Also, not to be that guy, but if I recall correctly the Refraktor toy was based around a concept from one of the earlier transformers shows (I think either Armada or even the OG english series). three decepticon triplets who turned into a human-sized camera, much in the same way that Soundwave turned into a boombox, and used for surveillance or covert assassination (the camera portion fired a laser if memory serves correctly).

[@JohnWilliams-wl9px]

Refraktor as we know him (the purple camera bot) is just how he appeared in the G1 cartoon. He was normally seen in a group of 3 or more. Though the intention was there was only a single individual who just could create copies of himself, but every scene that was meant to show that got deleted. He was often used by other Decepticons to spy on the autobots. The one where they are different colors was closer to what the toy looked like.

[@PiousWildcarde]

@@JohnWilliams-wl9px thank you! I knew I had something mixed up slightly. Thanks for clarifying that for me. I really appreciate it

[@RustbeltCollector]

Man, those Real Gear guys are such a core memory! I never got to own them, but I WANTED them so bad after seeing the movie and seeing those on Walmart shelves!

[@papermelon]

Ah man I know that feeling 😂

[@DerpyDude777]

I used to have Zoom Out, he's so cool! I loved all the Real Gear figures, wanted the controller figure. Did have the Binocular one and he was my most favorite.

[@papermelon]

Ah I love both of those guys! The controller was my first ever transformer I bought when I was 8. He’s still my most sentimental and meaningful toy in the collection

[@shaunahatch8814]

Great video. I have to say the Canon is my favorite. Sooo real looking.

[@jasonregimbal-kung6154]

The Real Gear line is fun. For a while, though, TFC's Photron was my Reflector of choice for ages. He's 3rd party, but he's a really good realistic looking camera bot.

[@mitchellbambam5926]

I just learned about the Real Gear Robots stuff last week, when I bought a Decepticon watch named Meantime at a local convention. I also have the better version of seige Refraktor, with all the extra accessories. I love these decepticons!

[@PlayerZeroStart]

Small thing, but I absolutely love the made up lore kid you gave to the toys. It really brings me back to being a kid and coming up with elaborate stories with all my toys, and it's fun seeing a glimpse into other people's experiences.

[@onidaaitsubasa4177]

Hmm, they should come out with new versions of some of the camera ones that actually can function as a camera, since nowadays it's possible to have small cameras that can take pictures and record video, and they do have real display screens that small, it would be an awesome updated version of them with fun picture taking features.

[@qazbazdaz]

That intro is clean asf

[@Jayz457]

You need to add Armada Laserbeak. Not sure why I picked it up but it is great and adds to the Camera collection.

[@papermelon]

DUDE I just looked that up, I forgot that thing existed! I saw some pictures of it in a toy book when I was like 10, and I wanted it SO badly. I might need to pick one up.

[@Jayz457]

@@papermelon the style is old school but soooo coool. Hope you enjoy it

[@Cobra_Scythe]

@@papermelonyou should look into tfc photron, it’s a third party reflector that turns into a realistic camera and even comes with a. Strap to wear it around ur neck, pretty cool figure imo

[@S0n0fG0D]

I got both zoom out 25x and canon Optimus prime a while back. They're both amazing. Especially the prime figure, love the simple complexity and look. Also mine is completely tight jointed, NO loose parts. Only QC issue is nub marks on the shoulders and hands. But as a model kit builder I know how hard it is to remove them without paint. Overall, you got a bad copy 😅 Just realized zoom out has his chest flap missing. Sad times 😢

[@Bmontepeque11]

As a Transformers fan and a Photographer, all of these are THE BEST I really want that R5 Transformer 😂 (Which can be a Reflector, Optimus Prime or Nemesis Prime :) )

[@WarmWarthog]

What was Zoom Out 0.25x’s canon event?

[@Jason49110]

Even if the camera Prime was a partsformers i wouldnt mind tbh. Partsforming isnt something that annoys me personally

[@papermelon]

That makes you more sane than most transformers collectors 😂

[@Jason49110]

@@papermelon lmao i can believe it. Most collectors complain over nothing basically. I get the complaints with yellowing, translucent plastic, and crappy articulation. But i just cant get the complaints with partsforming. If the figure is solid, fun transformation, good articulation, then is partsforming REALLY a bad thing? People praise Netflix Bumblebee, and for good reason, but people have to be all like "oh no the back of the car comes off for transformation therefore the figure isnt top tier" like what the hell? Sorry for the little rant and long comment

[@johnsullender3717]

To be fair, the original Takara toy that would become Soundwave was a working micro-cassette player. like, not completely out of the question to have a working camera in it.

[@Lysis320]

I really liked this video, thank you for sharing it. I'm not going to lie, i enjoy that collector's edition refraktor a lot because i feel the bots are individualized and remind me of the toy I had when younger. I understand its not for everyone. I also have a scrapface but not enough to build a third camera. 😅

[@DobbsyLondon]

Being 41 and watching this 🫥🫥🫥🫥

[@THECOPYNINJA394]

Your the best transformer KZbinr ever

[@papermelon]

I’m honored ❤️

[@neogold4796]

So are we just gonna forget about the original Reflector toy or...

[@Iron_Condorr]

This reminds me of my childhood. When a friend comes over to your house, then you get all of your "super sick toys" out and basically do a show and tell session to impress your friend....... Well, color me impressed 👏 😅.

[@Mythic2099]

refractor aka reflector is a decepticon trio from the original g1 tv series and the reason why they had the audacity to say collect three of the same figure is because in the show their were 3 bots that formed a camera which was a cool thought but kinda a cash grab imo but anyways nerd point over xD that canon optimus prime is super cool

[@papermelon]

Yep, this is true! Thanks for sharing with people here, I didn’t want to dive too deep into the lore for the video because of general audiences :)

[@Mythic2099]

@@papermelon oh makes sense lol and I didn’t know I went on and on 😭

[@papermelon]

@@Mythic2099 No no, you're totally good! I'm glad you shared here, thanks for letting people know!

[@ryoohk]

I had him when i was a kid and IIRC you could look though him also, wish i still had him. :(

[@nathanmendoza4538]

the timing w all those memes has me dyin 🤣🤣

[@rileydunn9263]

Very good title for the video lol

[@Speddy751]

Literally have a Photon T34 on the shelf at home. Amazing collection man

[@GreggoryMiller]

Dude I had the same backstory for Photon T34- he was a Decepticon turned Autobot that helped spy on teh Decepticons. Also, mine was grey instead of black

[@papermelon]

😂😂 I love that! If I remember right, I think photon T34 is a repaint of your original grey version. So it looks like you have the first!

[@ItsSnoozeeJB]

i think this is my favourite video ever

[@EdibleKnife]

i always loved those transformer concepts of instead of vehicles its everyday items like phones, cameras, camcorders or the occasional gun ala megatron

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

I want a transformer that is functional. I'll bet it's possible with how small our tech is getting. The radio transformer, build a simple am/fm radio, a tiny speaker and an audio out so you could hook it up to better speakers, then for a camera just a tiny phone sized camera, a button for pics and an mico SD card slot- could probably even work in a tiny preview screen. And they could really upcharge for building in those features. And if they need to, they could make them a bit larger than normal to fit the tech in. I might just know what a future hobby project is going to be! Mod a transformer and make it functional- or maybe just design my own knockoff that works! Nifty collection, I didn't know these guys existed :D

[@found_it]

I have the Photon T34 one, and when I was younger I would bring him around where ever I went for a while until I got bored of doing that, I guess.

[@colemccleary196]

I loved all of the real gear robots I had both the camera and camcorder and the gaming system one.

[@bronykingamethystrain5676]

I have the G1 you color of the Siege Reflectors, and it's an awesome set to me. I've only got one of the normal Siege Reflector, but I plan to change that later.

[@CardboardBots]

Brilliant production and writing

[@ethantrevino6839]

Love your channel

[@Private.Willie.Stroker]

kinda reminds me of something that star wars figures had 20 ish years ago.. where you would buy 1 figure and get a random piece of a droid with it, so you had to buy multiple figures to get all the parts to build a droid that dint get sold seperate

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I'm kinda glad I stumbled onto this channel, this was a really fun watch

[@papermelon]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@sparkndark]

At least refractor was made up of three cons in G1 as well so it makes sense

[@heliosurge9752]

Refractor was originally from g1 You line. Your 2019 Cybertron version is quite cool

[@Eucep]

The reason people expected the Prime Camera to 'work' was because it looked like it was going to be in the same line as the functional gear items like the Mp3 Soundwave/blaster, the mouse Grimlock/Tripticon and USB stick Ravage. More so with that price. P.s. The MP3 Soundblaster is still one of my favorite figures I own even if the mp3 part no longer works.

[@TheBrotherOf-Lockdown-DaGoat]

Hey applemelon I bought the Ss leaderclass Optimus primal hope your suggestion is a good!

[@papermelon]

That’s cool you got him! But when did I recommend him? I’ve never talked about that 😂

[@TheBrotherOf-Lockdown-DaGoat]

@@papermelon in your short about the voyager class Primal and I asked you how to get the one and you said it was horribly stocked and you said that it would be a good idea to just buy the leader class one

[@da_master_of_foxes8512]

Transformers Legacy Photon when?? Also, I love your lore for Photon!! I was actually planning on remaking some of the real-gear characters since nothing has been done with them for so long now, and making them kinda my own... I was thinking about how I'd do Photon and I saw your video, and I think I'm gonna take inspiration from your ideas, if you don't mind!

[@papermelon]

Go for it

[@williams7713]

The cannon one is insane looks just like mine

[@JessicaFEREM]

I had the zoom out 25x one as a kid and loved it

[@Player_36C]

The original G1 refractor actually did transform into 3 seperate robots so the 2019 version is groovy for that reason alone.

[@lozmaster6441]

I love that optimus comes with his own tiny little camera

[@rpalme84]

God Im old. Watching this the entire time thinking "look how they massacred my boy." Reflector the Combiner that this gray and purple lump is based on had a lot more charm. Admittedly they were much simpler, but at least they all got their own armor color and head sculpts. (AND THEIR OWN FUCKIN NAMES)

[@panthersoul4920]

Wow, the real gear shiw case unlocked some memories, jeez

[@hamtsammich]

You need to add the g1 reflector to this line up. I loved them as a kid.

[@Tulisan777]

The Canon Transformer needs Potassium. 🤓

[@minecraftmaster2215]

I remember having a transformer that was a cassette tape I was wondering where could I find one and what the wave was called

[@baileyzane10]

I HAD THOSE 2007 ONES, I had the grey/silver version of the photon T34!

[@rylynis]

THE LEGS CLICK IN PLACE?!?!

[@papermelon]

I know right?? Just figured that out in time for filming this video 😭😭😭

[@benfletcher8100]

I fucking loved my old Zoom Out and Photon figures. I had a tonne of those every day object figures. Think it was just the handheld console I didn’t have out of that line

[@Rednax-GG15]

As someone who genuinely wants to go into photography more that Optimus Prime is freaking awesome since he turns into a really cool famera

[@ascgazz]

Well if his lens doesn’t zoom…. He’s got to be a ….. …….. ……… ………. ……….. Prime. 🎉

[@papermelon]

👏👏👏

[@ascgazz]

@@papermelon 😉

[@arthurmadsen1428]

refract-or was one of the first transformers from the first tv series in the early 80's. the even made a toy with the camera as 3 pieces in the same package i got it when i was a kid

[@Lewis_Ald]

Damn… I thought my dad jokes were bad 😆 haha great video dude 👏

[@shaunhandley3050]

Man that clip "yeah and I listen to music on an fbi" tore me up, if possible could you comment the link to it plz

[@rob5792]

Refraktor was always a trio to be a camera.

[@andrewgrant6516]

No love for the bright orange Laserbeak handheld camcorder? Or the original mail in Reflector trio?

[@MageSkeleton]

"Gather around everyone!" Everyone gets into their "Freeze frame pose" "Say Cheese!!" Everyone says cheese transform the camera into toy walk off and play with the toy like your going on an adventure.

[@shaunhandley3050]

I don't have e that refraktor, I started collecting towards end of earthrise and couldn't find any. I then found the netflix version and then found the one you don't like which is the best version, even the packaging is awsome. It is not actually trying too hard as he is infact based on his original toy design. Hope that helped and if you love ya camera that much then getting that version in hand will change your opinion

[@Maximumspider35]

Cool spidey suit

[@CanisAstra]

holy shit this was a nostalgia trip

[@lancebot947]

let's be honest with how small tech has gotten these days, you could probably make a working transformers camera, would be expensive, but it's possible

[@papermelon]

It’s possible, but not reasonable. Everyone would just be upset at how much it would cost lol.

[@ClintonMatos]

Surprised you didnt mention Armada Laserbeak which also turns into a camera.

[@JJ-fs2fy]

Such a nice video and review!

[@portata99]

I actually had the 2007 zoom out x25 and i thought he was the coolest damn transformer to exist.

[@peterparker6584]

I'm impressed you don't have Generation 1 refractor one of the first Transformers I got as a kid I think they made a variant or two in later years that were the same Transformer just different coloring

[@StopMoshin]

I had my own headcannon for transformers that was made from a random collection of figures and because I didn't have a proper soundwave figure I just used my Zoom Out 25x and pretended he was soundwave

[@papermelon]

😂🤣

[@chaosdefinesorder]

I guess a zoom lens for the R5 is a bit more immediately recognisable, but it should have been an (Optimus) Prime lens ;-)

[@theoneandonly8967]

Bro you should do a whole video on the real gear robots and other transformers that look like real stuff

[@Haamuhai]

man that optimus canon is almost the same model as my camera. Thats so sick! Kinda lame that the off market price is so high 😭

[@Sacrefiied]

We need more extremely realistic Reflector toys.

[@IDK-y1n]

Good video

[@GreatChicken2]

We had Soundwave as a functioning MP3 player, Prime as a functioning iPad dock, Rumble and Frenzy as functioning earphones, Ravage as a functioning USB drive and Trypticon as a functioning mouse... but yet we can't do any of this with a camera.

[@papermelon]

Those are all from the same toyline 16 years ago lol, and not at all the same level of tech as a functioning camera. Some people are impossible to please 🤦‍♂️.

[@matthewwriter9539]

0:20 I bought 3 Refractor toys. ...I also have the Siege Soundwave 2:35 I also have both of these guys. 5:52 Nope! I don't have this one.

[@transformerstuff7029]

I got the delorean and ghosbuster car transformers and I LOVE them, might pick up the jurassic park jeep one with the Dennis Nedry design as a robot. Skipped the other jurassic park, top gun and gi joe ones. Would love a A-team, knightrider, turtle car lol loving the collab ones though, even if i dont buy them. Great ideas.

[@papermelon]

Just following up, you might be interested to know that I got my Jurassic park Dennis Nedry collaboration set in the mail yesterday, and it’s easily my favorite collaborative Tf set ever lol. It turned out super fun. I’d highly recommend it if you haven’t gone for it yet.

[@transformerstuff7029]

@@papermelon great info I'll probably end up getting it. Also seen the new Gi Joe soundwave figure, which made me sad that the line comes with that much kibble. No Joe for me.

[@papermelon]

@@transformerstuff7029 Yeah, hasbro has massively failed with all of their Gi Joe collabs for me. the new bumblebee is one of the worst figures I've ever bought, and that's saying something lol. I bought him on a steep discount and still regret it. Soundwave looks a little cooler, but I can already tell he's an oversized, hollow, poorly painted joke just like Gi Joe Megatron. So it's nice to see some of their collaborations get it right (Jurassic Park)

[@transformerstuff7029]

​@@papermelon " I bought him on a steep discount and still regret it. " LMAO I thought about it but decided I am wasting enough space on figures I kinda dislike.........oh how about the x-men blackbird thing?! Any thoughts on that? I hear its kinda wonky, which put me off from getting it. But I was born in 86, so x-men is totally my jam hahaha

[@papermelon]

@@transformerstuff7029 I don't have that crossover, but I've considered it. He looks pretty solid. If you're a sucker for X-Men I'd say you've gotta go for it. Let me know how it is if you do!

[@Milo__trans]

Have you checked out the yolopark figures? Their really articulated, and accurate

[@alexandercandicedad1355]

Hey! I have both of those 2007 camera bots!

[@F1br1o]

By the way watching the first part(camera bot 1) made me remember that I have the more g1 toy accurate version of siege refractor

[@Sunshine-wn7eg]

Dude man lives!!!!!😂

[@dum_historical]

This server is very cool

[@fernfernacelli]

Refraktor is atually 'way' cool. I'm confident someone's already mentioned this, but the 'earth mode' version is a head nod to the original 1983 'Reflector' 'Microchange' Transformer from G1 (first appearance, Season 1). Cool! Great vids, man - new Subscriber. Cheers! \m/, (*o*) ,\m/

[@nickirmen6671]

I actually almost bought Photon T34 with my allowance as a kid, I kind of regret it, but then again he would have been in goodwill by now

[@hassanrao470]

I honestly don't understand why MPG Raiden and Legacy Core Volcanicus are treated so leniantly. Volcanicus is a core class combiner which is pretty ambitious but a. nobody asked for this and b. being core class doesn't mean it has an excuse to suck. Yay! Hasbro made a team of six triple changers that compromised all 3 modes isntead of 1! And MPG... at that price man this stuff just isn't acceptable. These things cost an arm and a leg and have breaking joints and a combine mode that just... Takara needs to take some notes from 3p in this department. Ik the MPG simps always say Moon Studio Raiden is very flawed but like it's WAYY better than what Takara gave us and the combine mode doesn't look like it's from a 2006 Chug release.

[@papermelon]

This is so true for both of these sets 😭 Core volcanicus boils my blood by how everyone’s knee jerk response is “grow up, they’re $10 core class figures, what did you expect?” UM MAYBE A TOY THAT GETS ANY OF ITS 3 modes right?? 😂😂 buying all of the Dinobots for that set will run you the cost of a commander class figure. I want anyone to look me in the eye and tell me that isn’t the most outrageous thing Hasbro has ever done.

[@Bm10-z2o]

Can you make a video like this but with other household items?

[@Cordinjung5141]

What a certain swivel Man KZbin channel on transformers

[@grinninggreen6750]

I think I just fell in love.

[@loafsparks5187]

THERAPIST: Camera prime doesn't exist it can't hurt you.

[@TotallyAsuka]

"these might be older then some of you guys watching" Pain.

[@ViewerIsLame]

Cool.