unique 35mm point and shoot review

A review of the weird 35mm point and shoot film camera, the canon epoca.
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[@josephstitt137]

We all just gonna ignore George wearing a tank with an incredible mullet?

[@ThisIsWideAngle]

I didn´t notice the tank with a mullet.

[@patrickbateman6768]

I have to otherwise i would unsubscribe.

[@marcoandres7475]

Pensez-y George channeling Stanley Kowalski [Marlon Brando] in « A Streetcar Named Desire » 1950s and Billy Hicks [Rob Lowe in St. Elmo's « Fire » 1980s]

[@gatolino4317]

Ethan Hawke + Nate Ruess

[@panelsandbars1529]

Considering how gimmicky this seems, those images are pretty impressive

[@patrickbateman6768]

There are a ton of perfectly fin point and shoots but everyone wants the contax t2. I had it for about a year and its the most over priced and hyped up camera that I Have ever purchased. You have to be really careful with it cause one drop and its going to break. I had a pentax pc35af that I picked up for 10 and a thrift shop and a konica lexio 70w and a olympus xa2 and those but were amazing cameras for a fraction of the price.

[@FacesOfLA]

As long as you’re not moving to Los Angeles keep on doing these obscure reviews

[@randallstewart175]

Showing my age, I remember when this camera first came out. It is actually a fairly impressive piece of camera tech. That "lens cap flash" actually focuses its light output to match the coverage of its zoom lens, so it becomes much more powerful than your average P-n-S flash. The lens is also quite good for a 35-105mm zoom. Auto film load and rewind, or not if you prefer. Being reminded of it a few years ago, I ended up getting one off ebay for $15. It is quite clever, but the form of the package makes it seem in use larger than it really is. I put a roll through mine, then retired it. May have to take it for a spin.

[@Fe_lix]

I remember this camera also. It's the last film camera my parents bought back then and most of the pictures of me up to my 10 years old were taken with this camera! The body is still hanging around on a shelf in my family house, catching dust for the last 22 years.

[@iloveweezer69]

they don’t know my lens cap has a flash built into it

[@iloveweezer69]

my dad tried getting me to use his cannon photura, it has a similar design

[@trels203]

@@iloveweezer69 same camera name just varied depending on the country 👍

[@amplifierheadache]

I found one of these during a local neighborhood rummage sale for $5, in NA it was labeled the Canon Photura and I really love it. Really I seem to gravitate towards the strange and obscure models of point and shoots more than the more popular ones. I do agree that the prices are starting to get out of hand on some that aren't really worth as much as they seem to be selling for, well if there's a demand I suppose that will happen. Anyway, great video as usual man. See you next week.

[@kappakappa3223]

Saw the camera, went straight ahead and bought it. Thanks George for letting us know that dope stuff like this exists!

[@NegativeFeedback]

Hell yea

[@WhitehornMichael]

Hey, if you were after another camera with a flash on a lens cap, to build up the collection, there does indeed exist another. Also a Canon - but an APS camera this time, the Canon IXUS Z90 Spotted it in a Popular Photography edition from 1996 just now.

[@mipal7]

I had that camera back in the day and loved it! Great photos from it.

[@sigilvii]

Oh, I have one of these! I should look into selling it. I've also got a Yashica Samurai which is a similar idea but shoots half frame shots in portrait mode (exactly how a movie camera does). I've wondered if it could be used to make stop motion animation.

[@MrChrodo]

I have found the Epoca at a flea market about two years ago for just 5€! Woah, it is SO FUN to use the camera and there is one thing you didn't mention: It has TWO viewfinders! By using the viewfinder on the top, it tends to feel a bit like a TLR camera, which it is not. And honestly, thanks to having f2.8, my portrait shots taken with Ektachrome 100 look outstanding and not bad at all. I carry it around on my shoulders and if want to take a picture, i flip the lens cap (which is a similar feel to advancing a manual film lever), zoom into a group of strangers (street photography) and shoot. People do really think, that it I am just a typical tourist with a camcorder and it offers me to get shots i couldn't get with, let's say, a typical 90s SLR. Your review was good, but it is an understatement, the more you use it, the more you will change between both viewfinders, compare the image quality and eventually find out, that having a camcorder as a point & shoot is a much better concept than it looks and sounds. Feature-wise, not much to talk about, aside that you can turn off the flash.

[@karsonknudsen]

George is the king of 35mm secret spy cameras 😂

[@sigilvii]

I haven't seen his Tessina vid yet

[@ReimannPembroke]

Check out that hand cannon!! Awesome video dude!

[@SantiagoBilly]

Love your content, and the mullet!

[@filmfauxtos]

loool my fave guy in corner of party meme

[@ArtSproul]

I've got one of these bad boys - love the form factor!

[@Fortnite87463]

Bro I love your videos, make more pls

[@bburchellphotos]

I know what you mean about the price of film cameras. As they become rarer, break, get used to repair others etc, the prices will forever go up. Hopefully as more and more people enjoy film, maybe some manufacturers will start making new film cameras again that aren't either dog shit, or you need to sell a kidney & lung for.

[@popcorny11]

This.

[@patrickbateman6768]

I sold all my film stuff and just bought a digital camera about 3 weeks ago. I shot film for 12 years. Never thought I would purchase a digital camera but I dont really have any regrets. I really like it. Film is awesome but there comes a point where it is not worth it anymore.

[@marcoandres7475]

Digital actually is more problematic. They are built for obsolescence: someday software/media/hardware will no longer be supported/able to be repaired. « Actuations & Shutter Count - Someday our Cameras Will Die »

[@popcorny11]

@@patrickbateman6768 Yes you're right and it depends on the user frequency for the most part. One could easily do the math and calculate how often film + processing/scanning + time is in the cost per month/year and determine if shooting digital can offset all that effort. However I think if you wanna get really accurate, you'd have to realistically calculate how often gear is changed and the costs on that end. Overall if you use a good digital, don't upgrade to new models, manufacturer able to service/support the equipment for long term and you shoot A Lot per month/year.. digital will always come out on top. I'm shooting film for purely for nostalgic and artistic (or aesthetic) purposes, only wannabes pretend its anything more than that. The long term overall cost of film is definitely more today due to the pricing of good quality film equipment, as well as the effort and time. Its about being unbiased (although I prefer film by a huge extend) and factually objective because many argue points like "but digital will become obsolete" as if in practice they shoot one digital/film camera until the day they die. Honestly, if they'd actually even gone out to try 10-15yr old digital cameras they'd know that those still work great, produce better quality that they imagined and are dirt cheap. My iPhone 12 does the digital stuff because its the only thing I have that can beat film quality proportionately in price/convenience/time.

[@tupwee]

another bit about this camera is that it has different names in different regions here in the us it's branded as the canon photura rather than epoca

[@MaxLamdin]

from someone who uses an M6, loading from the bottom should be normal for you? Also, the Epoca flashes used to break off all the time, think it's where they get flicked out every time you turn the camera on

[@SelinicaHarbinger]

I had one of those as the photura! $5 at a thrift store and I only sold it because of the battery costs. Fun thing with a terrible viewfinder

[@dylaneeeee345]

so glad someone gets to experience this gem, you my sir are blessed 🙏

[@NegativeFeedback]

thank

[@taylorstep1413]

Your mullet goes Hard!!!!

[@AdrianMarticio]

fisheye lens on this would b crazy

[@adambobroy7682]

live stream soon? I miss them

[@rachmanfachri]

I just bought this bad boy and there's something that kinda bugged me that you might be able to help. Is the outer lens concave instead of convex?

[@taylorstep1413]

You did an amazing job directing the new brockhampton music video

[@iamsirpablo]

It's a great conversation starter in a party

[@punkrachmaninoff]

That Kyocera of this variety is kinda weird also; why is there a subset of cameras like this?

[@Oisink3d]

Does this version have the captions?

[@amlakialochana263]

i have the same camera but recently I have been putting film and it is not advancing, it keeps showing me 0 on the panel. I last used it a month ago. My battery has been used in only 3 rolls. would you know what might be the issue if you have faced this?

[@kinzeeeeeeee]

Legit just got gifted this camera from my grandparents. Weird

[@zfrench_]

What color film did you use for these pictures?

[@kabaottoemulsion1869]

OMG I just sold it on ebay! I miss it already!

[@Zeoklis]

Bro, those tattoos, the mullet and the tank top in German we call that a "stabiler Atze"

[@RobbyJHope]

Finally a crappy camera I have that I can sell at inflated prices because George made a video about it!

[@redaalalawi]

❤️❤️

[@rachitadutta1059]

Where can I buy batteries for this camera? Does it only support lithium-ion?

[@pungredx]

My grandmother has one of those!

[@taylortrimnal]

King

[@thethinker357]

Just found this camera for 9.99£ on EBay from a seller whom claimed he sold it cheap because he didn’t find the charger for it. Haha :D PS. I bought it

[@stuartbaines2843]

There are still plenty of Lowfi cameras out there for those who want to follow George’s example what’s not to like 👌

[@rtswift]

Wait, when did you get all those tats?

[@richardeggers]

dude my dad used to have this camera and i completely forgot about it until this video

[@soyalaswastedballads]

I have this camera, passed down from my mother. My first introduction into film photography.

[@AndyDay]

Vest/tat combo is killing it. Next time, more flexing.

[@chrismehmet3463]

Nice lil humble flex about shooting more cameras than the average film youtuber

[@jdouguspsa]

cant get enough of those tats

[@FramesPerSecond]

Bet you George has shares in this camera🤫 #stonks 📈

[@jamesbrockett786]

But George! Can you shoot 35mm video on it?

[@HellaReckless]

Saw one at a thrift a few years ago. Left it cause I had no clue what it was lol

[@chuchotv.]

does the sun ever come out in the UK?

[@amosk24]

You're a splitting image of Joe Greer in that tank top

[@KylerSteele]

Need to get that spongebob and pikachu camera to add to the collection

[@FramesbyLloyd]

My parents have a Canon epoca 135!

[@johannesaviles9843]

George holy shit

[@lvcc560]

The thing looks like a coffee mug! Should be a breeze getting street shots!

[@AwesomeCameras]

in the states its called the 'photura' if anyone is searching ebay out there

[@marcoandres7475]

Fun/insightful content. George channeling {tank top} Stanley Kowalski [Marlon Brando] in « A Streetcar Named Desire » 1950s and {mullet courtesy of pandemic} Billy Hicks [Rob Lowe in St. Elmo's « Fire » 1980s]

[@tdogg1824]

At the end of the day, you just need and enclosed light proof object with a hole in it. Well depends how fancy your box is that is lol.

[@sergiomartinezolivar8280]

"imagine being in a party"

[@MsHackthat]

You looked bulkier than the first time i watch your videos back in 2017. Did you work out? 😏

[@bordersofelmet]

Dad handy cam to dandy cam

[@_o__o_]

young Stallone

[@watrobkasmaczna1]

Canon prima mini is still quite cheap.

[@caldera878]

Price increase in 3...2...1...

[@VojoMojo]

First

[@VojoMojo]

Goteem

[@NegativeFeedback]

congrats

[@vinniemukasa]

First?