WAJDA PHOTO - Exacta VX or Why The Camera Doesn't Matter

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WAJDA PHOTO - Exacta VX or Why The Camera Doesn't Matter
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@b_wtangible_moments Ай бұрын

Beautiful camera, I believe its the same one james stewart uses in Alfred Hitchcock's Movie Rear Window. Fantastic Film

@angloitalo Ай бұрын

A boss that I once had loved Exactas,They were refered to as s scientists camera. The film slicer was used mostley when only a few frames were needed from microscope slides. Youn had to set the camera up in a proper sequence. Nice video.

@1Smendrik Ай бұрын

Very quaint. Thank goodness that we have mirrorless cameras

@kennethwajda Ай бұрын

Yes, like my Leica M6! And my 4x5 and 8x10 view cameras! ;-)

@tomredd9025 Ай бұрын

Thanks Kenneth. As always, a great video. The Exakta Varex VX is really my favorite camera. It is beautiful, isn't it. That film cutter works especially well because you can pull out the take up spool and replace with an empty film cartridge so you don't have to worry when you open the back of the camera. When I was in high school, I had an Exakta Varex IIb and was on the yearbook staff for a few years. I would take some photos, cut the film, take out the film cartridge and run to the darkroom. Lots of fun and I didn't have to wait until the film roll was complete. You didn't mention that the Exakta was really versatile. You could exchange the finder prism for a waist level finder like a TLR. You could also change the focusing screen from the ground glass, which I like, to a split image or microprism. But the real heart of the Exakta was the incredible shutter speed range from 1/1000 to a full 12 seconds. For a camera designed in 1936 that was quite an achievement!

@JaredTremper Ай бұрын

I have this same kit, which being lefty operated left me less than thrilled with the process. BUT, that lens adapted to mirrorless is lovely indeed. As for “camera doesn’t matter”, I sort of agree. The photographer does need to connect to their camera kit as mush as folks need to connect to a photo. It’s why I enjoy vintage lenses because of the tactile experience, which then encourages me to make better photos.

@kennethwajda Ай бұрын

And they're little gems these old cameras and lenses! :-)

@trondsi Ай бұрын

I recently took some decent photos with a Kodak Brownie from around WWII. I can't say I prefer it over my Rolleiflex but it's an interesting and odd camera :)

@Wahrsager-dy3wf Ай бұрын

The cutting device is for changing films. So you can shoot 100 iso change maybe to 400 and shoot the rest of your 100 iso later

@acmeamericanvideo Ай бұрын

In 2020, I purchased approximately 400 Exaktas. That is all.

@user-zs5go4wd8w Ай бұрын

Great chat this morning. Interesting camera for sure. I shoot with vintage cameras often and will have to keep my eye out for this one. I’m not so sure it’s on my list of beautiful cameras but it is definitely on my list of interesting cameras. Keep on finding these gems. Thanks

@jp3576 Ай бұрын

Maybe not that model, perhaps a little earlier, but that’s one of the only cameras I’ve ever considered buying in a broken state just because it’s so beautiful. The camera sits at a junction of old world visual aesthetics and state of the art functional tech of the time. And thanks for not telling us you got it for a dollar. Cheers!

@throughmyeyes9940 Ай бұрын

"hey, beautiful photo, you must have a very good camera"

@kennethwajda Ай бұрын

So good!

@timklein185 Ай бұрын

Sample photos on Tuesday?

@kennethwajda Ай бұрын

No, there's still film in my Leica I need to finish and all I seem to be photographing is with the Rolleiflex!

@stephenedgecock Ай бұрын

the best camera is the one you have with you at the time

@kennethwajda Ай бұрын

Try photographing a football game with a phone. Try making a head-and-shoulders portrait with a wide angle lens. Try making a macro photo of a bee with a 600mm f4 lens. No, the best camera is the one you had the forethought to bring with you because of your knowledge of what you might need. You're talking about the consolation of, "Oh, well, it's better than nothing." I don't have an interest in "good enough." Here's a better axiom: The prepared photographer is the best photographer to have with you.