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arhphotographic
Добавлен 20 янв 2023
My interest in film started with a Fed 3 in my teens. Since then I have had various camera systems. In 2017 I started my blog - arhphotographic.co.uk where I recount my experience with cameras, developing and printing in the darkroom.
365 cameras in 365 days is my latest project. I will be developing my black and white film in Caffenol and any colour film in C41 chemicals.
365 cameras in 365 days is my latest project. I will be developing my black and white film in Caffenol and any colour film in C41 chemicals.
Camera Number 394 Minolta Riva Zoom 105i
My on going project for 2024 is to use more film cameras 😊 The film was developed in Caffenol.
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Camera Number 393 Pentax Espio 140M
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My on going project for 2024 is to use more film cameras 😊 The film was developed in Caffenol.
Camera Number 392 Taron Eyemax
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My on going project for 2024 is to use more film cameras 😊 The film was developed in Caffenol.
Camera Number 391 Yashica TL
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My on going project for 2024 is to use more film cameras 😊 The film was developed in Caffenol.
Location to Darkroom - Mam Tor Part II with a Ricoh 500ME
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Project for 2024 - To feature a different camera each week in the field and then develop the images and print one Photo in the darkroom
Camera Number 390 Ricoh 500 ME
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My on going project for 2024 is to use more film cameras 😊 The film was developed in Caffenol.
Location to Darkroom - An Agifold in the Goyt Valley
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Project for 2024 - To feature a different camera each week in the field and then develop the images and print one Photo in the darkroom
Camera Number 389 Agifold
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My on going project for 2024 is to use more film cameras 😊 The film was developed in Caffenol.
Camera Number 388 Voigtlander Vitessa 500AE
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My on going project for 2024 is to use more film cameras 😊 The film was developed in Caffenol.
Location to Darkroom - Kicking Back with a Cosmic 35
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Project for 2024 - To feature a different camera each week in the field and then develop the images and print one Photo in the darkroom
Camera Number 387 Cosmic 35
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My on going project for 2024 is to use more film cameras 😊 The film was developed in Caffenol.
Location to Darkroom - Mamiya M645 Meanderings
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Project for 2024 - To feature a different camera each week in the field and then develop the images and print one Photo in the darkroom
Camera Number 386 Mamiya M645
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My on going project for 2024 is to use more film cameras 😊 The film was developed in Caffenol.
Location to Darkroom - Bempton Cliffs with a Miranda F
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Project for 2024 - To feature a different camera each week in the field and then develop the images and print one Photo in the darkroom
Camera Number 385 Miranda F
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My on going project for 2024 is to use more film cameras 😊 The film was developed in Caffenol.
Location to Darkroom - Kodak Retina IIs
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Location to Darkroom - Kodak Retina IIs
Location to Darkroom - Graflex Graphic 35
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Location to Darkroom - Graflex Graphic 35
Camera Number 381 Graflex Graphic 35
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Camera Number 381 Graflex Graphic 35
Location to Darkroom - Mamiya/Rank Repair
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Location to Darkroom - Mamiya/Rank Repair
I remember these cameras from back in the day. This camera had lots of autofocus SLR tech in it and was compared to the Minolta 3000i and had the same exposrre metereing system along with phase detection autofocus beng continous and more accrutare then an infra red system. The APZ system was done on some Minolta cameras in teh early 90's, I used one and found it infuriating. This was a crossover from MInolta's Xi zoom lens system.
I have three cameras from Topcon to suggest, if you would like to take a look. These would be the following three: Topcon RE-Super Topcon RE-2 Topcon RM-300 The first two have the Exakta/Topcon mount, the last one has a Pentax K mount. And on the first two, the CdS sensor has been incorporated into the mirror. In my opinion, these three are the most interesting of the Topcon SLR cameras. Greetings from Germany Lutz Oh yes, there are also 8 export models of the Topcon RM-300, which may be available at a lower price: - Quantaray D2-RZ - Carena KSM1 - Carena KSM2 - Exakta KE 4 - Exakta KE 5 - Edixa CX 5 - Rony RS1 - Cimko LS-1
What is the film you're using for these reviews?
I have used Fomapan, Kentmere, Ilford Hp5
The much more interesting cameras from Topcon are the Topcon RE-Super, the Topcon RE-2 and the Topcon RM 300. 🙂
Hey I have the same camera and I don’t know how to put the film 😅 could you explain me please 🫶🏼
Take a look at this video I did earlier on in this project ruclips.net/video/QTNLqHVqVc8/видео.html I hope it helps
Hello! Thank you for the video! I have this camera from my parents but haven't tried it yet, I've never shot on film. I'd like to buy 200 iso film, but I don't quite understand how the camera works, maybe you could help with some advice: what do I need to know to get the right exposure on this camera? (I have a digital camera and shoot in manual mode, so I understand the 3 parameters, but it's easier because I instantly see if the exposure is right. And I have doubts on how to shoot with this camera ...) Thanks!
The camera can be set to fully automatic mode where it will take care of exposure, all you have to do is ensure your subject occupies the central focus spot in the viewfinder. You do have a couple of subject modes if you want to take more control. Hope that helps😊
@@arhphotographic Thank you!🙂
Great video! Thanks 🙏
Glad you liked it!
How do you got some many cameras? 😮
During the last couple of years friends have donated cameras, I have got some online, clients have gifted….
@@arhphotographic clients? You work in photography?
No. But we can dream💭
Hi, have made a video about the Praktica MTL5B?
Not yet
Well i did order one 😅
I don’t think you’ll have any regrets. I like myT70😊
@@arhphotographic i wanted a fast to use slr for my vacations, i think the auto mode will help to not bother myself with manual when im on hollydays
Oh I didn't realise the flash was removeable, the camera looks "better" without it IMHO
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The best chanel I have ever seen Thank you
Love the presentation. Great video. Thinking of getting one. How do you think this will do for street photography.
More than just do, you will really enjoy exploring street photography with this gem😊
@@arhphotographic thank you.
There's also the C35 AF2 And the MF/MFD, which is basically this camera but with autoload, autowind and motorized rewind. Konica should have placed the distance indicator in the viewfinder, just like what Nikon did with the L35AF.
Another great thing about Mirandas is that the flange distance is quite short so it can take other mounts if you find the right adapters which are getting rare like M42, Nikon F etc
Also thinking to get this😂 thanks for the video!
Another good choice. It’s a slippery slope 😀
@@arhphotographic pretty much, need to see if i can pick the up at a good price 😂
Thinking to get one of this, thanks for the video!
Nice choice 😊
جميلة جدا ومازالت لدي واود ان ابيعها ،، انا بلدي الاردن
Phänomenale Präsentation! Danke!
Far and away the most advanced M42 camera ever made. The CE-2 variant has 1/2000th and a multiple exposure option that this lost, but this has a better memory button, split prism focus, multi second shutters, and is lighter weight, so it wins overall there. I do like multi exposures though :(
You have supplied me a sound reason to keep both😉
Buenas tardes tengo una camara zenit 11 y no se tomar fotos, me podria explicar como hacerlo, gracias, soy de colombia
Just pulled your video up as I have dusted off my cameras, it seems the camera I have the Sears branded KS-2 which is definitely the same camera as the XR7 and the manual descriptions you are mentioning are in fact on the KS-2 with the aperture through the viewfinder as well as the depth of field preview button! Solid video! Time to dust this KS-2 off and go shoot some film! It’s been a few years
Have fun😊
i have an agifold must put a film in it oneday
Well worth the effort 😊
Just got one, thanks for the video!
Glad I could help! Enjoy
Can we manually change the iso
Sadly not. Film with no DX code will cause the camera to rate it at 100 ISO
@@arhphotographic okay thanks for the reply
I don't know why, but they selled this beautifully silver BCX only in the UK, but never in Germany. Instead of it we could buy the technically same B200, later BC1, but all the way in black. Thanks for the Praktica BCX review 👍👍👍
I love the FA so much that I have three of them. I love the styling, love the controls, love the way it works, love its always-gets-it-right matrix metering. I also have thje FG, and Pentax MX, ME Super, and MG. The FA stands head and shoulders above the rest of them in terms of usability, and the way it feels like modern camera. Alternatives that do not require batteries and lack electronics are lauded. Back when these cameras were new I used to listen to old guys talking about electronics meaning the new fangled cameras won't last ten years, while us young guys were enjoying the many benefits our electronics gave us. Now, 40 years later, my FA cameras still work perfectly and are more reliable than any of the Pentax's, including the MX, much vaunted for not requiring a battery for anything other than the meter. Not needing a battery is in practice, almost irrelevant. In 40 years I have never had a battery issue that prevented getting the shot. Meanwhile the FA is almost magical in the way it manages to expose perfectly in tricky light situations. Nailing the exposure every time is so much more important than not needing a battery. No camera is perfect, but I still regard the FA as one of the best Nikon ever made, and I consider it, in my opinion, the best 135 SLR of its era. Full PASM, matrix metering, shutter speed, flash sync speed, size/weight, and joy-of-using factor combine to make it a stand-out camera choice for me. It was a camera, however, that suffered from Nikon's abysmal marketing strategy plus its ridiculously high price. The marketing was schizophrenic. They simultaneously marketed as "The Techno-camera" which of course appealed to young men. But, at the same time they made a huge push toward women and made TV ads suggesting that it was not technically advanced, and was so stupid-simple that women could use it. I think they were envious of the number of sales to women Olympus was getting, so wanted to attract female dollars to Nikon cameras. They forgot that being double the price of an Olympus SLR was never going to attract women, while a "not technical" ad campaign was contradicting the "Techno-camera" campaign. I don't know which is worse - not being able to decide on a clear non-contradictory message to sell the camera, or a misogynistic ad campaign that insulted women by suggesting they were too stupid to use anything other than a very simple camera, but were also stupid enough to pay a very high price compared to an Olympus. Olympus was always going to win that battle. That sums up the FA, a fabulous SLR that was stupidly priced, and badly marketed.
I bought a similar camera, which arrived yesterday. However, mine has a shutter speed range from 1/30 second to 1/650 second and bulb. My new acquisition is one of the export models of a Chinon 35EE, i.e. my camera is a universa Compact SEL 35. However, there are several other export models of the Chinon 35EE and I certainly haven't found them all yet. But here are the ones I have found: - Revue 700 EL - Revue 700 SEL - Porst 135L - indo 35EE - ROTOR 35 ee - gaf MEMO 35 EE - gaf Point Five - BEROFLEX quick spot 135 EE - MIRAGE 35 EE - universa Compact SEL 35 - RONY 35EE - WEIST 135 DL - PRINZ 35 EE There are also very similar models from Cosina and Konica, but these are not export models from Chinon and there are also some export models from Cosina and Konica. The difficult thing is that even the cameras from the three manufacturers Chinon, Cosina and Konica are very similar and you have to be very careful when categorising them, if that is possible at all. It's a rabbit hole that goes very deep and you have to be careful not to take a wrong turn, and maybe I'm even wrong with one or two of the classifications. What still puzzled me during the whole search and where I could not really make an exact classification, because apart from a few pictures, a sale advert on eBay and otherwise more than bulky information, would be the EXA Compact 35 EE. With the 35 EE at the back, it could be an export model of a Chinon 35EE, but the small lever of the shutter release is different. Somehow I can't quite get my head round it. 😳😁
The FG can take two motor drives, the MD-14 which was designed for it and the MD-e, designed for the Nikon EM, which is smaller and lighter, but slower. He data back is the MF-15, which apart from being slightly shorter to fit the smaller body is identical to the one made for the FA.
Thank you for the information.
I have two of these , one is off being overhauled by someone more skilfull than me and the other is a charming desk ornament at the moment. It does work but the back and pressure plate are too deformed from the back being dented at some point so even after attempts to straighten it big scratches get left on the film. I love how the camera looks though
It produces some really nice images too😁
@@arhphotographic I’m glad it does . Hopefully my overhauled one will do the same
The Miranda G was the camera to get because it had interchangeable viewfinder with a light metre in it. It also had mirror lock up and was the more of a professional camera than the F version.The thread inside the lens mount was for Leica threaded lenses. This camera is in surprisingly good condition. Looks like it spent most of its life on a shelf. Regards, Gerry.
I’ve had success using a 3d printed adapter from an eBay seller called Ausgeknipst… edit … I’m talking about a battery adapter
Interesting🤔 I will have to investigate
@@arhphotographic I hope that link works . If it doesn’t , search PX825 battery adapter and it’s the version that’s like two little wheels
Thank you👍
@@arhphotographic you’re welcome
A nice trip down memory lane for me as I bought one of these new in mid-1990. It was very well advertised at the time as being the fastest camera in the world, both for autofocus and shutter speed. I needed a faster, more automated camera (having missed shots on a safari-type trip), it was also very ergonomic and sufficiently compact and light. Although not quite as robust as I would have liked, I never had any issues with it, and it became my main 35mm SLR workhorse for the following 5+ years. I owned a few of the cards, mostly bought for me as presents, and on reflection thought they were a bit too expensive and gimmicky for what they offered. All in all, a great camera in its day. Thank you very much for this review and all the other reviews you have contributed to the photographic aficionado.
I’m pleased the video triggers happy memories. Do you still have the camera?
@@arhphotographic No, unfortunately not, my ex-wife took a great liking to it, and when we separated, we both agreed she should have it whilst I retained my medium format camera. I no longer needed the speed and automation in a camera, for expedition trips, and the Leica R6 became my next 'workhorse' camera, until it was stolen at Lima airport in 2009 triggering my acquiescent shift to digital. I still own a few film cameras for pleasure and look forward to slowly making my way through your 365 Camera Project!
what was your medium format camera?
@@arhphotographic At the time, a Bronica ETRS [outfit], which I had earlier updated from the ETRC. With the grip and basic prism, I used it as a big and clunky SLR, but it never failed me once in over 20 years, in many harsh environments around the world. I replaced it with a mint-looking ETRSi, but that does have battery drain problem I have to manage. Of course, the original had to sometimes be accompanied or replaced by a 35mm SLR, or even compact at times, for lightweight, speed and convenience.
I seriously considered a Bronica but finally ended up, as you can see , with a Mamiya M645.
I have this camera and according to the manual "S-Auto" is auto but with reduced sound from autowinding . For when you need to be a bit quieter so as not to disturb 🙂
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What is the name of the battery?
2CR5
The electric lens is the wrong one for this camera if you are looking for originality although it will still work. Pressing the rewind button alows you to rewind the film back into the cassette not wind on.
Thank you😊
The Cosmic 35 is the English export model of a Russian Smena 8. The Smena 8 was manufactured by LOMO from 1963 to 1971.
Thank you
@@arhphotographic You are welcome. 🙂
I'm trying to focus the lens but the lens keeps unscrewing off the camera any advice?
This is one of the inherent issues with screw mount lenses. However I find if I hold the lens, not the camera, while turning the focus ring I can focus the lens. Hope that helps.
My favourite Pentax camera . I have a battle scarred black version which is my go-to camera and works perfectly despite showing its age and history on the outside. Still silky smooth to operate
Definitely one of those underrated cameras
Some of the MZ series cameras specifically some MZ3 and MZ6 have factory brass cogs. Not all, but just the newest ones.
wonderful camera, i'm such in love with mine, nice video
It really is!
Think I gotta buy this.. I need to figure out a good 50mm lens for it though..
There are a number of really good options😊
The meter was not intended for LR44 batteries, it is possible to recalibrate it for them with two variable resistors under the top. But it is originally intended for use with 1.35V Px675 batteries. If you do not want to compensate with the ASA/DIN° dial or have your camera modified for LR44, it does also take 675-size hearing aid batteries.
Thank you😁
Had one of these back in the late 80s and used it up until 2006 when I went digital. My skills weren't great then I left it on auto and matched the LEDs, unfortunately didn't have a clue about how aperture worked lol
Hi my 7000i only lets me use manual focus despite me depressing the AF/M button at side of the Camera! Should I be doing something else to make the AF work or is there a fault with the Camera? Thank you
Assuming the lens is an auto focus lens and is working, I can only suggest that you clean the contacts on the lens and camera.
@@arhphotographic thank you will try that 👍🏾 yes lens are AF so hopefully is the contacts
I had several of those, very nice and reliable camera, really affordable on the second hand market. I think Mamiya and Ricoh brands were terribly underrated.
Totally agree
Hello sir,which lens would be better Pentax 50mm f/2 OR Vivitar 28mm f/2.8
Again it’s personal preference, and budget. But I do like the Pentax 50mm f2.
nice work
Thanks
Interesting, I will look forward to a IIIc one of which I have. Cheers from Australia.