Why I Like 35mm Film

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[@lucymoon]

amazing, as per! loved the "perspective" shot

[@helloimellis]

+meowitslucy Thank you Lucy!

[@JuanDelgado]

I thought the same thing! At first, I was like... maybe he didn't see that while editing and then I was like NO WAY!

[@nabilshamdan]

Where did you find the canon AE-1 for freaking 25 pound??

[@mandy]

Legitimately my favourite KZbinr. The "perspective" shot blew my mind.

[@helloimellis]

+Mandy Ahh thank you so much! I spilt water everywhere when i did that shot

[@mandy]

I would have done the exact same. I am clumsy. I collapsed a bunch of studio lights on set by accidentally walking into them recently...

[@JRAlli]

every shot, i can tell so much hard work went into this, and it paid off in the end. looking forward to more dude. impeccable stuff :)

[@mill__er]

you're right, it's like being back in that moment again! it's such a nice feeling getting old films developed!

[@untitled_paintings]

this is literally the reason why i got a polaroid camera, i don't want my photos to get lost in he digital space, i want to remember about them. ps, i loved some of the shots in this video, they're all so beautiful :)

[@angelica3744]

And film just has an amazing look to it. I love it.

[@FrancescaGeorgiou]

I love that you said thank you at the end. THIS IS SO GOOD!

[@bradhemingway]

You pretty much relight the magic of film!

[@BeautyByKat08]

This was so wonderful! You're so creative, I loved this!

[@abelstock]

ok,the video was absolutely perfect! i own a canon a1, and sometimes got questions about shot with it... but yes, film its great!

[@MargotVandersmissen]

This is one of the prettiest videos I have ever watched and I'm probably going to look for my parents' old camera tomorrow because of this wahhhhh

[@helloimellis]

+Margot Vandersmissen Ahh yeahhh! Definitely do it, its so much fun!

[@user-qh8jv7yf9j]

Interestingly filmed and immaculately made. A perfect explanation and a great idea. Thank you :)

[@insidetheweirdbox]

Now you make me want to shoot in film again. Or start developing the dozens of film i have....

[@tonynattawat3460]

the quality of this video is superrrr good!!! which all the youtubers has the same level of quality as yours.

[@alienprincess3332]

one of the best videos i've ever watched!

[@jainmistry]

your style is literally PERFECT and now I want to go out and buy a SLR camera

[@helloimellis]

+MysteryMistry Thank you very very much. And do it! You will have so much fun with an slr

[@josephrobbins4857]

Wow, this was such a well done video. Cheers mate! Love the transitions, animations and sound effects!

[@danella636]

you should use that "gudak cam" app. it basically takes the 35mm film theory on taking and cherishing only a few shots, and puts it into an app.

[@boiledmeg]

I love this! You've convinced me to go check this style of camera out now

[@exposure4574]

Love your video. You said everything what I would say about film too. It's a beautiful thing 🙏🏻

[@ana_marta]

This just blew me away, so soo awesome, wow!!

[@helloimellis]

+Ana Marta Ah thank you so much Ana! Just took a look at your channel and i love it!

[@JuanDelgado]

Great video man! Very well edited and awesome shots! :D

[@jesion4668]

great vid, perfectly sums up my thoughts (although I think analog photography is pretty expensive... developing especially) now when someone asks me why do I carry my grandma's camera with me everywhere, I'll send them link to this

[@helloimellis]

+Modrzew Modrzew The price of developing is the only real downside for me but its a nice treat every once in a while to get some film developed!

[@JasmineV997]

this is exactlyyy why i shoot film I have like 8 rolls i haven't processed because i am extremely broke and wish i owned a dark room

[@helloimellis]

+Eno I know thats the only down side really

[@DannyGuppy]

If you go on eBay you can buy developing kits that don't need a dark room :)

[@AyeItsAiesha]

This is more than perfect

[@JosephHardinFilms]

ellis, you are incredible at creating

[@Shelby85]

Cost of 35mm is crazy you need money for that. Digital is easy and not expensive. I have not spent a penny on digital but alot of money on 35mm.

[@wright96d]

Knowing you destroyed negatives for the title hurts my soul.

[@CharlesDelisle]

THIS WAS SO GOOD

[@amellerosemusic]

YOUR VIDEOS ARE SO GREAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY ANYMORE

[@helloimellis]

+Ily Thank you so much! Any comment is very much appreciated :)

[@Sophie-ko5gh]

Your videos are just perfect

[@jekyllandcyde]

Ellis you beautiful human. Incredible!

[@hazgown]

perfect

[@Wobachec]

this is brilliant

[@moriarteaa4692]

Wow awesome visuals

[@ziraffen]

Wow. I was just clicking on some random videos, and this is just.. Wow. SO subscribed

[@helloimellis]

Hey thank you!!!

[@joejo1916]

Exactly!! perfect :) I got a film camera for my birthday (at 23!! why it took me so long, I don't know..I feel like a 17 year old in a 23 year old's body and life!) and just trying to teach myself how to use it!

[@helloimellis]

+LellitDaddacVlogs they're really fun to play around with! You'll pick up how to use them very quickly (maybe after a few failed attempt)

[@selenarodriguez742]

this was so amazing

[@NTJordan]

so entertaining and i feel stimulated like my mind is working while watching your videos if that makes sense

[@helloimellis]

+pickledavidson I always worry that people will find them boring so this comment is like a huge confidence boost knowing that it makes you feel like that so thank you!

[@frogspawn120]

+helloimellis they're definitely not boring Ellis these videos are my favourite kind of films on KZbin !!!!

[@TamsynTW]

Your videos are so good ahhh

[@JoeManship]

oh god this was good

[@helloimellis]

+Joe Manship Thank you!

[@theomstr]

My crave for a SLR is even more bigger after watching this video

[@ladyioan]

wow, your videos are incredible

[@helloimellis]

+ladyioan Thank you so much!

[@lucaleona]

this was really really good

[@aaronmoiche330]

This was really good and fun 👌

[@MaexWell]

Now I want that camera :D

[@Pimbolammy]

Oh YES Ellis OH YES!

[@helloimellis]

+pimbolammy SAM-E thank youuuuu

[@VanDan]

Very pleasant video :) Keep up the good work !

[@zioscozio]

Really well made video!

[@nukecoke87]

I usually get 38 frames out of 36-frame rolls.

[@KC-op2df]

love your content!

[@alaskashouldbewriting8906]

Hello! I adore this video, I love the unique shots! I watched this in September and then spent the next three months trying SO HARD to find it again (as I'm terrible at remembering names and googling 'that cool perspective shot' didn't help me much). Both times I've watched this though, I can't help but wonder where you got your camera? I've been looking for a 35mm, and the Pentax I'm looking at is 85 (still amazingly cheap compared to my DSLR). How and where did you find one for only 25? Again, loved the video and I hope to hear back from you!

[@xAllAboutMe]

Brilliant!

[@helloimellis]

+Olia Kim Thank you !!

[@jolienzwama]

such good content

[@frogspawn120]

Awesome video Ellis !

[@frogspawn120]

Except where was the "a thing by Ellis"

[@helloimellis]

+frogspawn Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh I totally forgot about this!!!!!! It will be back in the next video for sure

[@gaboxargentina]

wow , that was awsome , this video is great , im starting whit 35mm and is awsome, hi from argentina

[@Louis_B]

Lovely!

[@djdrh]

yoooooo amazing

[@rowan5838]

where can i go to get my film developed to just negatives? im trying to save money because getting prints is $15 a roll :(

[@KingJvpes]

Rowan Basener you can try the dark room. Send your film out to them and they'll develop and scan your photos for you to download online for $11!

[@thewholeroll4572]

Thanks for the video, well done :)

[@surrealboy7453]

you are gorgeous!!!!

[@jackb8992]

i like them because it goes up to 16k according to a person

[@SpaceyKay]

LOVE THE VIDEOW! Thank you so much.

[@palefox]

brilliant video!! personally i find film cameras great in theory (and it's a vital skill to learn) but in reality i find the whole process too lengthy and i lose patience. i wish i didn't though; they produce beautiful photos once you've mastered it. where do you get yours developed?

[@helloimellis]

+palefox It really is the best way to learn the whole photography process. Just be a bit more patient and you will get great results! Also I just go to boots to get them developed but i do want to learn how to do it myself.

[@tthrows]

well done video

[@petrmaly9087]

Usually, it is better to use 120 film, I can rarely find any roll of film with more, than 3 usable pictures, no matter if I use 36 frame film, or 12 frame film. And with 120 film (12 frames), I have better resolution.

[@emotown1]

Sure MF gives better resolution - just like the more expensive Ferarri has more horsepower than a Porsche - the question is: is the difference subjectively appreciable and worth the downsides?

[@petrmaly9087]

Keith Roberts If I compare my pentacon six SLR with canon 35mm SLR, the difference in size is not so great (canon 1D is even larger), the speed at which I can use it is the same, Yes, lenses are heavier, but can you make shallower DOF, than with CZJ 180/2.8? Even 85mm f/1.2 does not get close. And it is sharp as well. If we did this analogy, I would say, is it better to use Range Rover, instead of VW Golf? The price for both used is the same, RR costs more to run, most people can probably prefer the golf 95% of the time... However than, there is the 5% of time, when you move something heavy, drive on bad road, or have your grandfather with bad knees go in, when you appreciate the bigger, higher car, that seems abundantly large most of the time. I drove RR for 3 years, when I lived in the middle of EU city, basically 200 meters from the historical line of medieval walls. City, that was not build for automobiles. I never saw any major downside.

[@emotown1]

Interesting. I thought the relatively shallow d.o.f. was one of those 'downsides' with MF (but I liked the way you turned it into a 'upside'!), meaning you had to settle for smaller apertures to obtain a usable d.o.f., and when one considers your MF lenses don't have image stabilization, the whole handheld MF thing starts looking less attractive (i.e. 35mm starts having a potential *6 stop* speed advantage: 2 stops to preserve relative d.o.f., 1 stop due to nearly twice the focal length for the same relative angle of view [need faster shutter speed to avoid camera vibration], and 3 stops due to lack of image stabilization) I'd have thought. I mean, realistically, how do you find shooting handheld in overcast daylight with your pentacon six with say iso 100 film loaded and a standard lens? With 35mm I use 100 iso film quite happily in most daylight conditions - f/4 at 1/60s gives me reasonable d.o.f. and about a 5 stop latitude down from sunny-16 should I need it. I always thought you MF guys loaded 400 iso film for any handheld work other than in bright sun shine or a studio setup.

[@petrmaly9087]

Keith Roberts Shallow DOF is neither good, nor bad across the board. If you want to take landscape pictures with someone in the foreground, MF will be a problem and you will probably end up using some 35mm camera with standard lens stopped down to f/11 or f16. How doI use the MF? Well, pentacon six is extremely good at avoiding shaking. I use mostly 50 asa, sometimes 400 infrared with filter, which can be somewhere at 12 ASA and lower. I take pictures in Scotland, which is no California. I have some reasonably accurate results at handgun shooting, but I was never good enough to compete. With pictures, I try, but avoiding shakes, but... well, there are people on my street, that are better at it. And it is very short street. Most of my pictures from MF cameras are taken at 1/60, some at even slower speeds. This is compressed quality, but I have the original, which looks much better: www.flickr.com/photos/motorbiker1985/20685540784/in/dateposted-public/ I also have a picture of my wife, taken in the evening in a shade with new, heavy lens, it made it to 30 by 40 cm and it is still sharp.From the whole roll of film, only one (out of 11 pictures, the pentacon six was damaged, now, it can take 13, although it is problematic to put pictures in the archive) was unsharp. By sharpness, i mean what can epson v750 recognise). And yes, any reasonable person would load modern 400 asa and develop in perceptol, the grain is still better, than 100 asa 30 years ago.

[@emotown1]

I find that all very fascinating - thanks for taking the time to write about your range rover. Cheers. My darkroom prints haven't migrated to the digital realm (yet), so I can't reciprocate, but I shall check out your flickr stuff... adios for now.

[@osiamfilms]

6 seconds in I subbed.

[@jasonbedford467]

How do you load the photos to social media? Are you printing them all out and scanning then loading the hard copies?

[@nightgal5497]

what where did you get those amazing cameras?

[@StanEarls]

You're my favourite

[@helloimellis]

+StanEarls

[@helsatownsend6201]

Hey man, loved this video (: I'm on the market for a 35mm camera right now, which would you recommend ?

[@helloimellis]

+sarah townsend Thank you! Ive got a couple of them but my favourite out of them all is defiantly the Canon AE-1. If you look around you can find great deals on it. Hope this helps!

[@VividTaco]

How would I turn film into a digital picture that I can share on instagram? Anyone? Should I just get a negative scanner?

[@jessicaxo113]

Amazingg

[@astralbraintentacles1212]

does taking a picture of the sun burn your eyeball ?

[@helloimellis]

+Astral Brain Tentacles I have a solar filter so you can look directly at the sun

[@lulugallo9111]

OK but where the hell did you get an AE-1 for 25 pounds

[@1dwonderlandwithme]

what watch are you wearing? Hit us with that wrist check fam.

[@ella-iu2cu]

you're so creative

[@mariankalavsky9425]

1:46 25pounds??? Where you bought it?

[@RebeccaCranshaw]

Just bought a 35mm film camera and some 200iso film. I'm totally confused though!! What would it be best for, and what shutter speed should I use?

[@yunusbozkurt3645]

Cannon ae-1 with a 50mm lens for £25 - PLEASE TELL ME WHERE I CAN GET SUCH A STEAL ALIKE

[@reelphotography2818]

whhhhat? where did you pick up Canon AE1 for £25?

[@abhishekagarwal787]

Where did you buy these cameras at that price?

[@MarshmallowsMolly]

LOVE THISSSS any idea where I could find one of these camera's?

[@helloimellis]

+Molly I got all my ones from either my relatives or just on eBay :)

[@MarshmallowsMolly]

+helloimellis thank you!

[@cia9315]

My dude....where can i buy cheap lenses like that?....

[@cyoung7127]

what was that song at the end?

[@910suck]

Any good places to get film cameras? I hate ebays auctions

[@eminem7765]

keh.com

[@mags418134]

where do you purchase your cameras from cause everywhere I've looked they're either really expensive or cheap but half broken :(

[@helloimellis]

+Maggie Matthews The key is to just keep looking, i've brought many that just haven't worked and i've had to send them back!

[@petrmaly9087]

It depends on where do you live. I have two AE-1 canon cameras (among others, similar type to the one in the video). I also have many others I bought in used camera stores. Working film camera with lightmeter can be between 50 - 200 dollars on Ebay from trustworthy sellers, who claim the camera is working. Camera itself is not important, if you use scratched east german Praktica for 25 dollars, or pentax spotmatic in top condition for 250 dollars (both with the same lens, lets say SMC takumar 50mm f/1.4), you will not see a difference between the two pictures.

[@herebemaddy150]

What was the SLR camera you featured?

[@helloimellis]

+herebemaddy Its was the Canon AE-1

[@herebemaddy150]

+helloimellis thank you! Awesome video by the way

[@acidsnow5915]

people who dont like film photography are just not normal haha

[@Joeprendofrog]

where did you get your film camera?

[@helloimellis]

+joeisbored I got it from ebay!

[@rlynova]

What camera do you have?

[@Elonagocrazy]

feelin the casey neistat vibe

[@hsdrtn]

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